Selling my Books on the Streets of Brooklyn 10/5 - Crowned

Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers has accomplished a baseball feat not only rare but even more difficult than it has been in the past. The triple crown winner leads MLB in homers, RBIs and batting average. I will explain why I believe it is a more impressive feat today once you've taken a look at past winners:        2012 AL     Miguel Cabrera     DET .330, 44 HR, 139 RBI 1967 AL     Carl Yastrzemski     BOS .326, 44 HR, 121 RBI 1966 AL     Frank Robinson     BAL .316, 49 HR, 122 RBI 1956 AL     Mickey Mantle     NYY .353, 52 HR, 130 RBI 1947 AL     Ted Williams     BOS .343, 32 HR, 114 RBI 1942 AL     Ted Williams     BOS .356, 36 HR, 137 RBI 1937 NL     Joe Medwick     STL .374, 31 HR, 154 RBI 1934 AL     Lou Gehrig     NYY .363, 49 HR, 165 RBI 1933 AL     Jimmie Foxx     PHA .356, 48 HR, 163 RBI 1933 NL     Chuck Klein     PHI .368, 28 HR, 120 RBI 1925 NL     Rogers Hornsby     STL .403, 39 HR, 143 RBI 1922 NL     Rogers Hornsby     STL .401, 42 HR, 152 RBI 1909 AL     Ty Cobb     DET .377, 9 HR, 107 RBI 1901 AL     Nap Lajoie     PHA .426, 14 HR, 125 RBI 1887 AA     Tip O'Neill     STL .435, 14 HR, 123 RBI 1878 NL     Paul Hines     PRO .358, 4 HR, 50 RBI                         Prior to 1960 there were only 16 teams in MLB. Frank Robinson and Carl Yazstremski accomplished their feat against players from 20 teams, Cabrera from 30! I believe expansion has lessened the talent pool and thus made most landmarks more accessible to the game's greats, but not this one. Some pundits have argued that the AL's true MVP is the Angel's phenomenal rookie, Mike Trump. Poppycock! While his stats were incredible, they were not as good as Cabrera's - and his team didn't make the playoffs! Hail, Miguel.             It's funny how things work out. I made more money the previous two days at the floating bookshop dodging sprinkles than today when the weather was spectacular. My thanks to the folks who bought, donated and traded books.       Visit Vic's sites: Vic's Third Novel (Print or Kindle): http://tinyurl.com/7e9jty3 Vic's Website: http://members.tripod.com/vic_fortezza/Literature/ Vic's Short Story Collection (Print or Kindle): http://www.tiny.cc/Oycgb Vic's 2nd Novel: http://tinyurl.com/6b86st6 Vic's 1st Novel: http://tiny.cc/94t5h Vic's Screenplay on Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/cyckn3