Okay, Jeter’s stats cannot be argued with. They have been seen from both sides and one cannot help but acknowledge that they are above par. Alright, fine...he is not bad and not alone. (al beit defensively he is really lacking)But he doesn't provide justice for the Yankee's and he doesn't rid the world of the Yankee's major ill's. There are many more arguments to be had that can show why one shouldn’t “choose” to be a Yankee fan. (I mean if born that way you have deeper issues that do take more then just statistics to help provide reason, which will continue to be provided) But on to the current issue at hand, which is why Ryan Braun (Brewers, 3B) can help show serious faults, future demise and dash the hopes of the Yankee franchise and their misguided fans. This provides hope for everyone.
Mr. Braun was recently named the National League's Player of the Month for July and the league's Rookie of the Month. For his rockin’ July he batted .345 with 11 home runs and 25 RBI’s and collected 12 multi-hit games and two multi-homer games. His 11 homers led the NL. YAY Ryan!
Beyond that, with the recent Bonds activity there is much talk about who next will take the record. A common name that pops up is Mr.Rodriguez. But he won’t. Mr. Braun will. Already, controversy is popping up around A-rod and about his previous and current performance. So, that great feeling we all expected (and didn't) feel when Hank’s record was broken will not be felt with A-rod but it now has serious potential to be felt with Ryan Braun. (plus… I feel it impossible to have Braun’s eyebrows and do “energy enhancing drugs” so the stigma which A-Rod and Bonds endure will not be an issue) Defensively, Braun is doing better but I want to try and keep this as short as possible, so just know that he is!!
Here are the basic stats….
Ryan Braun, Milw. :Curr. Av:.349, HR:21,RBI:55,SB:19
Alex Rodriguez, NY:Curr.Av:.296,HR:36,RBI:109,SB,10
In regards to the RBI stat, keep in mind who the Yankee's have been playing the past month, easy hitting. As well, check out the progression of A-Rod's hitting back in the day to where Braun is and you see what I am saying about the HR numbers. I'm working on getting that out!!
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Ryan Braun vs. Left-handed pitching: .486/.552/1.068. Read it again just to be sure.
Um, can we give the league a chance to catch-up to this kid before you annoint him the next HR champ?
You're saying that Major league pitchers haven't figured him out in 67 games? That's really sad for them. They figured out World Renowned Jeans Salesman Terry Tiffee in about 15 games. I'd need to do more research, but I think the learning curve for major league pitching to "catch up" to someone who's just bluster is usually shorter than half a season. I'm not necessarily with Jenny on the idea that he'll break the HR record, but I think it was meant as an exercise in examining his awesomeness, which is so awesome that I think it's worth looking at. Perhaps it blinded you like the sun. If he crashes and burns I'll be hugely surprised.
http://www.minorleagueball.com/story/2007/7/8/165453/6543
Other than wondering what that guy is going to do to ensure that his prediction of a four-game season in 2020 comes true, I'm pretty satisfied with this.
Between the tiny parks and the terrible pitching, I don't really trust the NL West to catch up with anybody. The Astros fielded a competitive lineup in that division with Adam Everett and Brad Ausmus as regulars. The Pirates exist.
I'm impressed by the .217 IsoP against RH pitching. He needs to learn to draw more walks, because he strikes out too frequently to hit in the .340s going forward. But watching him tear the NL a new one the past few months has been pretty illuminating. If Jose Reyes could learn to walk, so can Braun. I wouldn't feel bad about putting him down for .280/.370/.550 for the foreseeable future.
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