Cabrera led off the sixth inning with a bloop single to right field before sending a double sailing down the left-field line in his next at bat to clinch the batting crown. I'd like to believe that even if he hadn't gone hitless in his first two at-bats, he would still have finished the game like he's responsible for doing as a team player. Unlike some selfish, stat-padding, batting champs we know.
The 28-year-old first baseman finished the season hitting .344, six points ahead of Texas Rangers outfielder Michael Young and Boston Red Sox first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, both polishing off the year with a .338 average. Valiant effort, fellas. Cabrera had this to say about his achievement:
"It feels great. I got a couple hits. The only thing I haven't had in my career -- a batting title."
Miggy, who has had his share of on and off-the-field troubles in the past, won a World Series ring in 2003 with the Florida Marlins, became the AL home run champion in 2008, the RBI champ in 2010, and has finally added the batting title to his trophy case, along with three Silver Sluggers.
He'll get to put that hitting crown to the test Friday evening when his Tigers head to the Bronx to take on CC Sabathia and the New York Yankees to kick off their ALDS at 8:37pm ET on TBS.
[The Detroit News]
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"I'd like to believe that even if he hadn't gone hitless in his first two at-bats, he would still have finished the game like he's responsible for doing as a team player. "
Agreed. I believe no matter how bad he wanted that batting title -- and chances were good he'd get it regardless -- he would play out the game like he was supposed to. Jose Reyes is a bitch.
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