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...don’t need to go over the Yankees superstars—the team could probably give the NL All-Stars a run for their money. They’ve had the best first baseman, the best second baseman, one of the best shortstops, the best catcher, the best closer and the best starting pitching money...
Though he has to make up a 13-RBI deficit with five games to play, Pujols is one tear from becoming baseball’s first Triple Crown since Yaz won it in 1967 and the first in the NL since Ducky Medwick in 1937. He has proven he is capable of such a run —witness his 30-game hit streak this year, during which he hit .389. Simply put, Pujols is having one of the best offensive seasons in baseball history...
...first in the NL in batting average and runs scored, third in home runs (Bonds and Jim Thome are tied for first with 44), and fourth in RBI. Of the nine offensive categories, Pujols is in the top four of seven of them (everything but triples and stolen bases), including an NL-best 207 hits...
...winning games is the currency of baseball, Pujols has the biggest wallet. He leads the NL with 21 game-winning RBI and 34 go-ahead...
When teams are forced to put Barry Bonds over half the team he comes to the plate, everyone else gets better pitches to hit. That’s why a team of misfits can win the NL West going away. And this guy’s 39 years old! And his last two seasons were even better than this one! Don’t penalize Bonds because he’s won five times before—he deserves No. 6 more than ever...