Saturday, June 30, 2007

Hunter Pence vs. Ryan Braun

While the AL Rookie of the Year race is fairly indistinguishable and generally bland, the NL race is really heating up and evolved into a 2 horse race, at least at this primitive stage. Ryan Braun is the late comer, catching up quickly on the leader Hunter Pence.

Both have had great seasons thus far and both have much to prove, but Ryan Braun is looking superior now.

Braun went 4 for 5 with 4 RBI and a homer tonight, while Pence’s team, the Astros were shut out yet again for the umpteenth time this year, proving further their offensive ineptitude.

Braun also has the advantage as the season wears on as he bats between the dynamic Prince Fielder and the ridiculous J.J. Hardy. Seriously, I’m running out of superlatives for this team, and that’s definitely a problem that the Astros offensive attack doesn’t have to deal with.

I still have plenty of disparaging remarks left for them.

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