Fearsome

Ryan Braun is on fire. National League pitchers, be afraid. The Milwaukee Brewer rookie is well on his way to NL Rookie of the Year with only Hunter Pence of the Astros standing in his way and a 16 game stretch from June 19, has made his stats even more impressive.

Braun played his first game in the Majors on May 25th and started off well, but nothing he did then compares with the hot streak he’s currently on. Braun has been dominant and has been enjoying the spoils of batting between J.J. Hardy and Prince Fielder in the Brewers potent lineup everyday.

In only 72 at-bats Braun has piled up 7 home runs and 21 RBI on 28 hits. The rookie has been instrumental in the Brewers success this season and he has been a huge factor in keeping them relevant and leading the NL Central. He has 11 homers and 32 RBI total this year so the 16 game tear he’s been on has been well over half of his stat production.

With Braun manning the hot corner for the foreseeable future, the Brewers look like they’re here to stay.

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.