[Lakeshark]

While Romney was exposing Bambi for the fraud he is, another story was finishing its run in Kansas City. Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers was performing an almost impossible feat, winning the award for the tiple crown in baseball, something that has not happened since 1967. The fans were classy, filling the stadium, giving him two long standing O's along with players from both sides. It was good to see remarkable, exciting, and extraordinary events can still happen in spite of the horrendous political events of the past four years. I know it's sports, but this is one great story.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Baseball hasn’t been my ‘thing’ since the 80’s, but you’re right - this IS a touch of sweetness in an otherwise sour time in our History. Good on him! :)

[angcat]

Congrats to Miguel

[Just mythoughts]

This was on the minds of most people I know in the KCMetro area. I am pleased to hear our fans demonstrated the respect this guy earned. Not that I expected anything less.

[ConservaTexan]

Even cosidering the watered down talent level of today’s major league baseball, this is quite impressive.

[texas booster]

Josh Hamilton of the Rangers cost himself an enormous amount of money in the last month, this week especially.

Yes, the Rangers gave up 19 run to the A's, but Josh was just an average hitter in a crowd of aging, average hitters.

Even in August he had a 10 HR lead over most everyone.

The good news for Rangers fans, is that they do not have the bloated contracts for aging players that the Angels and the Dodgers have.

At least, not yet.

[ilgipper]

Awesome achievement, and he did pulled it off in the middle of a great pennant race, putting the team on his back. Too bad this was lost in all the excitement of the debate beat down of Obama, because it is a great moment in sports.

[Rummyfan]

Pretty impressive as no one has done it since Yaz in 1967. Cabrera is a shoe-in for the MVP. Good luck to the Tigers in the playoffs.

[campaignPete R-CT]

Yastrzemski!!! You’re a bum!

[Hot Tabasco]

I wonder if he gave up drinking since his episodes of a year and a half ago.....

[Lakeshark]

He did it! The Detroit News article was better, but can’t be posted here: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20121004/OPINION03/210040405/Triple-Crown-perfect-fit-Miguel-Cabrera?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Sports

[pineybill]

Congratulations Miquel on an incredible achievement I was not sure I would see again in my lifetime.

And thanks to you, I won my money roto league- and thanks to the two guys who drafted in front of my third pick and took Pujols and Bautista.

[New Jersey Realist]

My vote would be for Mike Trout - a local from Millville, NJ - and one to be watched very closely in the future because he is that good and will only get better; but Cabrera must get the nod for MVP, I have to admit.

Trout’s time will come, mark my words.

[cripplecreek]

The Royals and their fans showed a great deal of class last night with a standing O for Miggy when he came up to bat and again when he officially won the crown.

[cripplecreek]

I generally don't do Michigan pings for sports but this was sports history so I figured it was worthy of a ping.

[ride the whirlwind]

What a great way for the regular season to end for us
Tiger fans! Way to go Miguel!
And I agree, KC fans and players were classy in their acknowledgement last night.

[Vermont Lt]

You mean, you were not watching my Red Sox /Yankees game? Come on, it is the rivalry of all times!

(Obviously Sarcastic!)

[OrangeHoof]

It’s been so long since there was a Triple Crown winner (and, frankly, all the SABRheads have so trashed batting average for OPS) that I don’t think many baseball fans understand the significance of what Cabrera did.

Plus, it wasn’t done by a Yankee, Met or Red Sox, so the Northeast media doesn’t really care.

[Scoutmaster]

1967.

Seattle.

I was one of three boys in a baseball-crazy family, all with summer birthdays. A case of Topps cost $3 and you knew what you were getting from the other two brothers for your birthday - they'd go in together on a case and you'd have that wonderful two hours of opening packs, sorting and trading cards, and chewing terrible gum.

The sports announcer on KOL radio ("Colorful KOL - Thirteen Double O!") mangled Yastrzemski's name on the radio that summer and called him something like "Yazzleputski."

In our family, Yazzleputski won the last Triple Crown, and it will always be Yazzleputski.

Congratulations, Cabrera.

[commish]

If anyone other than Cabrera wins the MVP it will be a travesty of epic proportions. I don’t care about WAR or any other sabremetric mumbo-jumbo.

Miguel Cabrera just did something that is on par with 30 wins or batting .400.

There are just some things that if they are accomplished they should automatically garauntee the award. Winning the TRIPLE CROWN is definately in that category. PERIOD!

[xp38]

There were a few brushes of potential triple crowns over the last 45 years but it is nice to finally see it happen. 1967 was a bit early for my baseball memory and thus throughout that drought I was thinking the era of triple crown winners was history. A 30 game winning season for a pitcher is almost as long now since the last one was Denny McClain when he went 31-6 in 1968 for Detroit. The last .400 hitter was probably before most of here on FR can remember.