More coverage of Matt Kemp's impressive season. That's what the casual person across America continues to chant.
Major sports networks should highlight Kemp's near Triple Crown season, they say.
They emphasize, if not for the collapses of Boston and Atlanta, Kemp would be the headline story this September.
No discredit to Matt Kemp, who is an NL MVP front-runner this season, but more attention to his stellar campaign is unwarranted.
Should anyone receive tons of attention, it's three-time MVP Albert Pujols.
Pujols, unlike Kemp, is on the brink of leading the once middling Red Birds to the playoffs and possibly extending his streak of .300/30/100 (AVG, HR, RBI) to 11.
Where Kemp had to rely on other hitters to slump, while maintaining leads in homers and RBI, Pujols had control of his milestone.
Unfortunately, through game 162, Pujols is a point and RBI short (.299/37/99). He finished Wednesday night's game 1-for-5 with a run scored and runner knocked in.
Should the first baseman be gifted another game, by virtue of Atlanta winning tonight's extra-inning thriller against the Phillies, he would have second life.
Only Al Simmons began his career with more consecutive 100 RBI seasons, with 11.
Pujols, Jimmie Foxx and Alex Rodriguez are the only players to hit at least 30 homers and drive in at least 100 in 10 or more seasons.
To baseball fans across the country: "Go Braves."
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