Ryan Braun became the first Brewer since Paul Molitor to win consecutive Silver Slugger awards. The Silver Slugger is given to the best offensive player at each position in each division, as voted by the managers and coaches. Braun batted .320 this year with 32 home runs and 114 RBI's. He led the league with 203 hits, the third Brewer in history to acomplish this feat. Braun also became the eighth player in Major League history with at least 100 runs, 100 RBIs, 200 hits, 30 homers, 20 stolen bases and a .300 average in the same season.
Great post---making sure to note that this award is voted on by opposing coaches and managers. No doubt that if this award was voted on by fans or players, he would have been slighted.
ReplyDeleteWhen you're compared along with Paul Molitor in anyway, you know that's a real accomplishment.
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ReplyDeleteYou can't underestimate how much Prince Fielder affected Braun's season this year. Braun saw so many pitches he would never have seen if not for the successes Prince was having batting behind him. I don't want to take anything away from from what Braun has accomplished, but I think a lot of his achievements can be attributed to the great season Prince had as well.