San Francisco Giants Tag

Well that was quite a season folks.  Yesterday marked the end to 2012 MLB regular season and it seemed like history was being made all over the place.  The two individuals who lead the way with historical accomplishments were Mike Trout and triple crown winner Miguel Carbrera.  Both of these players had outstanding seasons and figure to be the only 2 competing for the AL MVP award.  Before I get into to Cabrera's triple crown feat, I just want to briefly list off the highlights of Mike Trout's season.

Mike Trout (2012)
R - 129
H - 182
HR - 30
RBI - 83
SB - 49
AVG - .326
OBP - .399
OPS - .963

- Set AL rookie record with 14 straight games with a run.
- Youngest player to hit 20 HR's and steal 40 bases.
- Set Angels record for most runs in a season.
- Fourth rookie in baseball history to record 120 runs.
- Set Angels rookie record for most hits.
- First rookie ever to hit 30 HR's and steal 40 bases.
- Youngest player to join 30-30 club.

Last night Matt Cain became the first San Francisco Giant to throw a perfect game and he did so in exciting fashion.  It isn't often that you see a pitcher throw a complete game with 14 strikeouts and certainly not a perfect one at that.  Throwing 14 k's in a game is impressive enough but doing it while being perfect is practically unheard of.  His 14 punch-outs tied Sandy Koufax and his modern era record for most strikeouts during a perfect game.

There is a lot of buzz going around that this might be the greatest game ever pitched.  Now I did not get to see the game but the numbers are ridiculous.  Here is the stat line from Matt Cain's perfect game last night.

IP - 9.0
R - 0
SO - 14
GB - 6
FB - 7
P - 125

(innings pitched, runs, strikeouts, ground ball outs, fly ball outs, pitches thrown)