Johan Santana looks set to win the triple crown this year. In the unlikely event that anybody reading this doesn't know what that means, Johan Santana is leading baseball in all three major statistical categories: he has the most wins, the most strike-outs, and the lowest ERA. To win an American League triple crown is enough of an accomplishment, but a Major League triple crown is almost unheard of. The last guy to do it was Dwight Gooden in 1985, and before that the last guy was Sandy Koufax. That's pretty elite company, and he'll be pitching in the play-offs the next time he starts. If D-troit stumbles just once, the Twins can still win the division, Joe Mauer is on pace to be the first catcher to lead the majors in hitting since WWII, and Justin Morneau-for-4 has overcome having a rough start and being Canadian to be 5th in RBIs this season. Everybody wrote the Twins off this spring, now nobody knows what they might do. Very eeeeenteresting...
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