Carl Yastrzemski
Frank Robinson
Mickey Mantle
Ted Williams
Joe Medwick
Lou Gehrig
Jimmie Foxx
Chuck Klein
Rogers Hornsby
Andre Ethier?
The first nine names on this list are those of the men who have won the Triple Crown since the end of the Dead-ball Era.
The tenth is the name of one of baseball’s best and brightest young sluggers to emerge in some time.
But does Andre Ethier have what it takes to add his name to the list of baseball legends who succeeded in achieving perhaps baseball’s most difficult accomplishment?
Simply stated, the answer is no. Andre Ethier is a great player, but he will not win the Triple Crown in 2010.
Here’s why.