Prince Slugs Home Run #50

Last night in Milwaukee Prince Fielder hit home runs #49 and #50 in a 9-1 victory over the Cardinals. Prince is now the youngest player ever to hit 50 home runs. The Brewers are now 2 games behind the Cubs in the Central as the Cubs fell to the Florida Marlins 4-2.

If Prince doesn't win the MVP award this year something is wrong. He's batting .291 with 50 home runs and 119 RBI. The only guy that comes close is Matt Holliday of the Colorado Rockies but Prince has 14 more home runs than Holliday and that power simply cannot be denied. If you don't take Prince away from the Brewers they wouldn't be this close to the division lead. Prince is what an MVP is all about.

After the game Prince had some not so kind words for his dad, Cecil. When asked what he thought about the possibilty of winning the MVP Fielder said, "It would be a cool award to get but that's not something I think about, besides the fact my dad never did it. If I do get it, that shuts him up again." Fielder is aiming for 52 home runs because the best his dad ever did was 51. It wouldn't surprise me if he hits 53 or 54 the way he's going right now though.

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