In baseball, the combination of diluted pitching, short fences and lively baseballs has created legions of power hitters. The more big boppers who sacrifice average for power, the tougher it is for one batter to lead his league in all three Triple Crown categories. But there are reasons to respect the Triple Crown chances of Point Given and Manny Ramirez this year. Saturday's Kentucky Derby field is considered the deepest in terms of quality in at least a decade, yet most trainers of other horses agree that Point Given is the one to beat and many rate him a potential Triple Crown champion. I didn't even think Affirmed could do it.
Point Given is the star.
He's the big horse here. He deserves all the publicity he gets. I think there have been false favorites here before, but he's a solid favorite. He was second in the league with 9 HRs, one behind Toronto's Carlos Delgado . Ramirez benefits from playing half his games at Fenway Park, a stadium he loves to hit in.