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Kevin Harvick (left) and Matt Kenseth joked about their chances to catch Sprint Cup leader Jimmie Johnson in the season finale Sunday at Homestead, neither are conceding the title quite yet.
Dead men driving? Alas, Johnson won’t be building his own HOMESTEAD, Fla. engine for the season – There was no trash finale at Homesteadtalking, no attempts at Miami Speedway, where mind games. If there he needs only to finish was tension or nerves, 23rd or better to win his nobody could tell. sixth Sprint Cup title. In one of the tamest For Johnson, who has NASCAR title contenda 4.66 average finish ers’ news conferences through the first nine in recent memory, Matt Chase races, it’s an easy Kenseth and Kevin Har- Sunday drive. vick kept it light and “I think Jimmie could breezy as they discussed run [23rd] through their championship the grass or with three chances against Jimmie wheels,� Kenseth said. “He’s going to have to Johnson. have a mechanical probWhy? lem or crash to make “Maybe because he’s something happen.� ahead by 28 points?� But nothing is a given Kenseth said. “If he in auto racing, as Johnwas building his own son learned last year engine, I’d be messing when he raced Brad with him right now.�
Keselowski for the title. Johnson went into the penultimate race with a seven-point lead in the standings, only to suffer a tire failure at Phoenix. It gave Keselowski a slight lead going into the finale, but Johnson had a mechanical failure that handed Keselowski his first championship. Johnson, who reeled off a record five titles from 2006 through 2010, came up empty for a second consecutive year. “Last year was a good lesson for me, and I think I’m carrying some of that experience now in dealing with this,� Johnson said. “We felt like things were going
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our way, we have the points lead, we go to Phoenix, the wheels fall off, literally.� That’s why Kenseth and Harvick are refusing to concede anything. They’ve put themselves in position, and now they’ll do what they can to challenge Sunday. “You just have to go and control the things you can control, because anything can happen at any particular point,� Harvick said. “That’s one thing that Richard has always stressed from the beginning – don’t ever quit or give up until it’s actually over. Never concede early because you just never know.�
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“Tag plays, out/safe at first, fair/foul past the bags, those are all going to be included,� said Rob Manfred, MLB’s chief operating officer. So no more blown calls, like Don Denkinger’s at first base that turned Game 6 of the 1985 World Series, or Jim Joyce’s bad decision at first base that cost Detroit’s Armando Galarraga a perfect game in 2010. “We want to get more plays right, the ones that matter,� Manfred said. Manfred said when a manager wants to challenge a call, he will notify an umpire, triggering a review in New York by what are likely to be present or retired big league umps. A headset would be brought to the crew chief, who would be notified of the decision. Selig has emphasized that he doesn’t want replay to slow games, whose increased length in recent decades has been targeted for criticism. “The current thinking is that if a manager comes out and argues, once he argues, he can’t challenge that play,� Manfred said. “One way to control the timing of challenges is to use the natural flow of the game, that is the next pitch cuts off your right to challenge.� In tests last week at the Arizona Fall League, most reviews averaged 1 minute, 40 seconds. Former manager Tony La Russa, now an MLB special adviser, said managers will have to “rely on their integrity� and not cause delays. “This is a historic opportunity,� he said. “We’re going to monitor it. If somebody plays around with it, they’re going to get called on the carpet.�
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Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen was named NL MVP by a wide margin, as was Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera in the AL.
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NEW YORK – Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen and Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera both coasted Thursday to Most Valuable Player awards. McCutchen won the National League honor by a surprisingly wide margin after leading a baseball revival in Pittsburgh. He drew 28 of the 30 first-place votes from members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Seated in a sweater and tie, a smiling McCutchen juked a sort of stationary shimmy when his name was announced on MLB Network. “If I could get up and dance right now I would, but I don’t have much room to do that,� he said. “When I get off camera, I probably will.� Cabrera took the AL prize for the second straight year, again winning by a comfortable gap over Angels outfielder Mike Trout.
Top 5 finishers AL -IGUEL #ABRERA $ET POINTS -IKE 4ROUT ,! #HRIS $AVIS "ALT *OSH $ONALDSON /AK 2OBINSON #ANO .9 NL !NDREW -C#UTCHEN 0ITT POINTS 0AUL 'OLDSCHMIDT !RIZ 9ADIER -OLINA 3T, -ATT #ARPENTER 3T, &REDDIE &REEMAN !TL A season after posting the majors’ first Triple Crown in 45 years, Cabrera came back to lead baseball in hitting at .348 and finish second with 44 home runs and 137 RBIs. Cabrera got 23 of 30 first-place votes, becoming the first player to win consecutive AL MVPs since Frank Thomas for the Chicago White Sox in 1993 and 1994. “This is unbelievable,� Cabrera said, young kids buzzing around him. “I’m so excited right now.� McCutchen ranked among the NL leaders by hitting .317 with 21 home runs and 84 RBIs. He also scored 97 runs, stole 27 bases and had a .404 on-base percentage.
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