#BeastMode

The term "Beast Mode" is thrown around Major League Baseball quite often now, and older fans may not understand the whole idea of Beast Mode or what a hashtag is. Well here you go #Beastmode. Following baseball players on Twitter offers a lot of insight to what happens off the field. Most players are just like you and me, they have kids, go to church, go shopping, and strive to win. Many players post about the day's game, like Andrew McCutchen posted the other day about how upset he was with his error that cost the Pirates the game. But back to my main point of Beast Mode. In 2011, the National League MVP award went to Ryan Braun with Matt Kemp finishing in 2nd. But after the off season, there were rumors of Ryan Braun taking performance enhancing drugs. After clearing his name, Braun went back to baseball, and Matt Kemp started a journey that the hopes to finish at the end of this season. Kemp wants that award. And as of right now, Matt Kemp is leading the Majors in batting average .417, homeruns - 12, RBIs - 25, and runs scored - 24. He is in BEAST MODE, he is the epitome of beast mode, and through 23 games, Kemp is leading the blazing hot Dodgers to a 16-7 record. Where is Ryan Braun? Well, through 22 games, Braun has 7 HRs, 2 3Bs, 5 2Bs, 3 SBs, and a .294 batting average. Those are still great numbers, but after losing Prince Fielder in Milwaukee, Braun has lost someone to bring him home, to help that lineup win games. So who will finish the season with better numbers? I can't say that. I can't even say that Kemp will win the NL MVP, but as of right now, he has my vote, and I do not see him slowing down any time soon. Rumors have been going around that Kemp could be the first player to be in the 50-50 club, hitting 50 homeruns and stealing 50 bases. I love Ryan Braun, that's a fact. As for Matt Kemp, I think that he is a standup player, who has been increasing his numbers every year, and hopes to continue that. A few years ago it used to be Andre Eithier and Matt Kemp battling for who would be the Dodgers #1 outfielder, and in recent years, Kemp has won. Right now, the only person to come close to touching Matt Kemp is Josh Hamilton, who will be out for a couple days with back problems, and with that, I think Kemp will try to cushion his RBI totals and continue his warpath against the Rockies. Good luck to Matt Kemp in attempting his MVP campaign and 50-50 club, and good luck to Ryan Braun on posting his incredible numbers like he always has.