Well, since we can't talk about the Tigers win, let's bring up more of Cabrera's stats. Here is how this year compares to last year at this time:
2012 .304 BA - 8 HR - 34 RBI
2013 .387 BA - 11 HR - 47 RBI
I've been saying since the end of last year, that his MVP year wasn't even his best year.