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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,272
    tempo_n_groove said:
    eeriepadave said:
    there are only two players in the NL hitting .300 or better. Pretty sad cause the leader, Freeman,  is at ,301 and Turner is at .300 


    Whens the last time that happened?  1968?

    I believe so yes, Yaz if i'm not mistaken?
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,496
    eeriepadave said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    eeriepadave said:
    there are only two players in the NL hitting .300 or better. Pretty sad cause the leader, Freeman,  is at ,301 and Turner is at .300 


    Whens the last time that happened?  1968?

    I believe so yes, Yaz if i'm not mistaken?
    Yes that sounds right. They lowered the mound the next year I believe.

    It is weird that nobody is hitting for average.  Freeman is usually a high average player.  Where the hell is Arraez this year? Hes batting 285.  Dude was batting champ 3 years in a row.
  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,391
    Walks are valued much higher than back in the day so guys are more patient at the plate, and yeah they're trying to hit homers. Also the pitchers' stuff is so much better than it used to be (especially bullpen guys), it's way harder to string together a bunch of singles, so they're looking for walks & homers. One more: I bet it was a lot easier to get hits on the old astroturf; the ball just flew on it. If I'm sending Christopher Sanchez & Jhoan Duran out there, I'm letting that grass grow another 2".
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  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,327
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    Walks are valued much higher than back in the day so guys are more patient at the plate, and yeah they're trying to hit homers. Also the pitchers' stuff is so much better than it used to be (especially bullpen guys), it's way harder to string together a bunch of singles, so they're looking for walks & homers. One more: I bet it was a lot easier to get hits on the old astroturf; the ball just flew on it. If I'm sending Christopher Sanchez & Jhoan Duran out there, I'm letting that grass grow another 2".

    In 2004, Bonds led MLB in walks, hit .362 and hit 45 HR....so, these things are not mutually exclusive.

    then again, there has only been one Barry Lamar Bonds.
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,391
    There's only one BALCO.
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  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,327
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    There's only one BALCO.
    with the all caps theme…

    GOAT.
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,900
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    There's only one BALCO.
    It was flaxseed oil.
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,327
    big dumper, man.
    If I had known then what I know now...

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    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24
  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,654
    edited 2:30AM
    I think I've posted this here before. But what if Ozzie Smith took today's hitting approach.
    ? He was a decent hitter so the average would probably be below .200.  But at least he would have an extra 10-15 career homeruns
    I miss igotid88
  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,935
    If a guy isn’t capable if hitting 30+ homers in a season they shouldn’t be swinging for home runs.  

    There is no such thing as a two strike approach these days,  they swing as hard and for the fences with two strikes as much as any other counts.  

    In some cases analytics is failing sports 
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,327
    pjhawks said:
    If a guy isn’t capable if hitting 30+ homers in a season they shouldn’t be swinging for home runs.  

    tell that to my “no 30 HR season since 2004” Giants.

    thank you.
    If I had known then what I know now...

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    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24
  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,391
    Wobbie said:
    pjhawks said:
    If a guy isn’t capable if hitting 30+ homers in a season they shouldn’t be swinging for home runs.  

    tell that to my “no 30 HR season since 2004” Giants.

    thank you.
    So that's when steroid testing started I guess.

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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,496
    Shohei has 45 HR.

    Raleigh has now set the single season record for HR's by a catcher.  In case you haven't followed him he's been the best hitting catcher the past 3 years.

    Judge will still win the MVP though.

    Shohei will win his 4th MVP.

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