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08-23-2012, 05:56 PM
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Stat Wanker Hodiernus
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Chicago, IL
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Mike Trout is Insanely Good
Mike Trout is currently hitting .343/.407/.603.
That's obviously great, but not all that uncommon. In the history of baseball, there have been 224 player seasons in which a player hit at least .300/.400/.600 while qualifying for the batting title, if we include Trout. But how many of those guys played CF? Just 28 of those seasons were put up by guys who played 50% of their games in CF. Those 28 seasons were put up by just 14 players. Trout Edmonds Giles Griffey Lynn Mantle Snider Mays DiMaggio Averill Wilson Simmons Speaker Cobb Wow, what a list. But, oh yeah, Trout is also leading the league in SB with 39. Including Trout, in just 4 of those seasons did the guy steal at least 20 bases and 40 just twice -- Trout will soon make it 3. Those seasons were Willie Mays in 1957 at age 26 and Ty Cobb in 1911 at age 24. Mike Trout is 20. I'm not saying this is one of the greatest seasons ever (though I certainly could), but at minimum this is one of the most well-rounded seasons in the history of baseball. And it's being done by a 20 year old rookie. I know Trout is getting hype. But however much he's getting, it's not enough.
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Games are won on run differential -- scoring more than your opponent. Runs are runs, scored or prevented they all count the same. Worry about scoring more and allowing fewer, not which positions contribute to which side of the equation or how "consistent" you are at your current level of performance. Last edited by RedsManRick; 08-23-2012 at 06:20 PM. |
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