Author Topic: Ichiro in the month of September (Read 494 times)

Mini D · « **on:** September 07, 2004, 12:07:11 AM »

So far... 13/25. I'm thinking that records are going to fall this month.

Masherbrum · « **Reply #1 on:** September 07, 2004, 12:16:17 AM »

I got Jason Schmidt and Ichiro for Nomar, prior to the season in my keeper league. If he breaks it, he should be the MVP hands down.

Karaya

Dead Man Flying · « **Reply #2 on:** September 07, 2004, 12:36:21 AM »

Amazing. That thing must look like a beachball to him right now.

-- Todd/Leviathn

FUNKED1 · « **Reply #3 on:** September 07, 2004, 01:15:24 AM »

Funny thing is that even with all those hits the guy only has a .417 OBP and and .889 OPS. Good numbers to be sure, nothing too super for a corner outfielder. He's entertaining as hell to watch though. A leadoff single is no more valuable than a leadoff walk, but a lot more fun.

Mini D · « **Reply #4 on:** September 07, 2004, 08:00:58 AM »

That's for the season funkypants. His OBP is much better than that since the allstar break. Hell... he's batting like .470 since the break. He had a horrible opening month going only .250 or so. It seems he figured something out halfway through. When's the last time you remember someone climbing towards .400 this late in the season vs sliding away from it?

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #5 on:** September 07, 2004, 08:05:24 AM »

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Originally posted by Mini D
It seems he figured something out halfway through. ?

He sure did!

http://www.balcolab.com/

I rove basebar!

midnight Target · « **Reply #6 on:** September 07, 2004, 08:06:06 AM »

One of my employee's last name is Sisler. I asked him if he was any relation to George. George is his great great Uncle! He even has a few family heirlooms at home.

Small world.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #7 on:** September 07, 2004, 08:15:02 AM »

Our whole little league team had some form of an Ichiro shirt on at our season-end party, exception of one or two. He's a hero here in the area.

Masherbrum · « **Reply #8 on:** September 07, 2004, 08:55:18 AM »

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Originally posted by FUNKED1
Funny thing is that even with all those hits the guy only has a .417 OBP and and .889 OPS. Good numbers to be sure, nothing too super for a corner outfielder. He's entertaining as hell to watch though. A leadoff single is no more valuable than a leadoff walk, but a lot more fun.

Shows me how little you know about baseball.

Karaya

JBA · « **Reply #9 on:** September 07, 2004, 09:24:26 AM »

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Originally posted by Mini D
That's for the season funkypants. His OBP is much better than that since the allstar break. Hell... he's batting like .470 since the break. He had a horrible opening month going only .250 or so. It seems he figured something out halfway through. When's the last time you remember someone climbing towards .400 this late in the season vs sliding away from it?

Year Player, Team AB H BA of .400

1927 Harry Heilmann, Det. 505 201 .398 1
1929 Lefty O'Doul, Phils 638 254 .398 1
1921 Rogers Hornsby, Cards 592 235 .397 2
1912 Joe Jackson, Cle. 572 226 .395 3
1994 Tony Gwynn, S.D. 419 165 .394 3
1921 Harry Heilmann, Det. 602 237 .394 4
1925 Harry Heilmann, Det. 573 225 .393 4
1923 Babe Ruth, N.Y. 522 205 .393 4
1927 Al Simmons, A's 406 159 .392 4
1930 Babe Herman, Bkn. 614 241 .393 5
1931 Al Simmons, A's 513 200 .390 5
1980 George Brett, K.C. 449 175 .390 5
1925 Tris Speaker, Cle. 429 167 .389 5
1957 Ted Williams, Bos. 420 163 .388 5

The record books would look much different if the best black and white players before 1946 had played in two integrated leagues. Several white stars would have been dropped from the list of .400 hitters, to be replaced by blacks.

Here, for example, are the top single-season batting averages in the Negro Leagues:

1928 1928 *Pop Lloyd .563

1924 1924 Mule Suttles .498

1943 1943 Tetelo Vargas .484

1929 1929 Chino Smith .464

1937 *Josh Gibson .449

1946 Frank Austin .454

1939 *Turkey Stearnes .453

1943 *Josh Gibson .449

1929 John Beckwith .443

1923 Biz Mackey .441

* Hall of Famers

Jud Wilson, who batted .366 lifetime to lead all black hitters, batted over .400 four times.

Mini D · « **Reply #10 on:** September 07, 2004, 10:55:27 AM »

Yeah... it looks like Ichiro will be close to .380. But, once again, this is after being around .310 at the allstar break. There's been quite a few hitters at .390 around midpoint of the season, but they always slide in the second half. I honestly can't remember someone climbing so drastically in the second half of the season for some time.

FUNKED1 · « **Reply #11 on:** September 26, 2004, 04:27:16 AM »

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Originally posted by Masherbrum
Shows me how little you know about baseball.

Karaya

Please elaborate, master sabermetrician.

Mini D · « **Reply #12 on:** October 02, 2004, 12:03:37 AM »

OK... so it took a day longer than I thought it would.

One fricking day.

I shoulda said "My heart says it will happen this month, but my head says it may happen in October."