Mar 28 2007 05:15 PM
seriously, shrink that down and make it your avatar.
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| metirish Mar 28 2007 10:36 AM |
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Tim Kurkjian in an article on baseball numbers said this....
Kurkjan didn't give the names of the players or what they hit,so I did some research . Trivia - Name the ten players that starting in 1980 until 2006 have hit .370 or better, batting average and year for bonus points,one player has done it more than once,a few have Met connections. * In 1999 David Dellucci hit .394 in 109 AB'S,played in 63 games, * In 1980 Broderick Perkins hit .370 in 100 ABs,played in 43 games, For this trivia they do not count.
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| Edgy DC Mar 28 2007 10:41 AM |
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Brett, 1980 Larry Walker, 1996 Tony Gwynn, coupla times
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| Edgy DC Mar 28 2007 10:43 AM |
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Bonds, aught-two.
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| Elster88 Mar 28 2007 10:49 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Mar 28 2007 10:59 AM |
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Nomahhhhh (Nomar) Olerud Ichiro
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| seawolf17 Mar 28 2007 10:52 AM |
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I'm sure Gwynn's done it, probably more than once. Olerud was .363, so he wouldn't be one. Wade Boggs?
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| MFS62 Mar 28 2007 10:55 AM |
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Todd Helton, IIRC in Y2K. Later
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| dinosaur jesus Mar 28 2007 12:34 PM |
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Galarraga, 1993, beating out Olerud's .363 for the best average in baseball. Baseballreference.com has a fun feature where you can see what someone's stats might have been in an average year, or playing for the Dodgers in 1968, or playing for the Rockies in 2000. Olerud's 1993 and 1998 averages come out to .423 and .411 in Colorado.
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| Edgy DC Mar 28 2007 01:07 PM |
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That's a fun tool. It objectively makes Jose Cruz look like a possible Hall-of-Famer.
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| Nymr83 Mar 28 2007 01:46 PM |
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ten guesses: Suzuki, Olerud, Brett, Gwynn (three times), Walker, Helton, Garciaparra, Martinez (Edgar)
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| metirish Mar 28 2007 02:58 PM |
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1980 - George Brett - .390
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| Nymr83 Mar 28 2007 03:02 PM |
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i just checked on Olerud, he never did it unless you count his ".375" (3 hits in 8 ABs) in 1989.
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| G-Fafif Mar 28 2007 03:06 PM |
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John Olerud had 8 ABs in 1989. John Gibbons hit a cool .474 in 1986 in 19 ABs, but I'm guessing we're looking for a plate appearance minimum that's a bit higher?
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| metirish Mar 28 2007 03:08 PM |
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| Nymr83 Mar 28 2007 03:43 PM |
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i'd assume whoever originally asked the question was going by players who had enough ABs to qualify fo the batting title, your best bet would be to go through the league leaders year by year
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| metirish Mar 28 2007 04:04 PM |
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As best as I can tell only eight players have hit .370 or better since 1980...all won batting titles. American League 1980 - Brett - .390 National League 1987 - Gwynn - .370 http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0113194.html http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0113186.html
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| dinosaur jesus Mar 28 2007 04:12 PM |
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That is correct. It looks like he meant that it's been done ten times, not by ten players.
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| Centerfield Mar 28 2007 04:19 PM |
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It's really only five players if you don't count the Colorado crew (and I don't).
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| metirish Mar 28 2007 04:19 PM |
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Jesus you must be right...
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| soupcan Mar 28 2007 04:28 PM |
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Jesus! You must be right!
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| dinosaur jesus Mar 28 2007 04:39 PM |
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In 1993, Galarraga hit .402 at home, .328 on the road. In 1997, Walker hit .461 at home, .286 on the road. In 2000, Helton hit .391 at home, .353 on the road--a damn good year no matter where he played, but .372 is still a bit inflated. In 1993, Olerud hit .346 at home, .379 on the road. In 1998, he hit .335 at home, .373 on the road. There's no question he would have hit .400, probably several times, if he had spent his career in Colorado. But there are probably hundreds of players who would have too. Cleon Jones could have hit .400 there, for Christ's sake. Larry Walker and Todd Helton are excellent hitters, but if the Rockies ever get someone like Boggs or Gwynn or Edgar Martinez--someone who could win a batting championship anywhere--he's going to put up some amazing numbers. By the way, that baseballreference tool has Bonds hitting .454 in 2002 if he'd played in Colorado. Only .396 in 2001--but with 98 home runs. Take it with a grain of salt.
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| Frayed Knot Mar 28 2007 04:41 PM |
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Carl Everett only believes in half your name.
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| dinosaur jesus Mar 28 2007 04:41 PM |
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That's all right. I only believe in the other half.
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| Yancy Street Gang Mar 28 2007 04:43 PM |
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Me too. Hey, are you related to Dinosaur Victrola?
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| seawolf17 Mar 28 2007 04:44 PM |
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Or Quicksand Jesus?
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| Nymr83 Mar 28 2007 05:15 PM |
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seriously, shrink that down and make it your avatar.
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| metirish Mar 28 2007 06:07 PM |
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I love that Skid Row song,really powerfull song and reminds me what a great band they were,IIRC that was wrote around the time Desert Storm...IIRC again that song came about after a conversation between Bach and his dad regarding that war. it's without doubt my fave Skids song.
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| RealityChuck Mar 28 2007 09:45 PM |
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