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Is a 200 hit season the hallmark of a good hitter?

Is a 200 hit season the hallmark of a good hitter?

Published by on February 2, 2012 | 19 Responses

Short answer: Yes. Almost always. I’m not breaking any ground when I make the statement that “players that have 200 (or more) hits in a season are (generally) good hitters”.  It really seems like one of those statements that doesn’t need to be made, or proclaimed from the mountain tops. However, there is a reasoning for my madness. Recently, on… Read more →

This bothers me more than it should

This bothers me more than it should

Published by on February 2, 2012 | 2 Responses

Ryan Theriot’s BB-Ref page: Matt Cain’s BB-Ref page: So, let me get this straight. Matt Cain = $240, Ryan Theriot = $310. What kind of sick, sad world do we live in? — After posting this, friend of the blog Wendy tweeted me this link — it’s a study by Ben Lindbergh of Baseball Prospectus on these very Baseball-Reference sponsorship… Read more →