little poll is indicative of the evolution of thought that has occurred in the industry, and it would be interesting to check in on this in another 10 years and see if batting average gets any votes at all (and, for that matter, to see which stats might have superseded OPS by that ...
1. 1991-2005 Braves (14 seasons; no playoffs in 1994) Streak stats: 14 division titles, 1 WS title (1995) Top player:Greg Maddux(66.2 WAR) Not only do the Braves have the all-time record with 14 straight playoff appearances, all of which came under manager Bobby Cox, but they alsow...
but the real thing is each and every game has its own style,there s a big difference in all,for insistance-we cant compare a horse with an cow..of course both are important in there own use..its not fair comparing like this..and last but not least..am an footballer...so,,,FOOT...
Martinez) into one perfectly optimized batting average superhero, even that guy would have hit a mere .399. Nobody's going to hit .400. Will no one hit .400 ever again? Anything is possible in sports, right? Maybe not anymore. Sam Miller » But OK, maybe. Could happen. People...
His lifetime stats aren't quite as impressive as some but he is as big of art of an organization as player can get. Does anyone remember he refused his bonus one year b/c he said he didn't play well enough to deserve it? Walter did suffer several devastating tragedies, beginning with...
We love defense, and Ozzie Smith was the Wizard at the most important defensive position on the diamond. Oh, and he used to do backflips on the field. We're just gonna go out on a limb here and guess that whoever you think should be here instead of Ozzie didn't do any friggin' ...
Over the next two weeks, the DNVR staff will be looking back on the last decade of professional sports in the Mile High City as we reveal the 50most importantsports figures of the 2010s. This list was created with the input of all of the DNVR staff members including reporters and analy...
MVP and Rookie of the Year awards as well as a Gold Glove, he’s already got a Hall of Fame resume; the question is whether the 34-year-old backstop can get the (gulp) 527 hits he still needs to reach 2,000. That’s a sneaky-important milestone, as no player with less than 2...
Relative to the league, then, the Twins still have one of the better offenses in baseball. They rankseventhin OPS,ninthin batting average,fifthin slugging,thirdin isolated power andseventh(in a tie with Tampa Bay) in the all-importantweighted runs created plus(wRC+). They also have theseco...
It’s amazing to think of the stats that Williams could have produced had he not missed nearly five full seasons of his prime to military service. Arguably the greatest hitter of all time, Williams posted some truly jaw-dropping numbers over his career: a .344 batting average, a .483 on...