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Re: Congrats Ichiro!
With all of Ichiro's hits...he still has a lower lifetime OB% than Adam Dunn! That should put into perspective the foolishness of using his career hit totals as such a big measurement of his batting ability. His lifetime OPS is 111. He was a good hitter, not an all time elite hitter. Sorry folks. Yes, he got the most hits… -
Re: Congrats Ichiro!
1985 you are obviously a homer, so I will be short. OPS+ Tony Gwynn 132 Joe Mauer 135 Ichiro 111 Kenny Lofton 107 It has nothing to do with being a power hitter. It has to do with doing things with the bat that creates runs and wins for the team. A .290 AVG with 65 HR's could do it, and a .370 AVG coupled with .475 OB%… -
Re: Congrats Ichiro!
<< <i>With all of Ichiro's hits...he still has a lower lifetime OB% than Adam Dunn! That should put into perspective the foolishness of using his career hit totals as such a big measurement of his batting ability. >> You. Do. Realize. That OB% isn't just hits, right? Why are you bashing hit totals by using on base… -
Re: Congrats Ichiro!
<< <i> << <i> So getting a hit and eliminating the lead runner is considered good how?? That is even worse than my example of an infield single only advancing the lead runner one base. >> No I was refuting the idea that his hits were this variety. You said he accumulated a lot of hits of the infield variety with runners… -
Re: Congrats Ichiro!
<< <i> << <i>With all of Ichiro's hits...he still has a lower lifetime OB% than Adam Dunn! >> Roberto Clemente also has a lower lifetime OB% than Adam Dunn. >> An astute observer would recognize that Clemente played in an era where offense was more difficult to come by, and that he played 18 years in the Major Leagues.…
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