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Today's Fun Fact

Willie Ballgame's final line for 2008, assuming his season is finished:

.279/.377/.285

Over 192 plate appearances, Willie drew 25 walks while clubbing but a single extra-base hit. Where the league average difference between a hitter's OBP and SLG is 82 points, in Willie's case it's 92 points in the opposite direction. This despite a fairly standard 51.7% of pitches to Willie ending up in the zone.

Since 1901, there have been 154 players who posted an OBP over .350 and an SLG under .300 (minimum 100 PA), the strangest being John Jaha's .175/.398/.216 small sample season in 2000. However, over the same span of time there have been just 47 players to post an OBP north of .350 and an ISO south of .030, with Willie's .006 coming in behind only Doc Farrell's 1933 and Jack Gilbert's 1904 (.000). Sure, he had that one walk-off hit that would've gone for a double under any other circumstances, but history isn't made by things proceeding normally. History is made by exceptions and rarities, and Willie's 2008 batting line will forever stand as one of the strangest that any Mariner has ever put up.

Meanwhile, Jose Vidro is one of four everyday DHs to come to the plate at least 300 times while OBP'ing under .300 and SLG'ing under .350. (Alvin Davis is another.) Atta way to go, Bill.

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Indiana Jones

Doesn’t he alone make the fedora the greatest headgear of all time?

by Fez on Aug 13, 2008 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Quite the ironic statement

given your name and all

by dnc on Aug 13, 2008 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not Related

It’s … it’s a long story.

by Fez on Aug 13, 2008 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I just assumed

you were a big fan of Wilmer Valderrama.

by dnc on Aug 13, 2008 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He's the voice of Handy Manny on the Disney channel.

That makes him pretty cool in my book – my kids like that show a lot.

Is it just me, or is this AJ trade looking worse every day?

by The Alaskan on Aug 13, 2008 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

HatGuy!

I live in georegia but i dont see rusia no where not even sound but they says theres tanks should i be worrie-Yahoo Answers

by Phildopip on Aug 13, 2008 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can recommend fedoras for Jeff

I not only wear them, but I’m known for wearing them (though I’ll skip the shameless plug for my web site).

Where is Mick Kelleher when we need him?

by 3744nsheffield on Aug 13, 2008 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

A few years ago I went to a BU hockey game in Amherst

and there was a batshit crazy old woman with a cowbell who must’ve screamed “ATTA WAY TO GO TO UMASS” at least forty times each period.

by Jeff on Aug 13, 2008 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

.285 with one xbh in a season

That is umm not good. I just want to make sure he’s not a cardboard cutout or anything right? Just checking.

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

by Sandy Kazmir on Aug 13, 2008 12:27 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

With Wee Willie gone,

we need another White-Off!

Who’s going to replace WFB, or does grit count even on the DL?

by Faux on Aug 13, 2008 2:46 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

If only Juan Pierre were better

at drawing walks.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Aug 13, 2008 4:43 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

were better?

was better?

Me fail English? That’s unpossible!

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Aug 13, 2008 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He talks about himself in third person.

I don’t think you should have any problem using him as a plural.

by Faux on Aug 13, 2008 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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