He produced this career slash line: .344/.482 (yes, that's really his career OBP)/.634/1.116, after missing three years to go to war at ages 23-26.
Oh, and in retirement he used to come to New Brunswick to go fly fishing every summer.
#RealMan
Dimmagio would be equally fine and move Rasmus to left. (LOL @ how funny that sounds to actually say or type it)
You can't really lose with anyone on that list.
Incredible
They always say that in baseball "the pitcher always has the advantage", even good hitters "only get on a third of the time", blah blah blah. Well getting on base over half the timelier the course of multiple seasons is truly amazing when you consider how difficult a game it is.
Yep. With hundreds and hundreds of excellent players in any sport it's amazing when one rises so much higher than the rest.
Gretzky
Michael Jordan
Lebron
Tiger
Barry Bonds
Guys like that are worth being a fan of sport just for the amazingness of their feats, even if you don't always like them.
That's one of the things I like about him. There's never been a HINT of suspicion that he's a cheater. I certainly hope he's clean and just an incredibly talented player. The best pure hitter since Bonds if you ask me.
For discussion cause there's no Jays news worth discussing
Cabrera is on fire again. Too many game winning hits recently to count.
Currently leading in BA and RBI by a wide margin and rocking a MLB leading .452 OBP and 1.146 OPS. He has already amassed 7.8 WAR. What a ridiculous year.
He seems a lock for MVP again. It's even conceivable that he could catch Davis in HR (he trails by 5) and win the triple crown 2 years in a row. That would be something to see. I'll root for him for sure.