but ya. probably not a lot of info on that going back a little.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 8 December 2021 17:41 (two years ago) link
That’s extraordinary.I would have thought Boggs was up there. Whenever he got to two strikes my dad would go “now he’s got him right where he wants him.”
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 9 December 2021 13:28 (two years ago) link
Looks like he was .262. Respectable but not even close.
http://baseballspast.com/samplepage_files/11094_master_%202_strike_hitting.pdf
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 9 December 2021 13:33 (two years ago) link
Never thought to check Boggs--should have. I really wonder about Carew; wouldn't be shocked if he was .275+, he had amazing bat control.
― clemenza, Thursday, 9 December 2021 15:08 (two years ago) link
gwynn's 1997, especially - .358 even with 2-strikes!
― my hands are always in my pockets or gesturing. (Karl Malone), Thursday, 9 December 2021 16:51 (two years ago) link
oh – and the post that got clem and i talking about two-strike hitting, was a video i shared of every two-strike foul ball Bo Bichette hit last season (there was well over 200, easily leading the league). he also led baseball, by a wide margin in total foul balls at 664.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 9 December 2021 16:57 (two years ago) link
haha, being awesome at hitting foul balls is very bad for watching baseball, but very good for Bo Bichette! stick control
― my hands are always in my pockets or gesturing. (Karl Malone), Thursday, 9 December 2021 17:05 (two years ago) link