When even casual sports fans consider Derek Jeter's 2005 All-Star candidacy, once they know that he's leading the league in runs scored, there's nothing else to think about. Getting home is how a team wins, and no one does it better than he. He's a quick hustler, bats over .300, and doesn't make dumb running errors. For 10 years now, that's been his offense: get on, and he'll get home.
Still, it's amazing that when you watch the Yanks on any television station, you never see his Runs statistic. Runs have always been considered a lower-tier stat, and i don't know why. I guess the best example goes back to 1985's Most Valuable Player Award, when Don Mattingly edged out teammate Rickie Henderson for that prestige.
Here were their stats for 1985, one of the greatest years for pop songs, evah, duh:
Rickie Runs: 502 At-Bats, .314 Batting Average, .419 On-Base Percentage, 80 Steals, 147 Runs, 72 Runs Batted In
Donnie Baseball: 652 At-Bats, .324 Batting Average, .371 On-Base Percentage, 2 Steals, 107 Runs, 146 Runs Batted In.
The low-down: should RBIs have more value than Runs? No, and not vice-versa either. They work together. So many of those Donny Baseball RBIs meant Rickey Runs. Had Rickey not had that awesome On-Base-Percentage, and those 80 steals, Mattingly would have had far less chances to knock people in.
Well, in the end, Rickey Henderson is going to the Hall, while Mattingly probably isn't.
The lesson here is: for those of you not voted to play in the All-Star game, remember where Derek Jeter will be this Tuesday night for Baseball's All-Star Game. Prolly chillin in his penthouse pad. You can relate, right?
Seriously, the best run makers in Baseball get snubbed routinely, so fuck it if you didn't make the team's popularity contest. I may not make the team either and I've been lighting it up like Jesus on the basepaths. So, Please, just come on Sunday Night, drink, play some Straggler games, and enjoy the ROCK!
Peace.
Still, it's amazing that when you watch the Yanks on any television station, you never see his Runs statistic. Runs have always been considered a lower-tier stat, and i don't know why. I guess the best example goes back to 1985's Most Valuable Player Award, when Don Mattingly edged out teammate Rickie Henderson for that prestige.
Here were their stats for 1985, one of the greatest years for pop songs, evah, duh:
Rickie Runs: 502 At-Bats, .314 Batting Average, .419 On-Base Percentage, 80 Steals, 147 Runs, 72 Runs Batted In
Donnie Baseball: 652 At-Bats, .324 Batting Average, .371 On-Base Percentage, 2 Steals, 107 Runs, 146 Runs Batted In.
The low-down: should RBIs have more value than Runs? No, and not vice-versa either. They work together. So many of those Donny Baseball RBIs meant Rickey Runs. Had Rickey not had that awesome On-Base-Percentage, and those 80 steals, Mattingly would have had far less chances to knock people in.
Well, in the end, Rickey Henderson is going to the Hall, while Mattingly probably isn't.
The lesson here is: for those of you not voted to play in the All-Star game, remember where Derek Jeter will be this Tuesday night for Baseball's All-Star Game. Prolly chillin in his penthouse pad. You can relate, right?
Seriously, the best run makers in Baseball get snubbed routinely, so fuck it if you didn't make the team's popularity contest. I may not make the team either and I've been lighting it up like Jesus on the basepaths. So, Please, just come on Sunday Night, drink, play some Straggler games, and enjoy the ROCK!
Peace.