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2017 MLB Season - The Goat Memorial Thread

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OMG I remember that now!

Astros fans were doing the Wave. They were getting all excited. And then an Oakland player hit a home run. Nothing good ever comes from doing the Wave.
 
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Byron Buxton with an inside the park homerun tonight, home to home in 13.85 seconds. Good gravy that's quick.
 
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state of hockey said:
Byron Buxton with an inside the park homerun tonight, home to home in 13.85 seconds. Good gravy that's quick.
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About 7-8 years ago, my softball team did a speed test. 60 feet to the bases, mind you. Fastest was about 25 seconds. I clocked in at about 30 seconds. Buxton is INSANE.
 
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About 7-8 years ago, my softball team did a speed test. 60 feet to the bases, mind you. Fastest was about 25 seconds. I clocked in at about 30 seconds. Buxton is INSANE.
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He is certainly one of the fastest players that I can remember. On the inside the parker, Buxton averaged about 18 mph, and if he could have sustained that pace (which, admittedly, there is no way he could) over a mile, he would have broke the world record by about 20 seconds...all while running around bases in baseball equipment. Pretty impressive.
 
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Also, Joe Cronin, 1930: 686 PA, .346 AVG, 36 strikeouts. In a year where he hit 13 homers, but also drove in 126.

Joe DiMaggio hit 361 homers in his career. He struck out 369 times.

Joe DiMaggio, 1939: 524 PA, .381 AVG, 20 K's. 30 homers, 126 RBI in the old cavernous Yankee Stadium.

EDIT: One more, then I'm done.

Johnny Pesky, 1949: 712 PA, .306 AVG, 19 K's, 100 BB. Power numbers nothing to write home about, His OBP was higher than his SLG.
 
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Brenthoven said:
About 7-8 years ago, my softball team did a speed test. 60 feet to the bases, mind you. Fastest was about 25 seconds. I clocked in at about 30 seconds. Buxton is INSANE.
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Mickey Mantle was allegedly officially timed at 3.1 seconds from home to first. Vada Pinson's time was similar, and Vince Coleman was in the 3.0 neighborhood. For reference, Ichiro was in the 3.6-3.7 range in his prime.

Point of reference: Anything faster than 4.0 is considered an "8" or an "80" on the standard scouting 2-8 or 20-80 systems, with 80 being at the top of the elite. Meaning, if you have "80 power", you're in Babe Ruth territory, and if you have an "80 glove", you're the next coming of Brooks Robinson or Ozzie Smith.
 
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Compare Buxton to Usain. Then take into account the left turns Buxton has to make, AND wearing baseball gear. :eek:
 
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Joe DiMaggio, 1939: 524 PA, .381 AVG, 20 K's. 30 homers, 126 RBI in the old cavernous Yankee Stadium.
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Though cavernous in the alleys old Yankee Stadium was a joke down the foul lines. That park could be used to fluff numbers, though even that took a helluva hitter.
 
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