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AnonymousChris,
It doesn't make sense to you because I must not be explaining myself very well. I apologzie for that.
Let me try again.
On Free-swingers:
A free swinger swings at lots of pitches. That's it. I never said Sisler swung at bad pitches. I never said free-swingers strike out a lot. I already told you that a free-swinger is merely a guy who is very agressive at the plate - Vladimir, Yogi Berra, Gary Pettis - free swingers. Berra rarely struck out but he rarely walked. He was one of the great bad-ball hitters of alltime. He’s an example of a free-swinger who rarely struck-out. Sisler was an excellent free-swinger. Does that make sense now?
So here's my stat to support my claim that he's a free-swinger: Sisler walked once every five games. What does that mean? He swung at everything - borderline strikes, borderline balls, strikes, first pitch strikes, you name it - he was going to swing. This means that he would walk less. This means that he would make more outs. This means he was a less valuable .350 hitter than Babe Ruth or any other hitter who walked a lot.
On Comparing eras:
Let me be more clear. You can compare eras but you HAVE to adjust the stats so that they are all in-line. You can NOT compare Sisler's stats to Wagner's stats STRAIGHT UP. That's all I'm saying. A HR in Wagner's time is worth much more than a HR in Sisler's time. A walk in Wagner's time is worth much more than a walk in Sisler's time.
In 1909 (the year Wagner hit .339), the National League batted .244, had a league OBP of .305 and slugged .314 as a league.
In 1922 (the year Sisler batted .420), the American League batted .285, had a league OBP of .344 and slugged .398.
See the difference?
On His OPS finishes:
"1917-1919 4th. 1920 2nd. 1921 6th. and 1922 3rd"
That's weak if you ask me. We're talking about the ten greatest hitters EVER. And he was never first and only placed top ten 7 times?
Williams was first ten times. Ruth - 13. Cobb - 11. Wagner - 8. Aaron - 3. Mays - 5. Mantle - 8. Speaker - 1. Musial - 7. Bonds - 9.
Does all that make sense?
On Triples – speed vs. power
I never mentioned triples were a result of speed. It must have been someone else.