What's all this talk about .400??

[nolemmings]

Back to .400 with another 5 hit game. Wow.

[John1941]

I love having a player like Luis Arraez around - a player who goes completely against the game's trend - Rod Carew in 2023.

How rare is it to have two five-hit games in three games?

I got him in the 23rd round for one of my fantasy baseball teams. I'm hoping I can have the NL batting champ on this particular team for the second straight year - I picked up Jeff McNeil last year as a free agent at the start of the season. I guess batting champions are not in particularly high demand anymore.

[Seven]

Originally Posted by John1941

I love having a player like Luis Arraez around - a player who goes completely against the game's trend - Rod Carew in 2023.

How rare is it to have two five-hit games in three games?

I got him in the 23rd round for one of my fantasy baseball teams. I'm hoping I can have the NL batting champ on this particular team for the second straight year - I picked up Jeff McNeil last year as a free agent at the start of the season. I guess batting champions are not in particularly high demand anymore.

The game is so different, even from 15 years ago. It warms my heart to see a guy like Arraez, I think we were spoiled with so many high average hitters for so long! I even remember, what seems like not too long ago, Chipper Jones flirting with .400 at his age 36 season. Hard to not look at the past and long for yesteryear when we see some of these pitiful batting averages of today.

[John1941]

Originally Posted by Seven

The game is so different, even from 15 years ago. It warms my heart to see a guy like Arraez, I think we were spoiled with so many high average hitters for so long! I even remember, what seems like not too long ago, Chipper Jones flirting with .400 at his age 36 season. Hard to not look at the past and long for yesteryear when we see some of these pitiful batting averages of today.

I feel like one of my roles in collecting circles is to give y'all some time context... I was one year old when Chipper hit .364.

[mrreality68]

That kid is amazing 5 for 5 and back to .400 and he was 5 for 5 like 2 games ago

Wow

And he was 5 for 5 on June 3rd.

So that is 3 5 hit games in 1 month.

And he has only struck out 15 times on the season which is amazing in this era

[mrreality68]

just saw a post that says only 4 times in the History of Baseball has a player had 5+ hit games in a calendar month

George Sisler August 1921
Ty Cobb July 1922
Dave Winfield June 1984
Luis Arraez June 2023

That puts Arraez in some really good and historical company

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by mrreality68

just saw a post that says only 4 times in the History of Baseball has a player had 5+ hit games in a calendar month

George Sisler August 1921
Ty Cobb July 1922
Dave Winfield June 1984
Luis Arraez June 2023

That puts Arraez in some really good and historical company

He's got 10 more games in June to be the first player to have 4 5 hit games in a month.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by John1941

I love having a player like Luis Arraez around - a player who goes completely against the game's trend - Rod Carew in 2023.

How rare is it to have two five-hit games in three games?

I got him in the 23rd round for one of my fantasy baseball teams. I'm hoping I can have the NL batting champ on this particular team for the second straight year - I picked up Jeff McNeil last year as a free agent at the start of the season. I guess batting champions are not in particularly high demand anymore.

+1. I know that batting average is not a key indicator of winning games, but it’s the classic measure and a lot more impressive to me than a lot of things we do value now. It rewards consistent success by the batter. I doubt he hits .400 for the year, but I hope he keeps it up and comes close. I’m rooting for him, it would be a great throwback and historical event if he actually did manage to do it. 67 games, 102 hits, wow.

[RCMcKenzie]

Nomar was at .403 on July 3, 2000.

It's fun to follow. I'm glad they banned the shift.

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by RCMcKenzie

Nomar was at .403 on July 3, 2000.

It's fun to follow. I'm glad they banned the shift.

Agreed it is fun to watch

But I do not like the banning of the shift.

To me professional hitters should no how to hit. So if the other team puts a shift the batter should adjust and hit it elsewhere and next at bat they will not shift

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by RCMcKenzie

Nomar was at .403 on July 3, 2000.

It's fun to follow. I'm glad they banned the shift.

I've added Nomar...thanks for the catch!


Arraez got back up to .403 Friday, 6/23.
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[jayshum]

Originally Posted by nolemmings

Back to .400 with another 5 hit game. Wow.

You beat me to posting about it. 2 5 for 5 games with a 1 for 4 in between. What's hard to believe from today's game is that he went 5-5 and the Marlins scored 11 runs but he only scored once.