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Posted by Steve L. on September 14th, 2005 · Comments (4)
Albeit conventional wisdom or not, many think that the triple is most exciting play in baseball.
Here are the how many triples each A.L. team has, to date, this season:
Yankees are dead last here. But, look at the top five teams in this chart and the bottom four teams. Doesn’t it appear that those who triple a lot are losing teams and those that do not triple often are winning teams?
Yes, it might be an exciting play – but, winning is even more satisfying.
A surplus of triples is usually a product of the unusual configuration of the stadium in question. Except for individual totals where speed is the determining factor, triples are not a skill you can get better at.
I agree. Comerica is contributing a lot more to that Detroit total than Pudge’s spry young knees.
Thanks for the laugh, hopbitters! =)
Lance Johnson & Christian Guzman had high triples numbers.
That’s all you need to know about that