2018 MLB Spring Training Running Thread

The Ray Rice Elevator Video
Wasn’t me!

 

I see, and the thread was revived recently. That makes a little more sense. It was still misleading on your part to post that without context, but we all know better than to expect honesty from you, especially when I'm the topic.

 

You seem oddly focused on whether or not I masturbated. I'm concerned.

 

It’s impossible with all that space you take up in my head.

 

The first step is admitting you have a problem.

 

Jose Altuve has 1,250 hits. He is one of four players under age 30 in the Top 50 active players for hits. He is 49th. The others are Justin Upton, Elvis Andrus, and Starlin Castro. Upton has the most of that group at 1,467.

As a group, they have four 200-hit seasons. Altuve has four of those. Castro had 207 hits in 2011. Safe to say only Altuve has a chance to consistently rack up 200-hit seasons going forward.

If Altuve averages 211 hits the next 10 years in a row (as he has the last four), he will have 3,362 hits. That puts him 198 hits ahead of Pete Rose after his age 37 season. Of course, Pete collected about 900 more. So even though Altuve could be on pace for the all-time hits record, I don't think he'll be around nearly long enough to get it.

 

YF wanted to come back, but none of us could stand the son of a bitch when he was here.

(Just kidding)

 

Maybe he becomes the first Octuple-A player.

 

How did this become about Altuve chasing the all-time hits record? A little premature, no?

 

Who else has a chance?