Red Sox put in a waiver claim for Brian Giles today. Just doesn't seem to be a big deal on August 7, 2008. But consider this... I present the ALL TIME top 20 list in OPS through 2002:
1. Babe Ruth 1.164
2. Ted Williams 1.116
3. Lou Gehrig 1.080
4. Jimmie Foxx 1.038
5. Todd Helton 1.032
6. Barry Bonds 1.023
7. Hank Greenberg 1.017
8. Rogers Hornsby 1.010
9. Manny Ramirez 1.010
10. Frank Thomas 1.000
11. BRIAN GILES .986
12. Mark McGwire .982
13. Jim Thome .982
14. Mickey Mantle .977
15. Joe DiMaggio .977
16. Stan Musial .976
17. Vladimir Guerrero .973
18. Larry Walker .973
19. Jason Giambi .968
20. Jeff Bagwell .965
Giles 11th? Well, his 4 year run of 1999-2002 is unreal. Average of 37 HR, 109 RBI, 109 BB, .309 AVG.
Today on the Towelboys show, we discussed comparing ballplayers to cars. I came up with...
- Paul Konerko is like a 2008 Dodge Viper. Expensive and tops out at about .220
- Juan Uribe is like a Ford Festiva. Compact, not too fast, tacky, and Spanish is usually heard coming out of it.
Yesterday, Jim Thome hit his 6th career homer off Justin Verlander. Owns him, eh? That's not even close for the record for most homers hit off one pitcher. Duke Snider hit 19 of his 407 bombs off Warren Spahn. My dream is to compile an extensive historical batter vs. pitcher log, and I've started an excel sheet with batters who have hit 10+ HR off a given pitcher. Stay tuned...
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