Thursday, September 02, 2004
Chasing .400
Ichiro! appears unstoppable. Another 3-5 tonight leaves him at 219 hits and counting, in 583 at bats for sa .376 batting average. It is his fifth straight multi-hit game.
There are 29 games remaining. Over his last 29 games, Ichiro got 124 ABs. If he gets 117 at bats to finish at a nice round 700, then he will need 280 hits to finish at .400. That is 61 hits in 117 at bats, a .521 clip and an average of a little over 2 hits a game.
Against some of the top teams in the American League in Oakland, Boston, Anaheim, Texas, Cleveland and Chicago, this is HIGHLY unlikely.
Isn't it?
There are 29 games remaining. Over his last 29 games, Ichiro got 124 ABs. If he gets 117 at bats to finish at a nice round 700, then he will need 280 hits to finish at .400. That is 61 hits in 117 at bats, a .521 clip and an average of a little over 2 hits a game.
Against some of the top teams in the American League in Oakland, Boston, Anaheim, Texas, Cleveland and Chicago, this is HIGHLY unlikely.
Isn't it?
