I think we're less likely to see a 56-game hitting streak again, but batting .406 was a greater accomplishment.
Just for the reason you cite, everything has to fall the right way for the streak to occur and that's hard to do. But we're more likely to see a skilled enough hitter to do what williams did. Plus, Williams wasn't the only person ever to hit. 400. So it can be done multiple times. On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 5:33 PM, Steve Gendron <[email protected]> wrote: > Boy, it sure is quiet in redsoxnation on the morning after a sweep in the > Bronx. It is good to see the boys getting on track. Beckett looks like an > ace again, Gonzalez looks to be worth every penny, Papelbon is focused, > …good stuff. > > > > Yesterday was the 70th anniversary of the start of the historic 56 game > hitting streak by Joe D. The streak happened in the same year that Teddy > Ballgame hit .406. There was a discussion on the air last night about which > accomplishment was greater. All three commentators agreed that the 56 game > streak was the greater of the two. And indeed, DiMaggio was awarded the MVP > in 1941, due in large part to his feat. > > > > I have to take issue with that. It seems to me that a hitting streak has a > lot more to do with luck than anything else. Batting average is a much > better indication of how great a hitter you are. Admittedly, Joe D. had a > great average as well (.357 in 1941), and I think the Yankees won the World > Series that year, so maybe you could make the case that he deserved the > MVP. But was the streak a greater accomplishment? I don’t think so. In my > opinion, it is more likely that we see the 56 game mark broken in our > lifetimes, than to see someone bat .406 again. > > > > What do you think? > > > > Steve G. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en.
