Spring Training Stats Mean Nothing Right?
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Quick, I’ll give you two guesses as to who’s hit the most home runs this spring…
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Yeah, I wouldn’t have guessed that either. It’s Detroit Tigers catcher, Ivan Rodriguez. The veteran backstop who is closer in age to Yankees DH Billy Crystal than some rookies (that’s an exaggeration) has six home runs in 12 games this spring. He’s averaging a home run every 5.33 at-bats.
Now, he won’t keep that pace up all year, but what do you guys think about a little game of over/under? Pudge hit 11 bombs last season and over the past three years has averaged 12.5 homers per year. So, let’s set the over/under there.
Over/Under 12.5 home runs for Pudge in 2008? (Leave your answers below in the comments)
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March 16th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
Under!!!!!
March 16th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
over. he’s playing to get one last decent contract. i say 15 bombs!
March 23rd, 2008 at 7:58 pm
over
March 29th, 2008 at 11:46 am
over… but not much over… i agree… it’s a contract year
April 2nd, 2008 at 10:17 am
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