July 25th, 2007
Now playing at shortstop…Dave Kingman
Yet another one of Feeding the Monster’s astute readers (are there any other kind?) sends in this interesting observation: Julio Lugo has six HRs and 47 RBIs, while Derek “Cap’t Intangibles” Jeter has 7 homers and 49 RBIs. This is somewhat remarkable, considering Jeter’s hit further down (usually second or third) and is on a Yankees team that’s leading the league in many offensive categories; Lugo, meanwhile, suffered through an 0-for-June. That’s not to say that the two are anywhere close to being at the same level: Jeter has .401 OBP, good for 10th in the AL; Lugo’s .290 puts him 85th. (Who woulda thunk that Lugo would turn into a SS version of Dave Kingman? Kingman’s career averages: 25 HRs, 76 RBIs, .301 OBP. Lugo’s projected ‘07 totals: 11 HRs, 76 RBIs, .290 OBP.)
(An aside: in response to Jack’s query on yesterday’s GD post, “catholic |ˈkaθ(ə)lik| adjective 1 (esp. of a person’s tastes) including a wide variety of things; all-embracing.”)
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You just won me an argument about “catholic,” my man. Thank you.
Comment by TimmyMac — July 25, 2007 @ 3:27 pm
Looks like Michael Kay is going to have to take down his hear-shaped photo of Derek Jeter from his wall and replace it with one of Loogie. I was going to make a joke involving Kay, some lube and tissues up in the booth, but I don’t want to get banned from here.
Comment by rog — July 25, 2007 @ 4:11 pm