Jake Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 (edited) A real question is....how did he only finish 22nd in MVP voting in 2006? .313 BA, 35 HR, 113 RBI EDIT: Clearly didn't help that Dye had .315/44/120 and Thome had .288/42/109 How did THAT team not win? lol Edited May 24, 2012 by Jake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 QUOTE (Jake @ May 24, 2012 -> 10:51 AM) A real question is....how did he only finish 22nd in MVP voting in 2006? .313 BA, 35 HR, 113 RBI EDIT: Clearly didn't help that Dye had .315/44/120 and Thome had .288/42/109 How did THAT team not win? lol They did, 90 times, and they were in a very tough division that year. Then in the 2nd half the pitching fell apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Paulie has a .420 BABIP. I think it's safe to say he won't hit .381 this year, but we should all prepare for the inevitable. I agree that Paulie is not going to bat .381 nor slug .633 this season, but it isn't just a fluke that he's putting up these insane numbers this season. Paulie has always been an elite fastball hitter. Guy batting before Paulie with an OBP near .400 = Paulie sees more fastballs Guy batting after Paulie with a SLG near .500 = Paulie sees more fastballs Pitchers, especially righties, really don't want to walk Paulie when there's usually a guy on base (who probably walked himself) and AJ lurking on deck. They aren't going to throw him as many off-speed pitches If Dunn and AJ continue to produce at the same rates, which isn't too much of a stretch, then Paulie will continue to see a lot of fastballs at the plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogan873 Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 (edited) QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 24, 2012 -> 10:31 AM) I heard even teams in other sports are retiring his number. There's a kid on my son's baseball team that wears #14, and I started yelling at him through the fence last night that he isn't fit to wear that number. His dad came over to see what was going on, and I simply said, "Never forget." He quickly bowed his head and said he would rip the number 1 off the kid's jersey later that night. Edited May 24, 2012 by pittshoganerkoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ May 24, 2012 -> 11:39 AM) There's a kid on my son's baseball team that wears #14, and I started yelling at him through the fence last night that he isn't fit to wear that number. His dad came over to see what was going on, and I simply said, "Never forget." He quickly bowed his head and said he would rip the number 1 off the kid's jersey later that night. They should lock up the dad for even allowing it to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 24, 2012 -> 10:11 AM) He was reincarnated and you still doubt him? I doubt his ability to hit .381. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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