I simply answered the questions: which was more likely. .400 hitter is definitely more likely.
But neither is likely. On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 8:54 AM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > Stephen Jay Gould wrote a chapter in one of his books saying the same > thing. He noted that competitive systems start with wide variations in > fitness and then move towards a mean. So there is a lower standard > deviation of averages now, and thus no more .400 hitters. > > It's interesting to note that the steroids era destabilized things, and > that's how we got the McGwire/Sosa race. At the time, I had attributed it > to excessive expansion. > > > On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 7:25 AM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I don't think we'll ever see either one again. With the advent of 1-inning >> closers and relief specialists, there is just too >> much pitching (although certainly diluted by expansion). In this case, you >> can't really go by past history (i.e., other >> players hitting .400 prior to Williams). And we seem to be in a >> pitching-dominant time period right now (Jose Bautista >> excepted). >> >> Great win last night..... When they were down 6-0, I was pretty frustrated >> with the possibility of only spending 1 day at .500 >> before dropping down again. But this may be the game that springs them >> onto a nice winning streak for a while. No one else >> has run away with the division (although Tampa Bay certainly looks like >> they could). Time for the Sox to do just that. >> >> Dan D >> Central NJ USA >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Steve Gendron <[email protected]> >> *To:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Mon, May 16, 2011 5:33:09 PM >> *Subject:* Williams or DiMaggio >> >> 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. >> > > > > -- > Author of Robot > Haiku<http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1440511977?ie=UTF8&tag=rayspicks&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1440511977> > : Poems > for humans to read until their robots decide it's kill time. > > -- > 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.
