hatel0ve-k t1_itadm8b wrote
Reply to comment by A_Silverback_Gorilla in TIL in 1989 Youppi!, Montreal Expos Mascot, became the first, and only, mascot to ever be thrown out of a Major League game. by [deleted]
Yeah, they were 1st in 1994, but then the MLB we t on strike
SmurfJooce t1_itafake wrote
And it also cost Tony Gwynn the chance at the only .400 season since Ted Williams in 1941. He finished at a phenomenal .394 for the shortened season, and was warming up, with .423 in the second half of the year.
People talk about how far ahead of everyone Wayne Gretzky or Jerry Rice or whoever is... but we will NEVER see another Tony Gwynn-level hitter. He could go oh-for-THREETHOUSAND and still have a .300 lifetime average. He struck out three times in a game exactly ONCE in 2,440 career games. Ridiculous stuff.
adamcoe t1_itdpvg2 wrote
Not for nothing but John Olerud hit 400 into August just one year prior. Obviously not even close to the same level over their careers but Gwynn wasn't the only guy with a realistic shot at 400 for a season.
SmurfJooce t1_iteylvj wrote
I tried to find a way to shit on your comment (tastefully, of course). All I could do was, 1993 was an expansion year, Olerud ended at .363, and he struck out over 3 times as often as Gwynn. But Olerud also had 200+ more plate appearances, more hits, runs, RBI, doubles, triples, and twice as many home runs as Gwynn.
Except for ending at .363, I'm very surprised at how 1993 Olerud compares to 1994 Gwynn. Thanks for pointing that out.
doctor-rumack t1_itqbsvo wrote
That '94 Expos team was stacked. Larry Walker, Pedro Martinez, John Wetteland, Moises Alou, Wil Cordero, Cliff Floyd, Marquis Grissom, Rondell White, and managed by Felipe Alou..
Lots of all stars, but also a ton of guys who went on to have long MLB careers. The team was completely dismantled within a few years and the only star they had after that was Vlad Guerrero Sr.
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