SmurfJooce

SmurfJooce t1_iteylvj wrote

Reply to comment by adamcoe 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]

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.

https://stathead.com/baseball/player-comparison.cgi?request=1&sum=0&player_id1=gwynnto01&p1yrfrom=1994&player_id2=olerujo01&p2yrfrom=1993&type=b

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SmurfJooce t1_itafake wrote

Reply to comment by hatel0ve-k 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]

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.

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