Comments on: Comparing Achievements http://www.jeffjsnider.com/archives/comparing-achievements/ (for lack of a better name) Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:29:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: BG http://www.jeffjsnider.com/archives/comparing-achievements/comment-page-1/#comment-2635 BG Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:08:18 +0000 http://www.jeffjsnider.com/archives/comparing-achievements/#comment-2635 Nice breakdown. I agree that Hershiser's record is as impressive and as unbreakable as the other two. Of course, if we're going pitching records, Cy Young's win total (was it 536?) is easily the most unbreakable record. But that one almost deserves its own category. I agree that both hitting records discussed are quite safe from being broken, at least anytime soon. But, if one were to be broken, I still think it is the .406 barrier. I have no statistical evidence for this like Jeff does, but I do have this thought to ponder. Have any of you, including the great "Snidog", ever hit in 56 consecutive city league games off of underhand pitches moving very slowly? I doubt it. (By the way, if you have kept track of this, it's time to retire from city league ball.) But have any of you hit .406 or higher for a season in city league ball? I'll bet so. Thanks for entertaining posts, Jeff. -BG Nice breakdown. I agree that Hershiser’s record is as impressive and as unbreakable as the other two. Of course, if we’re going pitching records, Cy Young’s win total (was it 536?) is easily the most unbreakable record. But that one almost deserves its own category.

I agree that both hitting records discussed are quite safe from being broken, at least anytime soon. But, if one were to be broken, I still think it is the .406 barrier. I have no statistical evidence for this like Jeff does, but I do have this thought to ponder. Have any of you, including the great “Snidog”, ever hit in 56 consecutive city league games off of underhand pitches moving very slowly? I doubt it. (By the way, if you have kept track of this, it’s time to retire from city league ball.) But have any of you hit .406 or higher for a season in city league ball? I’ll bet so.

Thanks for entertaining posts, Jeff.

-BG

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