Manny, Manny, Manny -- the records keep coming
Manny Ramirez is hitting, not talking. He’s not even talking about his hitting, which is almost as impressive as when he first arrived as a Dodger.
Of course, back then, both his hitting and talking were impressive.
But for a guy who turns 38 next month, Manny looks very comfortable at the plate. Looks like a guy whose confidence is again growing, following last season’s disappointing second half.
And are you ready for this: Manny Ramirez, batting champion.
It could happen. He’s already won one batting title -- in 2002 when he hit .349 for the Red Sox.
Because of his 548 career home runs, Manny is normally viewed as a power hitter. But he also hits extremely well for average. He has a career .313 mark and has finished in the top 10 five different times.
He went 3-for-4 Wednesday in the Dodgers’ 14-6 blowout victory over the Reds, raising his current average to .421. He trails only Washington’s Ivan Rodriguez, who’s at .444.
Yeah, it’s a tad ridiculous to be thinking about batting titles after 14 games, but with Manny, it’s at least worth noting.
Particularly because it’s part of his strong start. Every week he seems to be posting some historic career number.
Wednesday, it was RBI. His two against the Reds gave him 1,800 for his career. He’s one of only 19 players in major-league history to reach the mark.
Rank Player RBI Bats
1. Hank Aaron 2,297 R
2. Babe Ruth 2,213 L
3. Cap Anson 2,075 R
4. Barry Bonds 1,996 L
5. Lou Gehrig 1,995 L
6. Stan Musial 1,951 L
7. Ty Cobb 1,938 L
8. Jimmie Foxx 1,922 R
9. Eddie Murray 1,917 S
10. Willie Mays 1,903 R
11. Mel Ott 1,860 L
12. Carl Yastrzemski 1,844 L
13. Ted Williams 1,839 L
14. Rafael Palmeiro 1,835 L
15. Dave Winfield 1,833 R
16. Ken Griffey Jr. 1,832 L
17. Al Simmons 1,827 R
18. Frank Robinson 1,812 R
19. Manny Ramirez 1,800 R
20. Honus Wagner 1,733 R
21. Alex Rodriguez 1,726 R
If he has a big season, he could leap-frog some legendary names and even pass Willie Mays to crack the top 10.
Earlier this season, he reached the 2,500-hit plateau and tied Mike Schmidt for 14th on the all-time home run list.
Manny has a semi-modest, for him, two home runs, but he is definitely hitting. Hitting well enough to have others talking about it.
-- Steve Dilbeck
Of course, back then, both his hitting and talking were impressive.
But for a guy who turns 38 next month, Manny looks very comfortable at the plate. Looks like a guy whose confidence is again growing, following last season’s disappointing second half.
And are you ready for this: Manny Ramirez, batting champion.
It could happen. He’s already won one batting title -- in 2002 when he hit .349 for the Red Sox.
Because of his 548 career home runs, Manny is normally viewed as a power hitter. But he also hits extremely well for average. He has a career .313 mark and has finished in the top 10 five different times.
He went 3-for-4 Wednesday in the Dodgers’ 14-6 blowout victory over the Reds, raising his current average to .421. He trails only Washington’s Ivan Rodriguez, who’s at .444.
Yeah, it’s a tad ridiculous to be thinking about batting titles after 14 games, but with Manny, it’s at least worth noting.
Particularly because it’s part of his strong start. Every week he seems to be posting some historic career number.
Wednesday, it was RBI. His two against the Reds gave him 1,800 for his career. He’s one of only 19 players in major-league history to reach the mark.
Rank Player RBI Bats
1. Hank Aaron 2,297 R
2. Babe Ruth 2,213 L
3. Cap Anson 2,075 R
4. Barry Bonds 1,996 L
5. Lou Gehrig 1,995 L
6. Stan Musial 1,951 L
7. Ty Cobb 1,938 L
8. Jimmie Foxx 1,922 R
9. Eddie Murray 1,917 S
10. Willie Mays 1,903 R
11. Mel Ott 1,860 L
12. Carl Yastrzemski 1,844 L
13. Ted Williams 1,839 L
14. Rafael Palmeiro 1,835 L
15. Dave Winfield 1,833 R
16. Ken Griffey Jr. 1,832 L
17. Al Simmons 1,827 R
18. Frank Robinson 1,812 R
19. Manny Ramirez 1,800 R
20. Honus Wagner 1,733 R
21. Alex Rodriguez 1,726 R
If he has a big season, he could leap-frog some legendary names and even pass Willie Mays to crack the top 10.
Earlier this season, he reached the 2,500-hit plateau and tied Mike Schmidt for 14th on the all-time home run list.
Manny has a semi-modest, for him, two home runs, but he is definitely hitting. Hitting well enough to have others talking about it.
-- Steve Dilbeck
Proof read your numbers my friend. You're a zero off in his hit plateau.
Posted by: drbenk | 04/22/2010 at 09:27 AM
Manny = dirty!
the kind of dirt that cant be cleaned
Posted by: These Dodgers Suck | 04/22/2010 at 10:05 AM
drbenk: Wow, that Manny really is good! I had not idea ... sorry, I got a tad carried away. It has been corrected, thanks.
Posted by: Steve Dilbeck | 04/22/2010 at 10:13 AM
A more interesting statistic IMHO is rbi/game. For the top 21 rbi leaders here are the numbers:
Aaron 0.696482717
Ruth 0.884139033
Anson 0.822829964
Bonds 0.66845278
Gehrig 0.921903882
Musial 0.644745539
Cobb 0.638550247
Foxx 0.829520932
Murray 0.633509584
Mays 0.636029412
Ott 0.681318681
Yaz 0.557436518
Williams 0.802356021
Palmiero 0.648180855
Winfield 0.61654894
Griffy 0.691581729
Simmons 0.8248307
Robinson 0.645299145
Ramirez 0.811176205
Wagner 0.62034384
A-Rod 0.787155963
Ruth, Anson, Gehrig, Foxx and Simmons have a higher rbi/game than Manny. Ted Williams and A-Rod are close behind.
Posted by: Fred | 04/22/2010 at 12:37 PM
Don't forget Steve, He's part of the Dynamic Trio.
Posted by: oldbrooklynfan | 04/22/2010 at 02:48 PM