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Nearly his first times with Boston when he got out trying for the opposite field he was told "that's not what you're here for, swing away" Just a story to fill a book? Maybe? But taking an approach that's more suitable to your skills and way of thinking is generally good for most people. Look at his AB/HR across that time and beyond. 2001 16.83 2002 20.6 2003 14.45 2004 14.19 2005 12.78 2006 10.33 2007 16.68 2008 18.08 The years after are roughly the same without doing the math. Around 30 in about 4-500AB His last couple years in MN he was actually a better HR hitter than he was in 2003 and 4. And really only had one outlier year where he was really a lot better. I think you'll find a lot of players who had that one crazy year. Maris and George Foster come to mind immediately, and they were probably not doping. |
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So the 750 ops hitter will always be a 750 ops hitter , period? And I do think it’s probable he used. If you have been on a post HS sports team since mid 1980’s you realize it was/is rampant. There are some Players at all levels, who use and you would never know, because they never had the natural talent of a Bonds or Arod. To think otherwise is tomfoolery. FWIW 1998 was the most entertaining season I personally ever enjoyed. Thomas
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My original response was to a poster that claimed Ortiz never went through any transformation at all. Then claimed it was because of a hitting coach. |
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The AB/HR stats are what they are. I didn't bother with going to thousandths or beyond. An OPS difference somewhat early in a career is probably not at all unusual for a star player. I believe because OPS is affected by many things besides what the player can do naturally. Ted Williams, Lou Gehrig, Reggie Jackson, Willie Mays, and to a lesser degree Mantle, All had 100-200 point jumps right about between their second and third full seasons. A couple others I checked didn't, Ott and Musial. |
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Manfred never said Ortiz was a false positive. He said at least 10 of the 104 positives MAY have been false positives and Ortiz POSSIBLY could have been in the 10, as could have any player. No one knows who the 10 were since the records were destroyed. Those 10 were not re-tested because they easily reached the 5% failure threshold which triggered future testing according to the agreement with the Union.
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Nah...it's just pure coincidence this all happened when he teamed up with Man-Ram.
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To be fair, he no doubt got a bump in performance just being in the same lineup as Ramirez. |
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And Manny will never get any serious consideration for the Hall. Basically just written off as a dirtbag.
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One played the part of the lovable bumbling buffoon and the other was his genuine arsehole self. Ortiz gets a big A+ for using the media to his advantage.
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