Mets Jeff McNeil wins NL Batting Title!

Rad_Hazard · #1 10-07-2022, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by John1941

Well, I'm happy. I picked him up for my fantasy baseball team after the draft as a free agent.

I've always liked him anyhow. .300 hitters are hard to find these days.

Nice ball, btw.

Agreed, it's great to see a throwback slap hitter who just hits em' where they ain't win the batting title. He reminds me a lot of Ichiro in his approach and execution. I saw Ichiro hit an infield single in Seattle in 2010 and McNeil hit an infield single this year, both were eerily similar.

clydepepper · #2 10-07-2022, 11:41 AM

Though 'My' Braves otherwise dominated the Mets during that last series, McNeil was outstanding. If Alonso and Lindor had done as well, the series results would have been reversed.

It gave me an upset stomach when the Braves then lost 2 of 3 to the lowly Marlins...never a good sign to end a regular season that way.

But, I'm glad they get five days off instead of having to play tonight, tomorrow and possibly Sunday, then be 'rewarded' by having to face the Dodgers.

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G1911 · #3 10-07-2022, 12:00 PM

An impressive recovery from last season too. Not many .300 hitters this year.

Rad_Hazard · #4 10-07-2022, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by G1911

An impressive recovery from last season too. Not many .300 hitters this year.

Very impressive. He had a big power year, then tried to duplicate it in 2020 and it backfired. He went back to his choke-up/slap-hitting ways and now he has a batting title.

nat · #5 10-07-2022, 02:33 PM

Both batting titles went to slap hitters this year. Luis Arraez won the AL title while hitting all of 8 home runs.

Rad_Hazard · #6 10-07-2022, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by nat

Both batting titles went to slap hitters this year. Luis Arraez won the AL title while hitting all of 8 home runs.

Yep, I love it! McNeil had 9 home runs. I was watching an interview and he always chokes up on that knobless bat, but he had to separate his hands a bit while he recovered from a finger injury, so the announcers were talking about him looking like Willie Keeler. Any time a Willie Keeler reference is brought up to compare a modern day player then they are doing it right.

Here is his standard grip:

mrreality68 · #7 10-07-2022, 03:22 PM

agree he is a very good small ball player/hitter. He is less valuable when he is going for long ball.
As long as they use him right like they have all year then his is great for his role. Now he is a batting Champ.

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