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Post by hehatesshe on Aug 1, 2020 3:10:30 GMT
1993 was the year I truly got into sports, watching that MLB season. I couldn't stand the Blow Jays, as all the fairweather fans came out of the woodwork to cheer them on in the 1992 playoffs. I specifically remember my aunt cheering Alomar's HR off Eck. Following in my older cousin's footsteps, the A's had been my team. So in 1993 I started watching the Braves (they were the only other MLB team regularly shown on TV). That Braves-Giants divisional race between the two best teams in MLB, going down to the final day, is the best race I've seen. One thing I didn't realize at the time, was how good of a standout, career season the Cubs catcher was having at the time. Rick Wilkins had a slash line of .303/.376/.561 for a .937 OPS and 151 OPS+, with 30 HR, 73 RBI in exactly 500 PS (446 AB). He also caught over 1000 innings for the only time in his career, and threw out 46% of the 122 attempts to steal a base against him (league average was 31%). He didn't garner a single award, not even a top 10 finish. His career line is .244/.332/.410 with 81 career HR. Im sure I've used this before on a thread like this, but former Madden NFL cover boy Peyton Hillis always comes to mind. 1177 yards and 11 touchdowns and 4.4 ypc in his breakout 3rd year, under 1300 yards and 6 touchdowns with 3.6 ypc the rest of his career.
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