Yes
No
jpx7 (09-11-2019)
I'd offer 3/70 or there abouts. I'm guessing he gets a guaranteed 4th year though.
jpx7 (09-11-2019)
Now up to 39 HRs and 36 SB...
Get off my lawn!
Dalyn (09-12-2019), jpx7 (09-13-2019), UNCBlue012 (09-13-2019)
goldfly (09-13-2019), Runnin (09-13-2019), UNCBlue012 (09-13-2019)
I'd like to change my vote.
I can't believe he stole 3rd on Realmuto, but it was probably more on Smyly.
FFF - BB, BB, 2B, HR, 2B, HR, 1B, BB, BB, 1B, BB, BB, HR
Yeah I think he gets there now.
This is getting tight. Other than Freeman being healthy, this is the thing I now want most in the regular season. And not just because of the whole 40/40 thing. Mainly I want it because if Acuna barely misses it like this, I could easily see him slumping big time in the playoffs. Whether you care about it or not, it is obvious he has been pressing to try to get it. That means HE cares about it. The rest of our games in the regular season no longer matter all that much. He should be running every time he gets on base.
Acuna should shut down this whole 40-40 project. At this point the priority has to be being healthy and in good form for the playoffs.
"I am a victim, I will tell you. I am a victim."
"I am your retribution."
It's hard to steal bases at will. That's why I didn't think he was going to get there. Everything has to be perfect - a single or walk with nobody on. The guy behind him seeing pitches (twice on Friday Albies got a single on the first or second pitch he saw, with Acuna on first). And then actually succeeding. This is why steals tend to come in bunches. Those things have to line up just right. It's toughto be so close, even though in reality 40 is an arbitrary number. How many 40/37 guys have there been in MLB history?
It seems like most of those who get close but not quite there are short on the HR side. Beltran, for example, had a 38/42 season. Vlad had a 39/40 season. Kemp had a 39/40. Soriano had a 39/41. Bonds had one the other way with a 40/37. Johnson had a 36/41. Davis had a 37/50. Bobby Bonds had a 37/41 and a 39/43. Mays had a 36/40. So, it looks like Bonds might be the only one who has got so close and missed like that on the steals side of things. But I probably missed someone.
Last edited by Dalyn; 09-23-2019 at 11:10 AM.
I think he’s been pressing too. If he can get those last 3 sb I think he’ll relax and go on a tear.