Comments on: Swinging Works Too http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/swinging-works-too/ Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:38:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John C. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/swinging-works-too/#comment-67609 John C. Sat, 21 Mar 2009 07:23:49 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/swinging-works-too/#comment-67609 Dave, you jinxed him. He not only snapped the streak the day you wrote this but did so by walking twice in a row. P.S. THE MARINERS #15? ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR FREAKING MIND? Dave, you jinxed him. He not only snapped the streak the day you wrote this but did so by walking twice in a row.

P.S. THE MARINERS #15? ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR FREAKING MIND?

]]> By: Nathan http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/swinging-works-too/#comment-36191 Nathan Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:08:35 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/swinging-works-too/#comment-36191 His team's going nowhere, so why not have some fun with it? I'd be hacking too if I played for a perennial laughing stock. I always enjoy seeing how far players can take these streaks. I was watching the Yankee game last year where Tony Peña, Jr. snapped his 244 walkless plate appearance streak. The Royals bench laughed and gave him a mini-standing ovation as Peña returned their smiles, which was nice to see from a team mired in last place with no designs on contention any time in the foreseeable future. They even requested the game ball which Mike Sweeney promptly scribbled upon. Something funny I'm sure. His team’s going nowhere, so why not have some fun with it? I’d be hacking too if I played for a perennial laughing stock.

I always enjoy seeing how far players can take these streaks. I was watching the Yankee game last year where Tony Peña, Jr. snapped his 244 walkless plate appearance streak. The Royals bench laughed and gave him a mini-standing ovation as Peña returned their smiles, which was nice to see from a team mired in last place with no designs on contention any time in the foreseeable future. They even requested the game ball which Mike Sweeney promptly scribbled upon. Something funny I’m sure.

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