As someone who has followed the Blue Jays from Day One -- I was there on that cold, snowy, blustery Opening Day in 1977 -- I've been watching the current edition of the Jays with some bemusement. Here's a team that doesn't hit well except for round-trippers. Now, who does that remind one of?
Here are two sets of lines in order, BA, OBP, SLG and OPS:
.239, .307, .448, .755
.236, .302, .478, .780
The top line is the current edition of the Jays as of June 24, line two is the career average for Dave 'King Kong' Kingman.
I don't worry that much about batting average as a stat -- arguably the least meaningful of the four -- but OBP is a concern as are Ks.
For the record, the current edition of the Jays is not quite as woeful as King Kong. Collectively -- and this includes pitchers -- they are whiffing once every 4.3 ABs, compared to Kingman who struck out once every 3.7 ABs.
Kingman was never a success despite leading the league in round-trippers in two seasons and finishing second on four occasions and neither, it appears, will be the Jays who currently lead the AL in home runs.
You are so critical, eh?!
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