Kuiper, my favorite player ever, has never come out and explained his power surge of 1977. He, hit...

Kuiper, my favorite player ever, has never come out and explained his power surge of 1977. He, hit 0 homers the year before, and 0 homers the year after and, frankly, 0 homers in the other 3,753 plate appearances of his career. So what happened in 1977? I prefer to believe he was clean.

Posnanski on 32 Flukiest Home Run Seasons (SI.com)

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25. Rich Aurilia, 2001 (37 homers)

That remarkable 2001 season — .324/.369/.572, a 146 OPS+ — came out of nowhere. It wasn’t only the spike in home runs. His Wins Above Replacement that year was 6.5 — that’s MVP territory. His WAR the rest of his career combined was 3.7.

by Missing Barry on Sep 24, 2010 8:39 AM PDT reply actions

I’m a little surprised to not see Rowand on the list.

co-dad w/AfDC of
Ishikawa, the Topps Rookie All Star Team's First baseman. Does he get a chance in 2010?
"Because I don’t know what it means anymore, in the PCL. It’s almost like years ago."
"That’s not to say Buster isn’t fully committed or all-in. He is. He’s smart and he’s got the advance reports. Anybody who said he’s not ready to catch in the big leagues is crazy because he’s a pretty good catcher, especially throwing." - Sabean 7/11/10

by kennv on Sep 24, 2010 10:44 AM PDT reply actions