He has 2,056 hits at age 33.
If he piles on four 200 hit seasons and a couple of 250 hit seasons for another 10 or 7 good years he will rech 3,00 hits at about age 43!
Did anyone else notice that?
2007-08-15 05:58:36 · 19 answers · asked by #1 New York Yankees Fan 6 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Sorry, It was a HUGE typo I ment 150 hits.
250 hits is insane. He will never do that.
2007-08-15 06:38:57 · update #1
Good thing he only needs 200 hits 4 times and 250 hits two of those times.
Btw, 250 hits has happened 7 times in baseball history (once since 1930 - Ichiro.)
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2007-08-15 06:23:08 · answer #1 · answered by Kris 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Damon has has exactly one 200-hit season (and one near-miss, at 197 hits). To expect him to get another four is unrealistic.
He has averaged about 165 or so hits per year through his career. Another 6 years at that rate would get him to 3000. The big question is whether he can keep going for that long, at that rate of production. This year, his numbers are down pretty much across the board - fewer hits, less power, and so on. It may just be an off year due to injury, or it may be the beginning of a decline (not uncommon once players move into their mid-30s). If it's the latter, I don't see him making 3000.
2007-08-15 07:17:05 · answer #2 · answered by JerH1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
With Cabrera playing regularly in center field, and Damon's arm pretty much shot, you have to wonder if he's going to get the chance to see much playing time in New York. There were rumors that he'd be sent to Baltimore at the deadline.
It seems like he may not go past the end of his current contract. It also seems like the Yankees overpaid to get him (4 years, $48 million).
2007-08-15 13:52:01 · answer #3 · answered by wdx2bb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hehehe.
He seems too broken down for play for much longer and I think 200 hits it a bit far fetched if you are getting injured.
If he could get 150 hits a year, he would need 6 of them to get to 3000. He doesn't strike me as a 3000 hit guy though.
2007-08-15 06:03:51 · answer #4 · answered by brettj666 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Who would notice. In 7 to 10 years there will be 200 other players hitting other more important milestones.
2007-08-15 06:36:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Damon will not play long enough to reach that milestone. His body is breaking down in front of our eyes. He will not be able to play a full season again without injuries. He is a great lead off hitter, but I just can't see him doing it.
2007-08-15 07:04:08 · answer #6 · answered by lkycharmz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he plays until 40, there is no doubt. He is very underrated. Not his fault he played with the Royals, so he wasn't really noticed until he went to big market Boston. He got over 800 hits with the Royals.
He has averaged almost 160 hits per season. So if he did that over 6 years he would be almost 40. So it's not crazy, especially with the longevity of players today.
2007-08-15 06:03:45 · answer #7 · answered by Veritas et Aequitas () 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
If he has a couple of 250 hit seasons.. I will **** a chicken.
2007-08-18 16:44:42 · answer #8 · answered by Dollar$ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
by your stats if he plays for seven more years he will need to get 135 hits per season. he is having a bad year and he has 98 hits. if he can get over his injury he can make it.
2007-08-15 06:21:32 · answer #9 · answered by civil_seismic_eng 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He WONT hit 3000, he has terrible back problems, and he wont be playin at the age 42.
2007-08-15 07:48:22 · answer #10 · answered by Jay 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋