Jose Reyes - 51 triples, 11 this year, age 24
Carl Crawford - 74 triples, 9 this year, age 26
MLB record - 309 triples, Sam Crawford
2007-08-21 20:44:34 · 15 answers · asked by iknowball 5 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Jose Reyes
2007-08-21 20:47:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some things will have to change before anyone can make a serious run at the triples record. It could happen, as they juiced up the ball and lowered the mound so home runs could be hit. (Never mind about it -- don't even want to get into PEDs.)
One thing is that some stadiums will have to be built that will have an alley or a big center field that will help keep the ball in the outfield for an extra second or two. Considering when Crawford played (and ALL of the top 10 triples guys) baseball will have to start enforcing the gloves size rule. Also, a manager or two will have to be sensitive to the value of a triple and not stop everyone at second the way most do. I LIVE to see someone really make a run at it. I would be happy just to see a guy reach 200. It's been forever since that happened.
2007-08-22 09:27:24 · answer #2 · answered by Sarrafzedehkhoee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I honestly don't think so.
Reyes has 51 triples in 559 career games.
Crawford has 74 in 793 games.
Curtis Granderson has 32 in 338 games.
In other words, each of these players gets about 15 triples per 162 games.
In order to reach 309, Reyes would have to continue that pace for another 17-18 years, Crawford for 15-16 years, and Granderson for another 18-19 years. I can't see these guys getting 15 triples a year when they're in their early to mid forties. Plus, these figures assume they play 162 games every year.
2007-08-22 08:51:56 · answer #3 · answered by bencas9900 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A guy i believe could (other than those 2 b/c they are great choices), but the guy that comes to mind is Curtis Granderson. He would really have to turn it on for the rest of his career as he is 26 now and only has 32 career triples, but he has 19 this season which leads the majors by far.
Now Reyes is probably the best choice as he probably is the fastest of the 3 (top 5 fastest player in the game easily) and he is the youngest by far, then the next choice would be Crawford since he got a head start on Granderson, but check these numbers out:
Curtis Granderson averages 1 triple every 10.5 games - Crawford every 10.7 games - and Reyes every 10.9 games - so who knows!!!
Oh and for the record, i dont think the Dimaggio 56 game hit streak will ever be broken, at least not during my time and im only 21....just dont see it happening. Dimaggio was a guy who struck out just 369 times in a 13 yr career, just 4.8% of all plate appearances (except times HBP couldnt find that), while he got a hit 32.5% of the time. That is a STUNNING stat. That means he put the bat on the ball so much more than guys today that he had ALOT more chances to get on (plus he hustled unlike some of today's players cough Manny cough). For the record, Adam Dunn struck out more in 2 seasons (04 and 06) than Dimaggio did in his entire career!! Also, Dunn strikes out on 27.2% of his plate appearances, not even his AB's his PLATE APPEARANCES!! As a matter of fact he strikes out 2.4% more than he gets a hit! What a joke.....
2007-08-22 04:14:14 · answer #4 · answered by wcbaseball4 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I seriously doubt it will happen anytime soon. Reyes and Crawford are two of the fastest players in the game, and even they have to step it up big time in order to get even 2/3rds of the way there.
Let's say both Reyes and Crawford hit 15/year for the rest of their careers. Reyes would have to do it for 18 more years, and Crawford would have to do it for 16 more years; putting them both at 42yrs. It's not likely.
A player would have to get more than 20/year for 15 years to even come close to Crawford. Crawford himself only eclipsed 20 5 times in his career.
2007-08-22 12:48:14 · answer #5 · answered by Swish 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The ballparks aren't built for huge triples numbers anymore, especially now that there's almost no Astroturf. These guys will all slow down their triples rates as they get older. Lance Johnson is the only player with more than 20 triples in a season since 1945. Roberto Clemente has the highest triples total of any player who started his career after WW II, with 166, good for 27th place. Willie Wilson is next, with 147, in 56th place. I don't want to say a record is unbreakable, but I think it would take a real change in the way the game is played.
2007-08-22 05:32:25 · answer #6 · answered by Thomas M 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so unless the configuration of ballparks changes drastically. You have nice choices there in Reyes and Crawford. Another guy to consider (very long-term) could be Justin Upton. He's 19 and already has 3, I think.
2007-08-22 09:09:20 · answer #7 · answered by Busan-man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you know what ? i wouldn't be surprised at anything after seeing 2 records broken that i thought would last forever - roger maris' 61 homer season and when cal rippken broke the consecutive game mark....
here are another candidate for you:
Juan Pierre - 67 triples , 6 this year, age 30 (averaged 13 last 3 years)
2007-08-22 07:32:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I vote for Jose Reyes. Is a hitter very completed, with power slugging and he is rapid.
2007-08-22 05:40:10 · answer #9 · answered by Beto Red Sox 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think all records can be broken. The one I hope happens soon is Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak.
Carl and Jose are so young it should be close for them if they can remain healthy.
2007-08-22 03:49:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋