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Originally Posted by NYY #23
Its great to see Gehrig have continued success. I'm hoping he can add that Triple Crown. 
Good to see Crawford getting ever so closer to 300 as well. |
Gehrig has had a tremendous career. His name can be found high on the all-time leaderboard in most important offensive categories. He's second all-time in slugging (.601), second in OPS (1.012), first in VORP (927.26), third in runs scored (1696), fourth in total bases (4634), second in home runs (508), and third in RBI (1698).
Lou was born on June 19, 1903, so he just celebrated his 34th birthday. His ratings remain very high (Contact 17, Gap Power 15, Power 16, Eye 15, Avoid K 16 on the 20-point scale), so he looks like he'll remain productive for a few years yet. It appears that Gehrig will set fmost of the standards for future power hitters to pursue.
With any luck at all, Crawford would have his 300 wins by now. He's certainly pitched well enough this year to win three more games, and it's not his fault the Orioles have become such a mediocre team lately. Right now they're languishing in fifth place, six games under .500, and they have a really hard time scoring runs.