Designated hitter shouldn't be a position. I'm still on team #PitchersWhoRake.
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I was too nervous to say this but I was HOPING Sho would go deep!!! Knight of wands in the SP position is highkey giving #pitcherswhorake and 2 of pentacles made me think of a 2-way player 🫢
Note to self that I shouldn’t be afraid to make public predictions or read the cards outside their positions
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Holy shit. #pitcherswhorake
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Shohei Ohtani ... #PitchersWhoRake
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The #Cubs pxp guy doesn't think fans care about pitchers hitting anymore. As someone who has seen two playoff pitcher HRs live, I severely beg to differ. #GoCubsGo #PitchersWhoRake
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kids these days will never understand the thrill of #PitchersWhoRake
it is quite possible the Ryne Nelson will have a 1.000 career batting average and that will be something he will tell his grandchildren about
#Dbacks #DiamondBacks #Arizona #ArizonaDiamondBacks #RattleOn
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Today needs something special. How about on Opening Day '89 when #Cubs manager Don Zimmer puts the hit & run on with catcher Joe Girardi at 1st and pitcher Rick Sutcliffe at the plate?
Harry Caray with the call.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
#Cubs #GoCubsGo #PitchersWhoRake
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Shohei Ohtani is going to finish as the best hitting pitcher of all time. The man already has 225 homeruns to his name and shows no signs of slowing down.
But the next time someone asks who the best hitting pitcher of all time is, throw some respect on Bob Lemon's name!
#PitchersWhoRake
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For a rough comparison, 2023 Rookie of the Year Corbin Carroll put up the following numbers in 2024:
684 PA
22 HR
74 RBI
.231/.322/.428
107 OPS+
There were 79 batters with a better OPS+ in 2024 than Bob Lemon had in those 5 seasons
#PitchersWhoRake #Cleveland #Guardians #ClevelandGuardians
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Things get slightly more interesting when we move to the homerun leaderboard:
Bob Lemon 36
Warren Spahn 35
Don Drysdale 29
Bob Gibson 24
Milt Pappas 20
Let's zoom in on Bob Lemon.
#PitchersWhoRake
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All of those pitchers were workhorses who most likely got their plate appearances because they pitched well deep into ballgames. The pitchers all-time hits leaders doesn't look too different:
Warren Spahn 355
Steve Carlton 346
Early Wynn 284
Bob Gibson 274
Greg Maddux 272
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Most career Plate Appearances by a pitcher:
Warren Spahn 2002
Steve Carlton 1881
Greg Maddux 1812
Robin Robers 1782
Phil Niekro 1707
None of these guys were particularly good at hitting, with only Steve Carlton having an average over .200 and just barely at .201
#PitchersWhoRake
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Here is a category we will never see again: Pitchers Who Rake
Unless we talk about superhuman Shohei Ohtani, we will never again get to experience the sheer joy of seeing a pitcher get a base hit or a hit a homerun.
Let's find out about some pitchers who raked in their careers
#PitchersWhoRake
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The designated hitter is an absolute abomination. #PitchersWhoRake
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It's #TriviaTuesday! Answer in the comments and check back next week for the reveal! 🤯 #Trivia #Baseballhistory #universaldh #pitcherswhorake
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That’s right, it’s time for the party to return to its senses and rollback the introduction of the Designated Hitter in the National League. #PitchersWhoRake
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MadBum! #PitchersWhoRake @SFGiants
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