Votto

[lotus]

Maybe Votto's contract extension wasn't so stupid after all. Now he'll probably pull something and end up sitting the rest of the year.

Joey Votto went into the weekend on a pace for 201 hits and an incredible 136 walks. If he can keep that up, he'll be in ridiculously rarified territory -- because only one player in history has ever drawn that many walks in a 200-hit season. And I'm betting you've heard of him:

Babe Ruth, 1923: 170 walks, 205 hits
Babe Ruth, 1921: 145 walks, 204 hits
Babe Ruth, 1924: 142 walks, 200 hits

But suppose Votto slides to "only" 120 walks. Still almost equally amazing. Just one other player since 1900, besides the Bambino, walked that many times in a 200-hit season. And that was Ruth's tag-team partner, Lou Gehrig (130 in 1936, then 127 the next year). And that's it. The only NL players since 1900 who ever topped 105 walks in a 200-hit season: Todd Helton (111 in 2003) and Stan Musial (107 in 1949). Un-be-friggin'-lievable.

[Clem]

Those are some pretty impressive stats.

[RayRay]

Here we go hamstring here we go (clap clap)

[ptrain86]

Babe Ruth's stats are misleading because the fat fucker walked to first on most of his hits and double dipped the categories.