Someone ranked the top ten first basemen, so I decided to compare their stats. Someone said Eddie Murray needed to be ranked higher. Not so sure. Along the way I decided to add Frank Thomas and Freddie Freeman to the list.
Lots more than OPS to consider: HR, hits, MVPs. Pujols and Cabrera and others should rank ahead of Bagwell.
OPS AVG HR hits years
1.080 340 493 2721 17 Lou Gehrig (1)
1.038 325 534 2646 20 Jimmie Foxx (2)
1.017 313 331 1628 13 Hank Greenberg (4)
0.974 301 521 2468 19 Frank Thomas (NR)
0.959 312 359 2011 15 Johnny Mize (10)
0.948 297 449 2314 15 Jeff Bagwell (6)
0.918 296 703 3384 22 Albert Pujols (3)
0.901 306 511 3174 21 Miguel Cabrera (7)
0.897 300 367 2431 16 Freddie Freeman (NR)
0.847 340 102 2812 15 George Sisler (8)
0.841 334 097 3435 27 Cap Anson (5)
0.836 287 504 3255 21 Eddie Murray (9)
BILL TERRY [SABR Bio] hit the 50th home run in World Series history. On 04-Oct-1924, in his rookie season, Terry hit a Walter Johnson fastball over the left field wall in the 1st game of the World Series. Terry was the batter that Johnson said he least liked to face. Terry played for NYG for 14 seasons & managed them for 10. For five seasons, 1932-1936, he did both. Terry was the first with 600 at bats but zero stolen bases. In 1934 he was caught attempting a stolen base with Dizzy Dean pitching. That was the only time that year he even tried. 50+ major leaguers have matched it since.
"You change your life by changing your heart." —Max Lucado
Things to know:
1. Pause before responding. Makes you appear calmer, more authoritative, smarter. Gives you time to respond logically, not emotionally.
2. Speak slowly. people will listen closer. Don't rush your words.
3. Let others fill the silence.
4. Read the room before responding.
5. Mirror other's tone and posture - but be subtle about it. Don't be obvious. Mirror energy, not actions.
6. Your beliefs, habits, and standards are shaped by what you see the most - so watch what you consume.
7. Using a person's name activates emotional engagement. Do so strategically: using a name during affirmation increases trust. Using a name during correction increases compliance.
8. Praise in public. Correct in private.
9. Let others win. Let them feel right, and valued. Many battles aren't worth fighting, much less winning.
10. Master emotional neutrality. Be stable, not emotional.
11. Respond to insults with calm curiosity. Ask "Why do you feel that way?" Turns aggression into embarrassment.
12. When you ask a question, say why you are asking. It increases compliance.
13. Control your micro-expressions: smirks, eyebrow raises, lip tightening. Prevents others from reading your thoughts.
14. If a room is dull, enter energized. If tense, enter calmly. Control the energy and you control the environment.
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