02-25-2019, 02:55 PM
The problem with the cycle is the triple.
Triples are relatively rare in the major leagues. Whereas the league leader in HRs is typically in the 40 range and the doubles leader is typically in the 45 to 55 range, the league leader in triples is typically in the 10 to 15 range.
And, among those who reach double digits in triples each year, there are very few players with more than 10 or 15 home runs. Exceptions include Hunter Pence 2014 (29 2B, 10 3B, 20 HR), Evan Gattis 2015 (20 doubles, 11 triples, 27 HR), Nicholas Castellanos 2017 (36 2B, 10 3B, 26 HR), Charlie Blackmon and 2017 (35 2B, 14 3B, 37 HR). Notice, no single player does it consistently. Because Triples have a lot to do with the circumstances of those particular plays (minor misplay by the outfielder, bad bounce off the wall, outfielder diving for the out and missing, that one spot in the park that is significantly deeper etc).
And the reasons for this are pretty simple: it's hard to be fast enough to get a triple consistently and strong enough to hit home runs consistently. Your typical player who can consistently hit triples is a player with Billy Hamilton's speed. Someone who can stretch a double into a triple with a slight error by the outfielder (but not one that would be counted as an error. Something simple like double clutching the ball or not playing the bounce perfectly).
The cycle is one of the rarest events in baseball because having the speed to get a triple, power to get the home run and contact ability to get 4 hits in a single player is incredibly difficult to find, let alone see it all come together in a single game.
It's why I don't particularly care that we don't have many cycles hit haha.
Triples are relatively rare in the major leagues. Whereas the league leader in HRs is typically in the 40 range and the doubles leader is typically in the 45 to 55 range, the league leader in triples is typically in the 10 to 15 range.
And, among those who reach double digits in triples each year, there are very few players with more than 10 or 15 home runs. Exceptions include Hunter Pence 2014 (29 2B, 10 3B, 20 HR), Evan Gattis 2015 (20 doubles, 11 triples, 27 HR), Nicholas Castellanos 2017 (36 2B, 10 3B, 26 HR), Charlie Blackmon and 2017 (35 2B, 14 3B, 37 HR). Notice, no single player does it consistently. Because Triples have a lot to do with the circumstances of those particular plays (minor misplay by the outfielder, bad bounce off the wall, outfielder diving for the out and missing, that one spot in the park that is significantly deeper etc).
And the reasons for this are pretty simple: it's hard to be fast enough to get a triple consistently and strong enough to hit home runs consistently. Your typical player who can consistently hit triples is a player with Billy Hamilton's speed. Someone who can stretch a double into a triple with a slight error by the outfielder (but not one that would be counted as an error. Something simple like double clutching the ball or not playing the bounce perfectly).
The cycle is one of the rarest events in baseball because having the speed to get a triple, power to get the home run and contact ability to get 4 hits in a single player is incredibly difficult to find, let alone see it all come together in a single game.
It's why I don't particularly care that we don't have many cycles hit haha.
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