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PhysicsTeacher · 01-22-2019, 01:39 AM

For this season, I thought it would be fun to have the speediest version of Ty Cobb on the team to see how many bases he could steal. As a Sabermetric fan, I'm not really a fan of the SB, but when you've got a player who can pretty much steal them without risk, it makes it a much more attractive proposition.

I installed Cobb at the top of the lineup and moved his SB slider all the way to the right, set to Override. After 21 games (he sits versus LHP), the Georgia Peach has 22 SB in 24 attempts. That's on pace for about 140 SB. According to Baseball Reference, the record for modern baseball is 130 by Rickey Henderson. I don't know if he can keep this up, but it's fun to watch.

His defense is not stellar, and there's no room at DH, so he's learning to play LF, where I expect him to achieve a rating of 65 eventually. He would be best in RF, but we play Tris Speaker there, who is already fully trained in RF, and I don't want two OFers learning new positions.

It's small sample size at this point, but Mr. Cobb is on track for over 190 runs scored as well. According to Baseball Reference, the record for modern baseball is 177 by the Babe in 1921.

I'm sure that Joe DiMaggio, who is batting 3rd and leading the league in RBIs, likes seeing Cobb on base when he comes to the plate. Basically, Cobb is in scoring position as soon as he reaches 1B.

01-22-2019, 01:39 AM	#6
PhysicsTeacher Minors (Single A) Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 87	For this season, I thought it would be fun to have the speediest version of Ty Cobb on the team to see how many bases he could steal. As a Sabermetric fan, I'm not really a fan of the SB, but when you've got a player who can pretty much steal them without risk, it makes it a much more attractive proposition. I installed Cobb at the top of the lineup and moved his SB slider all the way to the right, set to Override. After 21 games (he sits versus LHP), the Georgia Peach has 22 SB in 24 attempts. That's on pace for about 140 SB. According to Baseball Reference, the record for modern baseball is 130 by Rickey Henderson. I don't know if he can keep this up, but it's fun to watch. His defense is not stellar, and there's no room at DH, so he's learning to play LF, where I expect him to achieve a rating of 65 eventually. He would be best in RF, but we play Tris Speaker there, who is already fully trained in RF, and I don't want two OFers learning new positions. It's small sample size at this point, but Mr. Cobb is on track for over 190 runs scored as well. According to Baseball Reference, the record for modern baseball is 177 by the Babe in 1921. I'm sure that Joe DiMaggio, who is batting 3rd and leading the league in RBIs, likes seeing Cobb on base when he comes to the plate. Basically, Cobb is in scoring position as soon as he reaches 1B. Last edited by PhysicsTeacher; 01-22-2019 at 01:56 AM.