"There are certain things that stay with you, your whole life in sports. Mookie flying is one of those things."
-- Blogger's father, 1:10pm on Feb 9.
During the 1987 season, Mookie Wilson was on first base in seven instances in which the batter at the plate hit a double.
How many times do you think Mookie scored?
I'll give you a hint: Every time.
According to some recent reading I've done,
The average runner scores from first base on a double around 40-45 percent of the time.
Mookie's career percentage: 65 percent (45 of 69)
The average runner goes first to third on about 27 percent of singles hit.
Mookie's percentage: 50 percent (120 of 240)
The average runner scores from second base on about 58 percent of singles hit.
Mookie's percentage: 75 percent (162 of 215)
How good was Mookie Wilson? Let me put it to you this way.
The guy turns 54 years old today (and got an early present by being re-hired by the Mets as a minor league instructor). I'd take the current Mookie replacing Beltran for a few weeks in centerfield over any of our current options.
-- Blogger's father, 1:10pm on Feb 9.
During the 1987 season, Mookie Wilson was on first base in seven instances in which the batter at the plate hit a double.
How many times do you think Mookie scored?
I'll give you a hint: Every time.
According to some recent reading I've done,
The average runner scores from first base on a double around 40-45 percent of the time.
Mookie's career percentage: 65 percent (45 of 69)
The average runner goes first to third on about 27 percent of singles hit.
Mookie's percentage: 50 percent (120 of 240)
The average runner scores from second base on about 58 percent of singles hit.
Mookie's percentage: 75 percent (162 of 215)
How good was Mookie Wilson? Let me put it to you this way.
The guy turns 54 years old today (and got an early present by being re-hired by the Mets as a minor league instructor). I'd take the current Mookie replacing Beltran for a few weeks in centerfield over any of our current options.
Comments
My clearest memory of Mookie is going in and taking out Cincy 2B Ron Oester on a play some thought dirty. It was the quintessential aggressive-but-not-dirty play. I loved watching him play.
Perhaps Mookie's new gig is the front office's thinly-veiled, incentive-laden offer to come to camp and make the major league roster after he grows tired of the constant scenario of: "No, no. Not like that. Here, let me show you."