Comments on: Finishing "a triple short of the cycle" is really not a big deal

By: Y eso sucedió: los resultados y jugadas del martes | La Hora de la Liga

Y eso sucedió: los resultados y jugadas del martes | La Hora de la Liga — Wed, 15 May 2013 10:55:22 +0000

[…] Rockies 9, Cachorros 4: Carlos González fue 5 de 5 con dos jonrones. Y él era – todos juntos - a un triple del ciclo . […]

By: And That Happened: Tuesday’s scores and highlights | HardballTalk

And That Happened: Tuesday’s scores and highlights | HardballTalk — Wed, 15 May 2013 10:26:54 +0000

[…] Rockies 9, Cubs 4: Carlos Gonzalez went 5 for 5 with two homers. And he was — all together now — a triple shy of the cycle. […]

By: And That Happened: Tuesday’s scores and highlights | HardballTalk

And That Happened: Tuesday’s scores and highlights | HardballTalk — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 10:07:06 +0000

[...] 4, Blue Jays 3: Kyle Seager went 3 for 5 and fell a triple short of the cycle — not that we should care — and Erasmo Ramirez got his first major league win. Franklin Gutierrez made his first error [...]

By: Live Blogging: Rays @ A’s Game 104 « The Todd Van Poppel Rookie Card Retirement Plan

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 03:26:49 +0000

[...] for him. Sweeney is now a triple shy of the cycle – with ample time to get it. Of course, being a triple shy of the cycle is not a big deal. Chicks dig the long [...]

By: And That Happened: Monday’s scores and highlights | HardballTalk

And That Happened: Monday’s scores and highlights | HardballTalk — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:02:46 +0000

[...] 10, Astros 5: Yadier Molina is on fire. He homered for his third straight game and — though we’re not supposed to say it lest we reveal our ignorance of the commonality of the eve… — he was a tripe short of the [...]

By: Live Blogging: A’s @ Mets Game 74 « The Todd Van Poppel Rookie Card Retirement Plan

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 02:00:28 +0000

[...] 9:56PM PDT: The ruling on the field stands – the Mets will be charged a timeout. So Bay is on third with a triple – he is a double away from the cycle. Which reminds me of a great post on HardballTalk “Finishing ‘a triple short of the cycle’ is really not …. [...]

By: And That Happened: Thursday’s scores and highlights | HardballTalk

And That Happened: Thursday’s scores and highlights | HardballTalk — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 10:06:28 +0000

[...] Diamondbacks 3, Giants 2: Justin Upton with the walkoff homer, served up by Santiago Casilla in the 10th. It was Upton’s first game-ending homer ever. He also had a single and a double on the day, but remember, don’t you dare say that he was a triple short of the cycle, because that’s just dumb, man. [...]

By: And That Happened: Sunday’s scores and highlights | HardballTalk

And That Happened: Sunday’s scores and highlights | HardballTalk — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 12:25:14 +0000

[...] back in Phoenix, hurling seven innings of one-run ball and averting the sweep for the A’s. I’ll risk the ire of Gleeman by noting that Coco Crisp finished a homer short of they cycle. Which isn’t nearly as bad as [...]

By: quint

quint — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:57:52 +0000

Given how rare tripples are to the other factors, I don’t even think about the prospect of a cycle until the tripple has been hit.
and the cycle itself is basically useless, and of no value, its just a fun thing, it has no value, as David said, a HR, tripple and 2 doubles is of more value to you and your team.

By: Omega

Omega — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:28:13 +0000

And six or seven hits shy of a No-No….

By: dprat

dprat — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:38:19 +0000

Joe Adcock, July 31, 1954: Milwaukee vs Brooklyn (those '50s Braves teams are my earliest baseball memories) http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/event_hr.cgi?n1=adcocjo01&t=b

By: fungo

fungo — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:07:44 +0000

4 players have gone a single short of the cycle this season. http://bbref.com/pi/shareit/UBnyU

By: David

David — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:39:17 +0000

If he hits one out he should just stop at 3rd, you know, because that would be a greater accomplishment

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:25:44 +0000

Pitchers never gained an advantage with PEDs? Huh.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:24:32 +0000

My bad, Aaron.

By: BCTF

BCTF — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:22:31 +0000

Cano is a triple away from the cycle right now

By: RichardInBigD

RichardInBigD — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:19:53 +0000

Given that the hitters have, at least temporarily, lost the advantage they enjoyed via PED’s, I suspect that no-hitters will, in due time, overtake cycles in the all time count.

By: Minnesota Matt

Minnesota Matt — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:27:37 +0000

LOL

By: JasonC23

JasonC23 — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:11:46 +0000

Ironically, being called “Craig” is a pet peeve of Aaron’s.

By: Largebill

Largebill — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:06:54 +0000

Since we are talking cycles, I’ll admit I start thinking cycle anytime a player hits a triple in his first at bat. Especially if the hitter is a lumbering guy not known for legging out triples. A few years back I remember Hafner getting a triple in Minnesota and then completing the cycle. Means more when a slow guy does it.

By: gmc173

gmc173 — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:49:07 +0000

What about a homerun cycle? Werth was a solo homer away from that 2 years ago I beleive

By: BC

BC — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:32:43 +0000

The rarest thing has to be hitting 4 homers in a game. Only, what, like 10 guys have ever done it? I only remember Cameron, Whiten, Schmidt, Horner and Shawn Green doing so. Some other guy did it for Milwaukee in the 50′s but I can’t remember his name.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:29:20 +0000

Thanks, Craig. This is a pet peeve of mine.

By: tjwilliams

tjwilliams — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:24:31 +0000

That’s actually an old stat that hasn’t yet died. According to Wikipedia, there have been 268 regulation no-hitters and 291 cycles. Eric Byrnes’s cycle in 2003 put the cycles ahead for good since there was only one no-hitter between June 2003 and September of 2006 while there were 14 cycles.

By: David

David — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:18:58 +0000

I’d still rather have a homer, triple and 2 doubles. I think everyone would agree that that is better, but it gets a lot less press. Which means that “The Cycle” is a mildly interesting statistical anomaly, but not really an accomplishment in and of itself. I’m sure you could pick any 4specific possible outcomes, and track the number of times an individual player collected all 4 in one game, and the rate would be similar to The Cycle. How many times has a batter grounded out to all 4 infielders in a game? Or had a single, F8, 4-6-3 and a walk? Go ahead…look it up.
Comparing a cycle to a no-hitter is like comparing the Pirates to the Yankees. Sure, there are some similarities, but you are really talking about 2 completely different things.

By: Chris Fiorentino

Chris Fiorentino — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:18:34 +0000

So I should not have included “probably” in my statement then

By: Chris Fiorentino

Chris Fiorentino — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:17:50 +0000

I believe there have been 235 cycles and 266 no hitters in MLB history. So the cycle is a little more rare I guess, right?

By: tjwilliams

tjwilliams — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:14:16 +0000

According to the Play Index, 16 players have finished a game “a double short of the cycle”. And, for the record, no player has finished “a single short of the cycle” this season.

By: Keith K.

Keith K. — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:07:10 +0000

Is hitting for the cycle really rarer than a no-hitter?
MLB.com lists 50 cycles and 19 no-hitters in the 2000s

By: Chris Fiorentino

Chris Fiorentino — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:49:16 +0000

Jimmy Rollins was a double short of the cycle and it didn’t make big news even though it probably happens alot less than being a triple short.