http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/27/andre-ethier-extends-his-hitting-streak-to-24-games/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Sat, 25 May 2013 19:00:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/27/andre-ethier-extends-his-hitting-streak-to-24-games/comment-page-1/#comment-132721 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 21:53:29 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=53815#comment-132721 If he makes 6 more games, he will match baseball royalty like Wily Tavaes and Eric Davis.

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/27/andre-ethier-extends-his-hitting-streak-to-24-games/comment-page-1/#comment-132594 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 19:18:30 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=53815#comment-132594 Most overrated record, period.

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/27/andre-ethier-extends-his-hitting-streak-to-24-games/comment-page-1/#comment-132575 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:55:11 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=53815#comment-132575 For people interested in this kind of thing, reading “56″ by Kostya Kennedy is a must. Rather than engage in idol worship or a smashjob, the book focuses on 1941, where Joe D. was at the time in his professional career, the scenario of the time immediately preceeding WWII, and at the end gives a well-researched thesis from many mathematicians on the probability of it happening again (if ever).
As uyf pointed out yesterday, Joe also had a 61 game streak 8 years earlier in the PCL.
Finally, it gives a hint on how baseball has evolved and the reasons it may never be duplicated (and the occurances that made it possible to happen at all).

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