Biggest One Hit Wonders

[happybat4]

Article published by ESPN

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/28941911/the-biggest-one-hit-wonders-every-american-league-team

Peter Bourjus is the Angels biggest one year wonder according to this article. 

[Angel Dog and Beer]

[nate]

I remember seeing Bourjos get at least two hits.

[PattyD22]

Toss up between Dexy's Midnight Runners and A-ha, I'd assume

[Lou]

1 hour ago, PattyD22 said:

Toss up between Dexy's Midnight Runners and A-ha, I'd assume

Excuse me? You've obviously never listened to Geno. 

[Blarg]

I guess time moves on and no one is going to Rick Roll anyone in this thread.

[Lou]

2 hours ago, Angel Dog and Beer said:

[PattyD22]

33 minutes ago, Lou said:

Excuse me? You've obviously never listened to Geno. 

Like hell I haven’t.  He makes an awesome cheesesteak.

What this has to do with Come On Eileen, I don’t know.

[Angels 1961]

Angel would be Jackie Warner.

[Angelsjunky]

I think you could make a case for Darin Erstad in 2000, the greatest non-Trout Angels season according to WAR (8.7). Erstad was a beast that year, hitting .355/.409/.541 with 140 wRC+ and 25 HR. His next best WAR was 3.6 in 2002, and most of that was because of defense (he hit .283/.313/.389 with an 84  wRC+). He never hit .300 in any other season.

Addendum: I don't consider Erstad a one-year wonder, but he is kind of the Jacoby Ellsbury of the Angels franchise: One MVP year, a bunch of decent to pretty good years, with nothing in-between.

 

Edited April 6, 2020 by Angelsjunky

[Lou]

Erstad had seasons where he had an OPS+ of 112 and 114.

Definitely not a one-hour wonder. 

[Lou]

On 4/1/2020 at 9:02 AM, happybat4 said:

Article published by ESPN

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/28941911/the-biggest-one-hit-wonders-every-american-league-team

Peter Bourjus is the Angels biggest one year wonder according to this article. 

Some people here said he would be an all-star.

And they were upset when @Mile High Dreams and I laughed hysterically.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

11 hours ago, Lou said:

Some people here said he would be an all-star.

And they were upset when @Mile High Dreams and I laughed hysterically.

Back when he was traded, a Cardinals fan friend who knew that I follow the Angels asked me what they were getting. I told him that his defense was already gold glove caliber. The question was whether he would hit, and if the Angels believed that he would, he wouldn't have been traded. I told him to expect a late inning defensive replacement at best, and if he started, not to expect much offensive production.

[tdawg87]

Didn't MHD have a boner for Johnny Giavotella?

[Lou]

2 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

Didn't MHD have a boner for Johnny Giavotella?

Nobody cares.

Stay on topic.

[tdawg87]

30 minutes ago, Lou said:

Nobody cares.

Stay on topic.

Why?

[Lou]

21 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

Why?

Chuck wants us to try something new. 

[tdawg87]

Like, anal?

[Tank]

4 minutes ago, Lou said:

Chuck wants us to try something new. 

Fat chance of that ever happening.

[arch stanton]

7 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

Like, anal?

Anal is not new. It was invented at the same time as near-sightedness

Edited April 6, 2020 by arch stanton

[Lou]

5 hours ago, arch stanton said:

Anal is not new. I was invented at the same time as near-sightedness

You're anal? 

[arch stanton]

4 minutes ago, Lou said:

You're anal? 

near-sighted

[Lou]

lol 

[PattyD22]

15 hours ago, Lou said:

Some people here said he would be an all-star.

And they were upset when @Mile High Dreams and I laughed hysterically.

My daughter thought he was great also.

i laughed hysterically myself.

[Brandon]

18 hours ago, Angelsjunky said:

I think you could make a case for Darin Erstad in 2000, the greatest non-Trout Angels season according to WAR (8.7). Erstad was a beast that year, hitting .355/.409/.541 with 140 wRC+ and 25 HR. His next best WAR was 3.6 in 2002, and most of that was because of defense (he hit .283/.313/.389 with an 84  wRC+). He never hit .300 in any other season.

Addendum: I don't consider Erstad a one-year wonder, but he is kind of the Jacoby Ellsbury of the Angels franchise: One MVP year, a bunch of decent to pretty good years, with nothing in-between.

 

Was this the year we were all bracing for a possible .400 year?

He was a monster this year, also in the field.