20 HR/20 doubles/20 triples

[Sports Guy]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=270907106

What a year by Granderson.

[longflyball]

When the sports media first started making a big deal about all his triples, I figured he was helped out a lot by Comerica's cavernous outfield. But then I heard that he's hit more of them on the road than at home.

It's no coincidence that the triple and stolen base have both made a bit of a comeback this year, given the fall off in home runs. Hopefully the trend will continue.

[oriole_way]

Last year I thought that he struck out way too much to ever fulfill his potential. He still strikes out a lot but gotta hand it to him, he's had a very good year.

I wonder if this is a career year or if he will improve his BB/K ratio a bit and continue to improve.

[RayFink1e]

They are gonna have a hell of an outfield when Maybin is ready next year. wow.

[markakis4pres]

He has 21 triples. That is insane. He also has 36 doubles and is aproaching the .300 mark.

What a year for Curtis

[DrungoHazewood]

It's no coincidence that the triple and stolen base have both made a bit of a comeback this year, given the fall off in home runs. Hopefully the trend will continue.

How's that? What links fewer homers and more triples? I always thought doubles and triples were largely a function of park architecture and the overall skill of a league's outfielders. Those are largely unchanged since last year, or other recent years.

If you're making some kind of PED connection... well... I don't see how many fly balls that don't quite make it over the fence any more would turn into triples. They'd mostly become outs.

In any case, if you throw out Granderson's fluky year triples are only up 2% or 3% over last year (and you have to remember that Granderson, by himself, has almost 6% of the American League's triples). And 2006 was the lowest AL triples total this decade. It's probable that 2007 will see fewer AL triples than 2002 or 2005. Steals are up a similarly small amount, will be pretty much in line with the last decade, and won't even come close to the 2001 season.

[longflyball]

:002_ssuprised:

How's that? What links fewer homers and more triples? I always thought doubles and triples were largely a function of park architecture and the overall skill of a league's outfielders. Those are largely unchanged since last year, or other recent years.

If you're making some kind of PED connection... well... I don't see how many fly balls that don't quite make it over the fence any more would turn into triples. They'd mostly become outs.

In any case, if you throw out Granderson's fluky year triples are only up 2% or 3% over last year (and you have to remember that Granderson, by himself, has almost 6% of the American League's triples). And 2006 was the lowest AL triples total this decade. It's probable that 2007 will see fewer AL triples than 2002 or 2005. Steals are up a similarly small amount, will be pretty much in line with the last decade, and won't even come close to the 2001 season.

Uh-oh. I've been caught red handed by Dr. Statistic. :002_ssuprised:

My assertion that triples and steals were up this year was based on nothing other than my anecdotal observations. I don't even know where to go to look up that kind of data.

And I can't provide a link proving the notion that home runs and steals/triples are inversely related, but it makes intuitive sense to me that if fewer home runs are being hit, stealing more bases and trying more often to stretch doubles into triples would be strategically advantageous.