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Today's Billy Hamilton fast fact.........from Grantland. He's basically unstoppable.

Posted by volnelk Sep 25 '13, 08:16

J.J. Cooper's excellent recent Baseball America piece on the Reds' mega-speedster pegged his time to second base as 2.98 seconds on the low end. For some perspective: Rickey Henderson in his prime ran 3.04-3.10 seconds to second base. A really fast pitcher gets to the plate in 1.2 seconds. A really good catcher's pop time (the time it takes him to pop out of his crouch and peg a throw to second) is about 1.8 seconds. So even if everything is done perfectly and the throw's right on target … teams are still unlikely to get Hamilton out.

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Here's the breakdown. Sport Science style from Baseball America -- (link) - volnelk Sep 25, 08:20 3
- Also, it may just be posturing, but apparently he isn't a lock for the postseason roster. I can't imagine local radio if he is left off. -- nm - volnelk Sep 25, 08:23 2
  - He will be on the roster. Every run matters. -- nm - David Sep 25, 08:26
  - hey, he's only hitting .429 with a .500 obp...what have you done for me lately! -- nm - Beaker Sep 25, 08:24
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- Nothing so far has shown that his is wildly overmatched by major league pitching. He has a .500 OBP while playing in significant games. -- nm - volnelk Sep 25, 08:22 4
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    - Regardless, I've seen plenty of Cesar Izturis' sample size. Doesn't make me like him any more than the kid. -- nm - volnelk Sep 25, 08:27
  - way too small a sample size. - groiny Sep 25, 08:23 1
    - Listened to an interview with him yesterday. He said that due to scouting technology, he expects to improve every aspect of his game including OBP. -- nm - volnelk Sep 25, 08:26
- he should spend the winter with Juan Pierre. nm -- nm - groiny Sep 25, 08:18

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Today's Billy Hamilton fast fact.........from Grantland. He's basically unstoppable.

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