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All Season Batting Leaders – Through 2019

It’s been five years since we last took a look at the offensive stat leaders per season for the all the games I’ve attended since 1984. While there hasn’t been a whole lot of movement for most of the categories in the last 5 seasons, I figured the time was right to take another look. So, without further ado, here’s the updated list. We start, as always, with everyone’s favorite offensive stat:

Home Runs

Year Name Total
2010 Paul Konerko 17
2004 Mosies Alou 15
2004 Corey Patterson 13
2004 Sammy Sosa 13
2003 Moises Alou 12
2008 Carlos Quentin 12

Hits

Year Name Total
2003 Mark Grudzielanek 67
2004 Moises Alou 57
2003 Moises Alou 57
2007 Derrek Lee 57
2006 Orlando Cabrera 56

Runs

Year Name Total
2004 Moises Alou 44
2003 Sammy Sosa 34
2010 Paul Konerko 31
2003 Moises Alou 30
2008 Jermaine Dye 30
2006 Tadahito Iguchi 30
2008 Nick Swisher 30

RBI

Year Name Total
2010 Paul Konerko 35
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Fitbit V: Week 42

Another crappy week that failed to come anywhere near my goal.  The week started with a dud, as I earned a measly 2300 steps on Sunday.  Monday wasn’t all that much better, finishing with just over 3600 steps.  Tuesday inched up even more, ending up a mere 21 steps shy of 6000.  Wednesday was the highlight of the week, with close to 8600 steps.  Thursday dropped back down again, going back to 6800 steps.  Friday saw another decrease, now down to 6400 steps.  Saturday fell again, to 3700 steps.

Total steps: 37,496

Daily average: 5356.6

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Ballpark Tour: Mets

With the offseason underway, we continue our tour of all of the different baseball stadiums I’ve been to over the years. This week, we look at Apu’s favorite squadron, the New York Mets. So, without further ado, let’s take a deeper look at my one game history with Shea Stadium.

 

Stadium Name: Shea Stadium

Years in Service: 1964 – 2008

Visits: 1

After a delay caused by labor woes and an exceptionally harsh winter, Shea Stadium, home of the expansion New York Mets, opened on April 17, 1964, with the Pittsburgh Pirates beating the Mets 4–3 before a crowd of 50,312. It continued to be the home of the Mets until September 28, 2008, when the Mets lost to the Florida Marlins. Along the way, the stadium was also the home of the Yankees for 2 seasons while Yankee Stadium was being renovated and, for the 1975 season, it served as the home of both New York MLB teams and both New York NFL teams, the first time a stadium has had that many main major tenants at one time.

My one trip to Shea Stadium was for opening day in 2003 to see the Chicago Cub take on the Mets. The last day of March was Tom Glavine’s first appearance with the Mets after coming over from the Braves via free agency. His grace period with the Mets faithful did not last long, as he was booed after throwing a ball on the second pitch. The baseball gods were not on the Mets side that day, as the Cubs, behind 2 Corey Patterson home runs, routed the Mets 15-2. I remember the stadium itself being pretty decent, though we did have some of the best seats in the house, which may have tainted my impression somewhat.

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Fitbit V: Week 41

My best week in nearly 3 months, but still just ever so slightly under goal.  The week got off to a good start with nearly 8000 steps on Sunday.  Monday was even better, setting the high point of the week with 8400 steps.  Tuesday saw a slight decrease, but was still just over the goal of 7500 steps.  Wednesday was the low point of the week, coming in 2 steps shy of 5900 steps.  Thursday saw a nice bounce back, coming in 2 steps better than Tuesday’s total.  Friday was better still, with over 7700 steps.  Saturday parlayed a trip to Wrigley Field for Season Ticket Holder Family Day into over 7000 steps.

Total steps: 52,248

Daily average: 7464

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Book 23 (of 52) – Chasing Digital

Chasing Digital: A Playbook For The New Economy – Anthony Stevens and Louis Strauss

As we prepare to enter the third decade of the 21st century, technology is changing the landscape at a ever-increasing pace.  Legacy companies, come of age prior to the digital revolution, need to either adapt or find themselves irrelevant in the market place.  In Chasing Digital: A Playbook for the New Economy, Anthony Stevens and Louis Strauss provide the framework for those companies to transform themselves.

I was asked to read this book by a senior manager on the business side, in the hopes that I can help her transition our team from the old ways of doing things to the new way.  We have plenty of work ahead of us, but I am somewhat optimistic that we can turn the tide and lead our organization into the future.

 

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Ballpark Tour: Orioles

With the offseason underway, we continue our tour of all of the different baseball stadiums I’ve been to over the years. This week, we head east for a look at the Baltimore Orioles, who I visited for the first time this summer. So, without further ado, let’s take a deeper look at my one game history with Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

 

 

Stadium Name: Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Years in Service: 1992 – Present

Visits: 1

After 38 seasons at Memorial Stadium following their move from St. Louis, the Orioles opened Oriole Park at Camden Yards in 1992.  It was the first of a wave of “retro” parks that would sprout up over the following 2 decades, changing the architecture of baseball.  The Orioles took the initial contest at the park, defeating the Indians 2-0 behind a Rick Sutcliffe shutout.

The stadium hosted its first All-Star Game in 1993.  On September 6, 1995, the park witnessed Cal Ripken surpass Lou Gehrig for consecutive games played and, on the same day in 1996, saw Eddie Murray smash his 500th career home run.  On April 29, 2015, the park hosted the first game in MLB history to be closed to fans, due to riots in Baltimore.

I made my first visit to the stadium this past summer, with the Orioles taking on their long time rival San Francisco Giants.  The game was kind of non-descript, as both teams were on a downward spiral, but I hope to make it back some day for a repeat performance.

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Fitbit V: Week 40

My 10th consecutive week falling below average, despite one great day.  Things got off to a slow start on Sunday, my birthday, as I came in just over 3700 steps as we drove home from Indianapolis.  Monday I flew to Boston to see Angelina for our birthday, coming in over 14,500 steps.  Tuesday’s trip home left me just under 5000 steps for the day.  I got back in to the normal swing of things on Wednesday, finishing over 5800 steps.  Thursday was more of the same, with a little more than 6100 steps.  Friday was another successful day, as I managed to get a whole 44 steps over my goal.  Saturday ended up just shy of 5600 steps to end the week on a down note.

Total steps: 48,348

Daily average: 6906.9

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Ballpark Tour: Dodgers

With the offseason underway, we continue our tour of all of the different baseball stadiums I’ve been to over the years. This week, we head to Chavez Ravine to take a look at the Los Angeles Dodgers, owners of the third oldest ballpark in the major leagues. So, without further ado, let’s take a deeper look at my one game history with Dodger Stadium.

 

 

Stadium Name: Dodger Stadium

Years in Service: 1962 – Present

Visits: 1

Following the 1957 season, the Dodgers fled Brooklyn and headed west to California, landing in Los Angeles. The team played in the LA Coliseum while they built a new stadium at Chavez Ravine. In 1962, 3 years after breaking ground, Dodger Stadium opened as the Reds topped the Dodgers in the season opener.

The following year, the Dodgers won their first World Series in their new home. Between 1962 and 1965, Sandy Koufax threw three no hitters at the stadium, including a perfect game against the Cubs. Four home runs have been hit out of Dodger Stadium, two of which were hit by Pirate great Willie Stargell.

Dodger Stadium is currently the third oldest park still in use, behind Fenway Park and Wrigley Field. I made my first visit to the stadium to see the second home game of the 2014 slate, with the Dodgers taking on their long time rival Giants. Thanks to traffic, I didn’t get to my seat until the 4th inning, by which point the Giants had secured a substantial lead. I sprung for decent seats, which put me down on the lower level. One odd thing about those lower sections were the aisles, which are so narrow that people could only go in one direction at a time. I did also manage to score a fabled Dodger Dog, or at least the all beef version of it. I hope to make it back some day for a repeat performance.