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If you got fed up with counting in the hits, thats 18 hits in 23 at-bats. From May 4th to May 10th, the Astros played
Matthew Stafford Jersey six games, and Berkman stepped towards the plate 29 times, reaching base safely in 24 of them. His line for your stretch: .783/.827/1.434, for a robust 2.262 OPS. His WPA over those 29 plate appearances: 1.49. Even taking leverage out of the equation, his WPA/LI was 0.97 he was worth nearly a win greater than a typical hitter in six games.
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He terrorized three teams and 16 pitchers (including Ben Sheets, Derek Lowe, and Chad Billingsley), swinging the greatest bat anyone had at any point in 2008. For six glorious days, Lance Berkman was the very best hitter anyone has ever seen. This will go down as one
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