Can Derrick Lee keep this up?

Spyhunter · Post by **Spyhunter** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 2:37 am

I just can believe that Derrick Lee won't fade at some point. He is hitting 100 points higher than he ever has, he is hiting 1.8x the doubles and HRs than he ever has had. I know hitters improve to the age of 30 so at 29 he should be getting better, but this is just ridiculous....

PACE 157 597 132 225 52 3 52 134 75 110 19 3 9 .376 .447 .738 1.185

2005 90 343 76 129 30 2 30 77 43 63 11 2 5 .376 .447 .738 1.185

2004 161 605 90 168 39 1 32 98 68 128 12 5 14 .278 .356 .504 .860

2003 155 539 91 146 31 2 31 92 88 131 21 8 9 .271 .379 .508 .888

2002 162 581 95 157 35 7 27 86 98 164 19 9 14 .270 .378 .494 .872

2001 158 561 83 158 37 4 21 75 50 126 4 2 18 .282 .346 .474 .820

2000 158 477 70 134 18 3 28 70 63 123 0 3 14 .281 .368 .507 .875

1999 70 218 21 45 9 1 5 20 17 70 2 1 3 .206 .263 .326 .588

1998 141 454 62 106 29 1 17 74 47 120 5 2 12 .233 .318 .414 .732

1997 22 54 9 14 3 0 1 4 9 24 0 0 1 .259 .365 .370 .735

Dyv · Post by **Dyv** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 7:24 am

He's about to implode... Cubs Curse

KJ Duke · Post by **KJ Duke** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 6:30 pm

Originally posted by Spyhunter:

I just can believe that Derrick Lee won't fade at some point. He is hitting 100 points higher than he ever has, he is hiting 1.8x the doubles and HRs than he ever has had. I know hitters improve to the age of 30 so at 29 he should be getting better, but this is just ridiculous....

PACE 157 597 132 225 52 3 52 134 75 110 19 3 9 .376 .447 .738 1.185

2005 90 343 76 129 30 2 30 77 43 63 11 2 5 .376 .447 .738 1.185

2004 161 605 90 168 39 1 32 98 68 128 12 5 14 .278 .356 .504 .860

2003 155 539 91 146 31 2 31 92 88 131 21 8 9 .271 .379 .508 .888

2002 162 581 95 157 35 7 27 86 98 164 19 9 14 .270 .378 .494 .872

2001 158 561 83 158 37 4 21 75 50 126 4 2 18 .282 .346 .474 .820

2000 158 477 70 134 18 3 28 70 63 123 0 3 14 .281 .368 .507 .875

1999 70 218 21 45 9 1 5 20 17 70 2 1 3 .206 .263 .326 .588

1998 141 454 62 106 29 1 17 74 47 120 5 2 12 .233 .318 .414 .732

1997 22 54 9 14 3 0 1 4 9 24 0 0 1 .259 .365 .370 .735 He will continue at well above his historical pace. He really is that much better a hitter now. Don't forget Luis Gonzalez ... its rare, but some guys do become great hitters a few years later than others.

sportsbettingman · Post by **sportsbettingman** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 6:38 pm

A side story few dare to write...

The steroid hitters are faultering.

The natural hitters are reaping the rewards vs. NON-STEROID PITCHERS!!!

Think about that.

~Lance

viper · Post by **viper** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 1:00 am

Let's see, on his way to his 3000th hit, Raffy has 17HRs and a .285 BA while Sosa has 10HRs with a .233 BA.

Maybe now I see why Raffy all but screamed at the members in congress that he didn't do steroids and Sammy had his lawyer read a prepared statement.

DOUGHBOYS · Post by **DOUGHBOYS** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 6:17 am

All Raffy had to tell Congress was that steroids don't work well with Viagra.

Spyhunter · Post by **Spyhunter** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 8:06 am

So the Derrick Lee watch continues... As the number show, he has cooled off with a drop of .18 on BA and his overall HR, Run and RBI pace is down. But really he hasn't slowed much! Amazing...

Spy

PACE 158 599 125 215 50 3 48 125 83 107 18 5 9 .358 .438 .692 1.129

2005 105 399 83 143 33 2 32 83 55 71 12 3 6 .358 .438 .692 1.129