If your favorite Phillie this year isn’t Odubel Herrera, you’re doing something wrong. The dude has everything you want in a young player: he’s patient at the plate, he hits the ball, he’s quick, and he’s got a cool nickname. He’s also good for a brain fart or two every game. But he’s young and he was your Rule 5er last year. The expectations were low, and he’s blown them away.
So, are you ready to completely overreact to Herrera’s season so far? I am.
Herrera’s slash line is .327/.440/.461. The last player to have those numbers on a season as a center fielder? Some drunk:
Odubel, after the 8th inning IBB: .327/.440/.461
Last CF to hit .320/.440/.460: Mantle, Doby. https://t.co/wOb4OuN1pC
— Paul Boyé (@paul_boye) May 25, 2016
Mickey Mantle first did it in the 1956 season (and then twice more), when he was 24, the same age Odubel is now. So there’s really no reason to even watch the rest of the season or look deeper into statistics. Odubel Herrera is Mickey Mantle.
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Heading out tonight to get my spot in line. Anyone coming with?
Going to he zero pussy at the fantasy fest.
Should I wear my shirt out or tuck it in?
how to blog in 2016. guy with 3500 followers tweets out something crazy that got 6 RTs? freak out about how everybody is overreacting.
the blog before this “GIF: Odubel Herrera With a Bat Flip For the Ages”
Heard some shit went down at the Mike Miss Open. Jaws was getting an HJ in the bathroom?
Yeah..its true…your sisters were playing the RAINBOW GAME with jaws in the bathroom.
So that’s where DeCamera was ?
DeCamera was jerking off in the porta pot outside, talking to himself, and repeating the station phone number over and over again.
And while playing re-airs of missinellis interviews, then stopped to call playing re-plays of someone elses interviews “work”, then finished on a high note, a podcast of Barkley guest hosting on missinellis show.
Big announcement coming today for Josh Innes. Ratings bad again. Looks like everyone there is on their last legs of sanity. Hearing Mac and Mac may come back.
Mac and Mac, okay. It can’t be any worse than the increased airtime of Eytan Shander at 97.5…..
More like Gay-ton Shamed-er..AM I RIGHT?
Daddy is out getting his eyebrows done, anyone want to come over for a good time?
what do you have in mind?
To feed you junk into an electric meat grinder a couple of times.
I’m black and hung like an elephant trunk, let’s see how liberal your dad is when I’m done smashing the fuck out of that pink snapper
Love the Rule 5 guys!