Before Patrick Corbin, there is Tim Raines

    I am excited that Mr. Corbin (who by the way, is not my favorite player, but more an object of curiosity) got his 4th win of the season before September, and his 101st career lifetime decision in the win column. This is news worth blogging about, in my book!

    Of course, my book is quite quirky and may not be worth much. So far, I think my blog has earned around 3 and a half dollars. And all this since the beginning of 2014. And, the post that got the most hits was copied and pasted from Forbes, like the richest Chilean. Wow. Impressive.

    Speaking of impressive, my favorite baseball player of all time, the above-mentioned Tim Rock Raines, comes in tied three ways for 323rd best batting average of all time. Hmmm. Does not sound that great?

    Well, many of the top players in batting average in baseball history played before World War II. So, the pitching got better since then is one of my arguments. Specialization in throwing and getting people out has increased. More pitchers, faster throws, all that.

    Tim is likely among the top 50 in the last 45 years, and likely top 75 or at minimum 100 since the Japanese and Germans put a dent in the baseball years back then.

    Who did he tie with?

    

317.	Frank Robinson+ (21)	.2941	11744	R
318.	Joe Stripp (11)	.2940	4632	R
	Gee Walker (15)	.2940	7213	R
320.	Mike Grady (11)	.2939	3438	R
321.	Ezra Sutton (18)	.2937	5537	R
	Fred Tenney (17)	.2937	8834	L
323.	Tommy Davis (18)	.2936	7739	R
	Howie Kendrick (15)	.2936	6421	R
	Tim Raines+ (23)	.2936	10359	B
326.	Lance Berkman (15)	.2935	7814	B
	Buck Freeman (11)	.2935	4625	L
	Glenn Wright (11)	.2935	4480	R