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Grandstander · 08-14-2007, 06:48 PM

LouGehrig:
Yes, I can. What effect did the Yankees wins in June and July have on the pennant race?
Yet you don't.

The effect was exactly the same as wins in any other month. So what?

DiMaggio's streak helped the Yankees win
You still aren't understanding. Dimaggios hitting...all of his hitting, not just his streak hitting, helped the Yankees win. It could have been rearranged so that there was no streak of more than five consecutive games at any point in the year, and that would make no difference at all in terms of helping or hurting the team. It's the total contribution which counts, not any particular section of the contribution. There is no value to a hitting streak which correlates to winning games....there is value to hitting which correlates, but NOT TO THE MANNER IN WHICH THAT HITTING IS ORGANIZED. Sorry for the script theatrics, but I'm having difficulty getting you to grasp this. The rest of your post is reflective of this ongoing miscomprehension, so I could only be repeating myself. I offer my earlier posts for your rereading, but I'm going to retire from this repetition. You get it or you don't, I've given it my best shot.

08-14-2007, 06:48 PM	#22 (permalink)
Grandstander Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Parts Unknown Northern California Posts: 5,758	LouGehrig: Yes, I can. What effect did the Yankees wins in June and July have on the pennant race? Yet you don't. The effect was exactly the same as wins in any other month. So what? DiMaggio's streak helped the Yankees win You still aren't understanding. Dimaggios hitting...all of his hitting, not just his streak hitting, helped the Yankees win. It could have been rearranged so that there was no streak of more than five consecutive games at any point in the year, and that would make no difference at all in terms of helping or hurting the team. It's the total contribution which counts, not any particular section of the contribution. There is no value to a hitting streak which correlates to winning games....there is value to hitting which correlates, but NOT TO THE MANNER IN WHICH THAT HITTING IS ORGANIZED. Sorry for the script theatrics, but I'm having difficulty getting you to grasp this. The rest of your post is reflective of this ongoing miscomprehension, so I could only be repeating myself. I offer my earlier posts for your rereading, but I'm going to retire from this repetition. You get it or you don't, I've given it my best shot.