Hitting for a Cyclone

fabio61 · 05-28-2007, 09:34 PM

Every once in a while you see a player technically fall short of hitting for a cycle, yet actually exceeds the minimum requirements for the cycle. For instance (1)HR + (2)3Bs + (1)1B. There is a Triple in place of the missing Double, disqualifying the player for a cycle, but not for a cyclone. Now I still require the player to leg out at least a 3 base hit and a 2 base hit in addition to a HR and another hit. So 3 HRs and a single won't cut it. Obviously an inside the park HR could take the place of the triple or count as the HR but not both.

Anyway, I thought I'd coin a word for a feat that exceeds the minimum requirement for hitting for the cycle. So a 'Cyclone' would be at least 1-HR + 1-TRIPLE/IPHR + any other XBH + any other HIT(S). By definition a cyclone would be a minimum of 11 TB since a bare minimum for a cycle is 10 TB. Also I would reward any player with a cyclone for simply getting 5 hits in a game in which he's credited with a cycle.

05-28-2007, 09:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
fabio61 Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 64	Hitting for a Cyclone Every once in a while you see a player technically fall short of hitting for a cycle, yet actually exceeds the minimum requirements for the cycle. For instance (1)HR + (2)3Bs + (1)1B. There is a Triple in place of the missing Double, disqualifying the player for a cycle, but not for a cyclone. Now I still require the player to leg out at least a 3 base hit and a 2 base hit in addition to a HR and another hit. So 3 HRs and a single won't cut it. Obviously an inside the park HR could take the place of the triple or count as the HR but not both. Anyway, I thought I'd coin a word for a feat that exceeds the minimum requirement for hitting for the cycle. So a 'Cyclone' would be at least 1-HR + 1-TRIPLE/IPHR + any other XBH + any other HIT(S). By definition a cyclone would be a minimum of 11 TB since a bare minimum for a cycle is 10 TB. Also I would reward any player with a cyclone for simply getting 5 hits in a game in which he's credited with a cycle.