04-02-2018, 02:27 PM
From 2015-17, McCutchen had a .223 BA in April with 10 HRs and 35 RBIs, by far his least productive regular season month.
During that same time span, Longoria had a .240 BA with 9 HRs and 27 RBIs, by far his least productive regular season month.
And Jackson had a .240 BA .287 OBP and .639 OPS during April the past three years, by far his least productive regular season month.
On the other hand, before today's game Panik was on pace for an 81-HR season, so there's that.
During that same time span, Longoria had a .240 BA with 9 HRs and 27 RBIs, by far his least productive regular season month.
And Jackson had a .240 BA .287 OBP and .639 OPS during April the past three years, by far his least productive regular season month.
On the other hand, before today's game Panik was on pace for an 81-HR season, so there's that.
If there's one thing people have learned in Berkeley, it's that you can't put "Cal football" and "Rose Bowl" in the same sentence. The words just don't fit. You'd be better off linking "covered wagons" with "Mars travel." (Bruce Jenkins, Cal '70, SF Chronicle, Nov. 11, 2017)