SoxFan1 Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 QUOTE (BearSox @ Mar 22, 2009 -> 10:20 PM) How many times was I actually wrong though? Also, I'm talking about just baseball, not my views on politics which usually I get flamed for by everyone. Oh man, I wish I still had my sig full of all your quotes and guarantees. There were at least 5 I had down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scenario Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 A few old Chris Getz facts... Selected as pre-season third team All-American for 2005 by Baseball America ... projected by Baseball America as Big Ten Player of the Year and All-Big Ten 2B selection for 2005 …ranked as second best prospect in Big Ten in 2005 by Baseball America ... During the 2005 season, ranked 3rd in the Big Ten in batting average (.386), 2nd in hits (88), and 2nd in stolen bases (29). Named 2005 NCAA Division I District V Player of the Year as selected by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association ... named All-Big Ten First Team 2B for second straight season ... named to all-tournament team at Big Ten Championship for second straight year as he hit .533 (8-for-15) with three doubles ... hit .567 (17-for-30) in two Big Ten Tournaments with four 3-hit games and seven-game hit streak ... named winner of the Bill Freehan Award as the top offensive player on the 2005 UM baseball team. Career Starts 169 (2B-159, SS-9, DH-1)... has 67 career multi-hit games (27 3-hit games, three 4-hit games) ... has 51 multi-hit games at U-M (23 3-hit games, two 4-hit games) ... has hits in 85 of last 100 games ... has hits in 53 of 62 Big Ten games in career. In 2005, had 29 steals out of 34 attempts; second-best UM season total with record held by Jim Durham (38, 1987) ... has 49 career stolen bases including five as a freshman at Wake Forest has 44 SBs at Michigan in last two years to tie for fifth place on all-time UM list with Barry Larkin and Mike Watters (both with 44, 1983-85) Listed four times by Baseball America on Big Ten 'best tools' list for 2005 including: best pure hitter, best strike-zone discipline, best base runner and best defensive second baseman ... has outstanding arm as shown earlier in career as shortstop and as closer on the mound (reportedly threw in low 90's as a pitcher) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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