MLB OPS for the 2004 season
1st Barry Bonds 1.422
2nd Todd Helton 1.088
161st (last) Craig Counsell .645
1.422 - 1.088 = .334
1.088 - .645 = .443
The difference between 1st & 2nd that season is almost as wide of a gap as the difference between second and the rest of baseball
I have covered Soroka longer and closer that almost anybody, so I will say this: I have never wanted a guy to succeed more than him, never doubted that he had what it took to make it back, and I've missed him. That said, that this is even a possibility should blow our minds.
"I’ve seen seeds die from the heat and the drought, rot from the rain, and everything in between. But one thing for sure, the real true farmers put another seed in the ground the next spring and put the same faith in it. To me, that’s what life is all about." - Coach Pat Dye