Stop Talking About David Wright's BABIP Like It's An Achievment

by Sam Page on Jun 23, 2009 3:27 PM EDT

Ever since Ben Shpigel of the New York Times wrote about David Wright's Batting Average on Balls In Play (BABIP) in an unusual way, mainstream media members have been tripping over themselves to mention it. Through Tuesday, Wright had hit safely on 49.7 percent of the balls he has put in play,...