Quick qwiz: hit me with your best guess

[HahnSolo]

Pre-playoff trivia:

Ichiro now has 200+ hits for all ten of his seasons in the major leagues. He has led the majors in hits for seven of those ten seasons. During that time period, who are the other three ball players to lead the majors in hits in a season?

[Centerfield]

Michael Young.

[HahnSolo]

Michael Young Correct

2005 - Michael Young 221 hits

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Pedroia

[HahnSolo]

No to the scrappy second baseman from Beantown.

[metirish]

Jeter ?......if he didn't do it then I am sure there was a good reason

[HahnSolo]

Captain Jeter did not have the Edge in hits.

[metirish]

HahnSolo wrote: Captain Jeter did not have the Edge in hits.

Well this is a shit quiz then.......

Utley or Rollins?

[HahnSolo]

No and no.

[TransMonk]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Pedroia

So who led the MLB in hits in 2008?

[HahnSolo]

2008 had a tie (ichiro and pedroia)...my fault. Saw Ichiro's name listed first.

Pedroia is correct.

there are still two others.

[metsmarathon]

todd helton

[HahnSolo]

Helton is incorrect

2005 - MICHAEL YOUNG
2008 - DUSTIN PEDROIA (tie)

Still need two more.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Nomah?

[HahnSolo]

Nomar finished sixth in 2002, a year in which Ichiro finished second.

[Gwreck]

Jose Reyes

[HahnSolo]

Neither of the two remaining have played for the Mets.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Professional hitter Freddy Sanchez?

[HahnSolo]

Nope, and not professional winner Orlando Cabrera either.

Hints:

One guy is both with a different team and in a different defensive position.

The other had his big year hitting in front of a future Met.

[Frayed Knot]

(working off the hint) Juan Pierre

[HahnSolo]

Pierre finished in the top 10 five times, but he never finished #1.

As a consolation, his 221 hits in 2004 ties him for most single-season hits (with M. Young) by a non-Ichiro in the decade.

[Frayed Knot]

Pierre led the NL twice but neither time had the most in MLB

And now that I looked that one up I saw the missing answers and I wouldn't have gotten either with a whole bunch of guesses.
Think about good-hitting non-walkers folks.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Vlad? Carlos Gonzalez?

(Once you guessed it, FK, I was convinced that Pierre was it.)

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Soriano

[HahnSolo]

Vlad finished in the top 10 a few times and CarGo led the NL this year, but neither has led all of baseball.

[metsmarathon]

i don't think anybody's getting the last guy without cheating.

[HahnSolo]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Soriano

DING!

Soriano's 209 hits in 2002 was one better than Ichiro and three better than Vlad Guerrero.

2002 - ALFONSO SORIANO
2005 - MICHAEL YOUNG
2008 - DUSTIN PEDROIA (tie)

Still waiting on the guy whose big year came hitting in front of a future Met.

[HahnSolo]

metsmarathon wrote: i don't think anybody's getting the last guy without cheating.

Yeah, I'm trying to think up a different hint that is not a giveaway.

[metsmarathon]

how's this:

"if you play fantasy baseball, you've surely had him on your team this past decade. and odds are, you curse him and the early-round pick you squandered on him for ruining your entire season."

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

HahnSolo wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Soriano DING! Soriano's 209 hits in 2002 was one better than Ichiro and three better than Vlad Guerrero. 2002 - ALFONSO SORIANO 2005 - MICHAEL YOUNG 2008 - DUSTIN PEDROIA (tie) Still waiting on the guy whose big year came hitting in front of a future Met.

I wanted to guess Soriano form the start but was afraid to. FK's "can't walk" clue plus, "different position" made it easy.

Juan Pierre hit in front of a future Met, I think that's the guy, yes?