Pastor Rich Zawadzki suggests this tasty 2007 Matt Holliday card for Monster Monday.
What did Holliday do in 2007? In 158 games, he simply led the NL with 137 rbis, 50 doubles, 216 hits as well as a slick .340 batting average. That’s not all. He also hit 36 homers and scored 120 runs for the Colorado Rockies.
Holliday came in second for the NL MVP award to the Phils’ Jimmy Rollins who hit .296/.344/.531 with 30 homers and 139 runs scored (Philly did win their division but Colorado won one more game).
| Split | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Totals | 158 | 713 | 636 | 120 | 216 | 50 | 6 | 36 | 137 | 11 | 63 | 126 | .340 | .405 | .607 |
To really appreciate Holliday’s 2007 card, one needs to keep in mind that he played 158 games and came to the plate 713 times. It’s a great card, mind you but some may compare it to others with 36 homeruns and wonder why he does not have double ones.
This may also go for Holliday’s 15-10 to represent his 11 actual steals.
Holliday’s two 31s may come in handy. He may have three 24s but if you hit and run, those 24s turn into simple ground outs that move a runner.
Fun numbers: 44-0, 21-40, 23-22
Most importantly, Holliday has power at 44. His 44-0 is nice especially when you notice that he has seven second column ones (and only four singles in the extras).
thanks, Rich!
That’s one great card! Er, Card? (now.)
I think I may have been inadvertently using one of your old blog headers on my APBA blog, which I got off of Google image search. I’ve changed it, now. My apologies, if the old one was yours.