Kiner’s Korner Revisited: Richie Ashburn

Fun stuff about the 1962 Mets. Stay tuned ’til the end when he calls batting average overrated, like a good sabermetrician. Easter Egg: Shirtless photo of Jay Hook.

For what it’s worth, I just ventured to the 1962 Mets’ baseball-reference page to gawk at just how bad they were. Holy hell. They managed a team OPS+ of 82 and ERA+ of 82, meaning they hit like 2009 Omir Santos and pitched worse than the late Jose Lima.

Somehow, the 2010 Pirates actually have a team OPS+ of 82 and ERA+ of 81.

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