George Kottaras hits for the cycle

[CheezWizHed]

Congrats George!

 

I think its official that the Brewers have the most backup catchers hitting for the cycle in MLB history.

[DougJones43]

It's the beard. It's magical.

[liveforoctober]

Congrats George!

 

Although if we were at Miller Park I think he would have had 3 home runs...

 

Was awesome to watch though... good game!

[MNBrew]

Very cool night. Way to go, GK.

[pogokat]

i watched this whole game on mute while ive been watching uga get beat by boise state...and i did not notice this...apparently, i need to work on my perception skills

[And That]

Alright, who had Moeller, Gerut and Kottaras as the next three Brewers to hit for the cycle in the office pool after Molitor hit for the cycle in '91?

[ChsHeadEngnr]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say nobody.

 

And the beard is almost certainly magical. Mystical at a minimum. Does anyone have splits for kottaras with/without the beard?

[DuWayne Steurer]

Congrats George!

Although if we were at Miller Park I think he would have had 3 home runs...

 

Was awesome to watch though... good game!

For SURE 2 homers, and you're probably right, it would have been 3. He was destroying the ball tonight.

 

His OPS for the season is now up to a nice .823. Not too many back up catchers can claim that.

[mothershipconnection]

...and now is when I go off on MLB's blackout rules again. Stupid blackout rules, forcing me to miss Brewers games when they play a team from 4 hours away. Why do they have to keep playing the Astros on weekends when I'm Jonesing for baseball? Can't those all just be their 3:00 weekday games?

[RockCoCougars]

Echoing the comments above, the Brewers have to have the most unlikely cast of characters with a cycle in MLB history. Yount and Molitor are givens, but a washed up Mike Hegan (never known for his bat anyway), Charlie Moore, Moeller (I still say the most unlikely cycle in MLB history), Gerut and Kottaras. Wow. I was talking with a friend tonight, I would guess that cycles are maybe 2 or 3 times as common as a no hitter. Anyone have the historical stats on this? A quick Google search gave me nothing.

[Bombers]

I find it amusing that when our magic number is 16, number 16 goes and hits for the cycle

[Baldkin]

I was talking with a friend tonight, I would guess that cycles are maybe 2 or 3 times as common as a no hitter. Anyone have the historical stats on this? A quick Google search gave me nothing.

283 No-No's in MLB history.

Looks like George was the 293rd Cycle.

 

So, it's pretty darn close to 1:1.

[RockCoCougars]

I was talking with a friend tonight, I would guess that cycles are maybe 2 or 3 times as common as a no hitter. Anyone have the historical stats on this? A quick Google search gave me nothing.

283 No-No's in MLB history.

Looks like George was the 293rd Cycle.

 

So, it's pretty darn close to 1:1.

Thanks for the info, that's interesting. Crazy that the Brewers franchise has seven cycles now and only one no hitter- especially with guys who have done it.

[liveforoctober]

I was talking with a friend tonight, I would guess that cycles are maybe 2 or 3 times as common as a no hitter. Anyone have the historical stats on this? A quick Google search gave me nothing.

283 No-No's in MLB history.

Looks like George was the 293rd Cycle.

 

So, it's pretty darn close to 1:1.

Looking over that list ... a little funny to see that Carlos Gomez and Mark Kotsay both hit for the cycle a little more than 3 months apart during the '08 season. Crazy.

[GB12]

I was talking with a friend tonight, I would guess that cycles are maybe 2 or 3 times as common as a no hitter. Anyone have the historical stats on this? A quick Google search gave me nothing.

283 No-No's in MLB history.

Looks like George was the 293rd Cycle.

 

So, it's pretty darn close to 1:1.

It may be close to 1:1 looking at the totals, but there are only 2 starting pitchers per game compared to 18 hitters.

[Brewer Fever]

Moeller (I still say the most unlikely cycle in MLB history)

Nope. That has to be Bengie Molina last year for Texas. Widely known as the slowest player in the major leagues he actually completed the cycle by legging out a triple in his last at-bat. The triple was the only triple he hit all year. To go into the last AB needing to do something he hadn't done even once all year, the odds had to be astronomical.

[Thurston Fluff]

I think its official that the Brewers have the most backup catchers hitting for the cycle in MLB history.

 

I hit a cycle once. Actually it hit me. Does that count?

[rluzinski]

Moeller (I still say the most unlikely cycle in MLB history)

Nope. That has to be Bengie Molina last year for Texas. Widely known as the slowest player in the major leagues he actually completed the cycle by legging out a triple in his last at-bat. The triple was the only triple he hit all year. To go into the last AB needing to do something he hadn't done even once all year, the odds had to be astronomical.

Over his career, he's averaged a triple every 860 PA, so he was apparently due.

[hawing]

I find it amusing that when our magic number is 16, number 16 goes and hits for the cycle

I noticed that! It increases my expectations for JHJ today. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif