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NESN: An Discussion About Batting Average (Or, Quarters Are More Valuable Than Pennies)

During NESN's broadcast of last night's Red Sox/Tigers game, Dave O'Brien and Dennis Eckersley had an interesting conversation about statistics and what certain statistics signify.

In the top of the second, OB and Eck were talking about what a great hitter Miguel Cabrera has been for years. An on-screen graphic showed Cabrera's .317 lifetime batting average.

O'Brien: Look at that career batting average.

Eckersley: That, to me, says it all. It's one thing hitting home runs, but hitting close to .320 lifetime ... I was talking to somebody.