Why Baseball Stat OPS Is the Best

(1)OPS is a huge stat
(2)High OPS means
(3)He got on base and hit a lot of long balls
(4)And it probably means he hit quite a home run
(5)If the OPS is 1000
(6)We’re going to win the MVP
(7)But if the OPS is 1250
(8)He’s going to be the greatest hitter in human history
(9)As you can see, in the first 50 years, there was no batter like that in Major League Baseball
(10)And Babe Ruth
(11)Six times in eight years
(12)He was the only player to record 1250 until 1941
(13)Until the great Ted Williams hit 1287
(14)Even after returning from the war, he recorded it once more
(15)And for the next 40 years
(16)Despite the great efforts of Hank Aaron Mickey Mantle Willie Mace Willie McCovey
(17)No one got anywhere near it
(18)Even the power heaters of the ’90s couldn’t take that high ground
(19)And for the first time, almost half a century later
(20)And for the first time, almost half a century later
(21)Four players broke the 1250 barrier
(22)Their names are
(23)Barry Bonds
(24)Barry Bonds
(25)And Barry Bonds