The Hits Just Kept on Coming

Ichiro Suzuki has surpassed the 84-year-old single-season hits record. That's quite a feat. I think the question of whether Ichiro's accomplishment is "better" than that of the man he passed, George Sissler, is a meaningless (or at least unanswerable) question. Yes, Sissler did it in 154 games, whereas Ichiro required 159. On the other hand, the overall quality of play was so much lower in 1920 that it was easier for a good player to dominate than it is today. And nobody - not all-time hit king Pete Rose, not active batting average leader Todd Helton, not Carl Yastrzemski, not Barry Bonds, not Willie Mays, not Hank Aaron, not Cal Ripken - has hit more than 250 in a single season in 70 years. Ty Cobb never hit more than 250, nor Tris Speaker, nor Cap Anson, nor Honus Wagner, nor Nap Lajoie (not even when he hit .426, the modern-era record, in 1901), nor Babe Ruth.

Is there not enough dap to go around?