During my 18 years I came to bat almost 10,000 times. I struck out about 1,700 times and walked maybe 1,800 times. You figure a ballplayer will average about 500 at bats a season. That means I played seven years without ever hitting the ball.
~Mickey Mantle
in all the Mick’s “take it as it comes” attitude and at the rail with the boys training technique, that right there is some sabermetrics thinking.