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ProfessorGAC

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15. Cool Question!

Reply to JMCKUSICK (Original post)

Thu May 28, 2026, 06:49 PM

May 28

I'm a Cub fan and triples are rare in Wrigley. Guy would have to be Usain Bolt to get a triple on anything that isn't dead in the RF corner.
Power alleys are too short. (The 12 foot walls are the real barrier, not distance. )
Plus, most of the lefties who were good hitters in my time as a fan were slow! So, I doubt any Cub fan is an expert about triples!

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Can you name the only three players have retired since 2000 who are in the top 100 in career triples without looking? [View all] JMCKUSICK May 26 OP

No. WestMichRad May 26 #1

lol JMCKUSICK May 26 #6

Paul Molitor? WestMichRad May 26 #2

no and no JMCKUSICK May 26 #7

Figures. WestMichRad May 26 #13

lolol JMCKUSICK May 26 #14

Great question DarthDem May 26 #3

Congrats, two out of three JMCKUSICK May 26 #8

Bonds Fichefinder May 26 #4

no JMCKUSICK May 26 #10

Manny, Bonds, Pujols? chelsea0011 May 26 #5

no JMCKUSICK May 26 #11

Al Kaline duckworth969 May 26 #9

Retired after 2000 lol JMCKUSICK May 26 #12

Cool Question! ProfessorGAC May 28 #15

I've loved baseball since the fall of '76, when I came to the USA JMCKUSICK May 28 #16

Sam Crawford Still Holds The Record ProfessorGAC May 28 #17

Right JMCKUSICK May 28 #18