August 13, 2012

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The Archetypal Aroldis Chapman Factoid

by Sam Miller

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What makes Aroldis Chapman factoids powerful is that each one is two factoids at once. They are about Chapman's superiority over the rest of his peers. And they are about the changing sport of baseball. Many factoids accomplish one of these things, but Chapman's factoids come from both directions and erupt all over you. Not so much like a garbage bag full of Nickelodeon slime, but more like, if you follow the analogy, two garbage bags full of Nickelodeon slime. 

Here's is an Aroldis Chapman factoid. This is a chart representing all of baseball's teams in 1945. 

Chapman has faced 216 batters. He struck out 31 batters in July, and he's got an outside shot of moving to the top of this list by the end of the year.

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