Hitting for the Cycle
As every Twins fan should know by now, Jason Kubel hit for the cycle on Friday night, which includes a game winning grand slam in the eighth inning. While hitting the cycle is a rare occurrence, Kubel is the third player (Orlando Hudson and Ian Kinsler are the others) to hit for the cycle this season.
Coincidently hitting the cycle has been a topic recently between Eric Karabell and Peter Pascarelli on ESPN’s Baseball Today Podcast. Their discussion compared hitting for the cycle and throwing a no hitter and which one is more meaningful. Their consensus was that a no hitter means more as a player can hit for the cycle and his team can still lose the game.
I can’t really argue that fact but it really is like comparing apples to oranges. Karabell and Pascarelli also mentioned that while hitting the cycle is a more statistically rare occurrence than a no hitter, even with three happening so far in this short season, that it is more of a fluke and it isn’t as majestic as a no hitter.
After seeing Kubel’s dramatic grand slam on Friday night, I wonder if their tune will change on how majestic hitting for the cycle can be.
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