Jimmy Rollins, a career .270 hitter, was making news over the past two seasons as he slowly crept up on some all-time great hitters with his hitting streak. Rollins fell just shy of Paul Molitor who hit in 39 straight back in 1987.
Controversy swirled on the talk radio circuit on the validity of a streak that was split between two seasons. Did he have a two game hit streak (2006) or a 38 game hit streak (2005 & 2006).. the debate fueled many a discussion with baseball analysts.
My personal feeling is that had Rollins been able to continue the streak to say.. 44, matching Pete Rose for the longest hitting streak since DiMaggio's incredible run of 56 in 1941, there would have been a lot of chatter about placing an asterisk on the Rollins streak.
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