(CBS) One of the more entertaining pastimes every fifth day over the course of spring and summer is watching hefty Mets right-hander Bartolo Colon take his cuts at the plate.
In his illustrious 18-year career, Colon has hit exactly zero home runs in 237 plate appearances. Naturally, that means he’s hit exactly zero inside-the-park home runs. Given Colon’s foot speed (non-existent), age (42) and career batting average (.093), it’s not widely expected that he’ll ever hit an inside-the-park homer, either.
Which is why this makes for awesome perspective: Colon is still 30 times more likely to hit an inside-the-park homer than a single ticket is to win you the $1.