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A 35 homer season with a homer ever 13.1 at-bats translates to 458 at-bats, a figure Bonds last eclipsed in 2001, mostly due to how often he was walked.

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  1. adjective Slang Crazy; insane.

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  • The Orioles being in something of a slump, their bats were the only reliably cold place in all of Baltimore. —  Lippman, Laura - [Tess Monaghan 03] - Butchers Hill
  • You might argue that being traded for the bats is the reason he killed himself, but I don't think it was (nor do I think anyone can really say for certain why he did). —  Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz
  • Lewis struck out 124 times in 468 at-bats, which isn't especially egregious, but 40\% of those strikeouts were looking. —  McCovey Chronicles
  • Major League hitters strike out in 20\% of at bats and hit homeruns in 3\% of at bats, meaning that to truly understand the true talent level (and therefore project performance) of a hitter, figuring out the other 77\% of at-bats is very important. —  The Good Phight
  • Doolittle is hitting .368 / .454 / .693 with 12 homers in 163 at-bats, which isn't bad for a player who was supposed to be more Paul Konerko. —  Baseball Analysts
 

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