Circling the Bases: Not Your Average Joe-y Bats

Here I go again getting in trouble writing about Jose Bautista. It's like a moth inexorably pulled to an open flame or the pull of that last Vodka & Red Bull even though you know, you just know, that you've already had one too many. We just can't seem to lick our addictions. Here goes.

Jose Bautista has had a historic month of June. He has gone deep 14 times, the most by any player in any month in the history of the Blue Jays organization. Given that immense run of success his 26 homers put him on pace, not just for a third straight 40-homer effort, but to challenge his career best of 54 homers. He's also upped his RBI total to 61 in 76 games, another pace that could challenge his 124 RBI career best. Guess what else? Of course he is on pace to also challenge his career best mark in the runs scored department as he has 54 thus (109 in 2010).


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