Did you know that crabs live in more different places than any other sea animal? They can be found all across the world, from underwater volcano vents to under Antarctic glaciers. One type of crab even lives on land and climbs trees. Another type plays left field for the Colorado Rockies and is leading the team in hits. Crabs don’t get enough love.
The Rockies’ el cangrejo, Raimel Tapia, is having a great season. After hitting for a career high .321 BA in his last year’s short 184 at-bat season, Tapia has followed up by now hitting a similar .314 in 121 at-bats. And so far this season he’s had a team high eight multi-hit games and is currently on a nine game hitting streak. I think it’s safe to label Tapia as a professional hitter. It’s not just that he’s gotten all these hits, it’s how he’s doing it.