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Andie Anderson desires to pursue serious journalism but is stuck writing how-to columns for a women’s lifestyle magazine. The 2003 movie, “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days”, follows Andie (portrayed by Kate Hudson) as she tries to prove that even an attractive straight woman will end up single quickly if she commits common faux pas that repel men. The target of her experiment is Benjamin Barry (played by Matthew McConaughey), who coincidentally is conducting his own experiment. He claims to have a formula to make any woman fall in love with him in 10 days. Both experiments rely heavily on gender stereotypes, but they come to realize their situation is more complex.
Kevin Brown recently highlighted on a MASN broadcast that Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson had only grounded into two double plays all season, a surprisingly low number for roughly 150 games. The question arises, what is a “good” number of double plays for a full season? Are there any players who have had a perfect, no-double play season? The key to avoiding double plays lies in speed, as shown by the top 20 players on this season’s leaderboard having high sprint speeds, while slower players tend to be at the bottom.
But just like relationships, there are exceptions. Matt Carpenter had no double plays during his slow-running 2018 season, while players like George Springer, despite their sprint speed, have a higher double play rate due to various factors like exit velocity and running time. Jose Altuve and Jose Arraez have unique profiles that make them susceptible to double plays due to their tendencies to put the ball in play often, leading to defensive alignments that increase their likelihood of grounding into double plays.
