Okay, let me tell you about how I followed Christian Moore’s journey to that Triple Crown this season. It wasn’t like I set out to document a historic event, it just sort of happened because, man, this guy was something else to watch right from the start.
So, early in the season, you start noticing patterns, right? I’d catch the Tennessee games whenever I could. Moore just kept hitting. It wasn’t just singles either; the power was obvious. I remember thinking, ‘Okay, this dude’s having a good year.’ But then it just kept going.
Getting Serious About Tracking
Around mid-season, maybe after a particularly big series where he just dominated, I started actually paying attention to the stats beyond just watching the highlights. It wasn’t super formal at first. I literally just jotted down his HRs and RBIs after games I watched fully. Simple stuff on a notepad next to my couch.
Then the talk started bubbling up online and among folks I chat baseball with. ‘Could he actually do it? Lead the league in all three?’ That’s when I got a bit more methodical. I decided, okay, let’s actually track this properly. My ‘practice’ became this little ritual:
- Check the box score after every single Tennessee game.
- Update a running tally for Moore: Hits, At-Bats, Home Runs, RBIs.
- Calculate his batting average myself (yeah, I know the sites do it, but I wanted to see it change).
- Keep an eye on the SEC leaderboard stats online just to see where he stood compared to others.
It wasn’t rocket science, just consistent checking. I wasn’t building some fancy database, just using a basic spreadsheet file I made. Columns for date, opponent, AB, H, HR, RBI. Simple. But doing it myself made it feel more involved, you know? Like I was part of the observation crew.
The Home Stretch
The last few weeks of the regular season were intense. Every at-bat felt huge. You’re not just rooting for Tennessee; you’re specifically watching Moore’s plate appearances like a hawk. Is he gonna get a hit? Is it gonna drive in a run? Is he gonna launch one? The batting average race was tight for a while, that was the one I was most nervous about for him.
I remember specifically watching the final regular-season series. I had my spreadsheet open, updating it practically in real-time. Calculating the average after every hit, every out. It was nerve-wracking! You see a guy slump for even a game or two, and that average can dip fast. But he held on.
Finally seeing it confirmed – that he officially led the SEC in batting average, home runs, AND RBIs – was pretty cool. It felt like a payoff, even just as a fan who decided to track it closely. It wasn’t my achievement, obviously, but following the whole process, doing my little tracking routine, it made witnessing it happen feel more significant.
So yeah, that was my process. Started casual, got a bit more dedicated with simple tracking, and ended up following one heck of a baseball season performance. Just watching, noting it down, and seeing history unfold line by line in my own little record. Pretty neat experience.
