The Magical 2010 Playoff Run of Jon Kohn

One of the most intriguing and dominant players the Rangers have ever had is Jon Kohn. Standing at 6'7" he is among the tallest players to ever play in the CMBA and thus the Rangers coined the nickname "Big Jon". In 2010, Big Jon had one of the best playoff streaks ever. Over a course of 5 games, he hit 7 HRs including 3 against the Marlins in the championship series. Kohn's 3rd HR in the final game of the championship series prompted the venerable Marlins pseudo coach Tom Farinella to scream out loud, "Why are we still pitching to him!"

Date	Opponent	Home Runs	Batting Average	Slugging Percentage
7/31/2010	Hounds	0	0.333	0.333
8/1/2010	Hounds	0	0.250	0.250
8/7/2010	Browns	1	0.250	1.000
8/8/2010	Browns	3	0.750	3.000
8/16/2010	Marlins	1	0.500	2.000
8/18/2010	Marlins	0	0.500	0.500
8/26/2010	Marlins	2	0.500	2.000
Totals		7	0.440	1.280

Big Jon finished the playoff run with a 0.440 batting average and 1.280 slugging percentage. He hit 3 HRs against the Browns in the semi-final clinching game. What is remarkable about Kohn's performance is that teams were willing to pitch to him. He only walked twice during the playoffs but drove in 21 runs! What were teams thinking?

Date	Opponent	Total Walks	Total Runs Batted In
7/31/2010	Hounds	0	1
8/1/2010	Hounds	0	1
8/7/2010	Browns	0	2
8/8/2010	Browns	1	9
8/16/2010	Marlins	1	3
8/18/2010	Marlins	0	1
8/26/2010	Marlins	0	4
Totals		2	21

Big Jon was dominant at the plate, but also helped the playoff trek with his arm. He won 2 games during the playoff run while striking out 26 in 3 games pitched. His game on 8/8/2010 against the Browns might have been the best all around game the CMBA has ever seen by one player. Kohn not only hit 3 HRs but pitched 6 innings, stuck out 10, earned the win, and propelled the Rangers into the championship series.

Date	Opponent	Innings Pitched	Total Strikeouts
8/8/2010	Browns	6	10

The 2010 playoff run of "Big" Jon Kohn will go down as the most dominant hitting and pitching performance the Rangers have ever seen and one of the most everlasting performances the CMBA has ever seen.