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04-30-2009, 12:07 AM | #31 |
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I think baseball should encourage steroid use and allow fights similiar to the way Hockey does it. It would be more entertaining.
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04-30-2009, 12:07 AM | #32 | |
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But other than these 6 individual season 73 Barry Bonds, San Francisco (N.L.) 2001 70 Mark McGwire, St. Louis (N.L.) 1998 66 Sammy Sosa, Chicago (N.L.) 1998 65 Mark McGwire, St. Louis (N.L.) 1999 64 Sammy Sosa, Chicago (N.L.) 2001 63 Sammy Sosa, Chicago (N.L.) 1999 Nobody has ever hit more than 61. Those 6 individual seasons are tainted, so I am just asking if anyone will ever break the 61. Here are a few of the closest since 1961, other than the 6 already mentioned. 58 Mark McGwire, Oakland (A.L.), St. Louis (N.L.) 1997 58 Ryan Howard, Philadelphia (N.L.) 2006 57 Luis Gonzalez. Arizona (N.L.) 2001 57 Alex Rodriguez, Texas (A.L.) 2002 56 Ken Griffey, Jr., Seattle (A.L.) 1997 56 Ken Griffey, Jr., Seattle (A.L.) 1998 54 Mickey Mantle, New York (A.L.) 1961 54 David Ortiz, Boston (A.L.) 2006 52 Willie Mays, San Francisco (N.L.) 1965 52 George Foster, Cincinnati (N.L.) 1977 52 Mark McGwire, Oakland (A.L.) 1996 52 Alex Rodriguez, Texas (A.L.) 2001 52 Jim Thome, Cleveland (A.L.) 2002 51 Cecil Fielder (A.L.) 1990 51 Andruw Jones, Atlanta (N.L.) 2005 50 Albert Belle, Cleveland (A.L.) 1995 50 Brady Anderson, Baltimore (A.L.) 1996 50 Sammy Sosa, Chicago (N.L.) 2000 50 Greg Vaughn, San Diego (N.L.) 1998 Don't you find it somewhat amazing that other than those first 6, which are questionably tainted, nobody else has ever got the 61? |
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04-30-2009, 02:31 AM | #33 | |
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For the most part, the players on the "below 61" list had access to the same drugs that Bonds, McGwire and Sosa did, but they weren't as talented. But none of this had anything to do with your question. Eventually there will be another Bonds-like talent, and he will have access to better drugs than even Barry had. That's when you will see over 61 HR again. |
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04-30-2009, 06:10 AM | #34 |
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Probably Hosmer.
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04-30-2009, 07:13 AM | #35 |
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FYP (gotta break our pathetic record!)
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04-30-2009, 07:17 AM | #36 | |
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05-02-2009, 01:38 PM | #37 |
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Before I answer this I need to know how long Farmsworth continues his career.
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05-02-2009, 02:50 PM | #38 |
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That wont ever be broken. EVER EVER EVER.
I think someone will hit 61 home runs. I think 2 or 3 people can do it. Albert is one of course. Arod is the 2nd and possibly Josh Hamilton. If he gets hot, i think he can, but he's a huge iffy. |
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05-02-2009, 02:58 PM | #39 |
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It's just silly to say some record won't be broken. The modern era of baseball is not even 100 years old and all these records have been broken over and over and over again.
Now, it's true that the only guy who's bested Aaron ought to be erased from the record books, and the game probably has not seen a hitter like Aaron since he was playing. But it will happen again. Heck, someone hitting 50 doesn't even raise a whole lot of eyebrows. I don't know why 61 is so crazy. |
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05-02-2009, 03:09 PM | #40 |
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Multiple people will do it.
Especially after they come up with anew undetectable steroid. |
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05-02-2009, 03:11 PM | #41 | |
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05-02-2009, 03:12 PM | #42 |
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Ripken's record will NEVER be broken.
Neither will Nolan Ryan's strikeout record (5,714) Cy Young's Win record (511) same could be said for the amount of losses he had as well. And Innings pitched 5400+ Rickey Henderson's stolen bases record (1406) Joe Dimaggio hitting streak of 56 games Ty Cobb's record of .367 lifetime BA |
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