Am I the only person that finds it funny that Barry Bonds hits a homerun 50% of the time? I am not bashing him, i just find it odd.
Barry Bonds
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I find it funny that this late in his career he's making a run for the record. Don't think he'll get it, but, it's still freakin' impressive.
bonds? take a look at mcgwire, that guy basically hits ONLY homeruns. 21 of his 40 hits this season have been homers, while only 54 out of 114 of bond's hits have been homers. lol still close ratio though.
I guess i am just old fashion in that i like to see a triple or a single stretched to a double than a homerun. If they would quit making parks so small i would like them more, but i played traveling ball on fields larger than enron and kids were hitting them out.
It's just that the guy puts homerun swings everytime. He strikes out more often, but if he gets a hit, it's a home run. What I'd like to see is somebody to beat the record, while batting .360+, just like babe ruth.
<< It's just that the guy puts homerun swings everytime. He strikes out more often, but if he gets a hit, it's a home run. What I'd like to see is somebody to beat the record, while batting .360+, just like babe ruth. >>
Errr...Bonds is batting .310...that's not too shabby...he's also walked 121 times.
-Ed
u guys think he's gonna break the record? needs 17 more hrs in 39 games - at the rate he's goin doesn't seem to far fetched...
I just figure he'll slow down near the end. Teams play tougher near the end of the season, and he's less likely to get as many chances to hit those homers. Can he do it, sure. Will he, I don't think so. That'll make it all the more impressive, however, if he does succeed.
"bonds? take a look at mcgwire, that guy basically hits ONLY homeruns. 21 of his 40 hits this season have been homers, while only 54 out of 114 of bond's hits have been homers. lol still close ratio though."
McGwire is batting .185 this season. He has 3 doubles zero triples and zero stolen bases. That is a pathetic example of a homerun hungry swing, with no regards for team play.
Bonds is batting .310 with 27 doubles a triple and 10 stolen bases this season. Mark McGwire only has 12 CAREER STOLEN BASES!!
*Note Bonds has 368 at bats to McGwire's 216 this season.
McGwire is batting .185 this season. He has 3 doubles zero triples and zero stolen bases. That is a pathetic example of a homerun hungry swing, with no regards for team play.
Bonds is batting .310 with 27 doubles a triple and 10 stolen bases this season. Mark McGwire only has 12 CAREER STOLEN BASES!!
*Note Bonds has 368 at bats to McGwire's 216 this season.
Bonds is on pace for 71 HRs... dunno if he can keep it up for the rest of the season, but he definitely is showing no signs of letting down.
If Bonds were to do it, it'd show that times are changing a lot more rapidly nowadays in baseball than it has historically.
It took McGwire nearly 4 decades to break Maris' standing record... and a few years later, McGwire's record is threatened by Barry Bonds and his crazy homeruns.
I figure that at this pace, with better training supplements and better ttraining technologies that records might be broken a lot quicker and a lot easier!
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If Bonds were to do it, it'd show that times are changing a lot more rapidly nowadays in baseball than it has historically.
It took McGwire nearly 4 decades to break Maris' standing record... and a few years later, McGwire's record is threatened by Barry Bonds and his crazy homeruns.
I figure that at this pace, with better training supplements and better ttraining technologies that records might be broken a lot quicker and a lot easier!
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<< I figure that at this pace, with better training supplements and better ttraining technologies that records might be broken a lot quicker and a lot easier! >>
I also think the rapid expansion of baseball teams has a lot to do with it. Some of these players really shouldn't be in the Major Leagues...
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<< I figure that at this pace, with better training supplements and better ttraining technologies that records might be broken a lot quicker and a lot easier! >>
I also think the rapid expansion of baseball teams has a lot to do with it. Some of these players really shouldn't be in the Major Leagues... >>
ie the entire Devil Rays team
<< why don't you think he'll do it? he's ahead of Mark's pace in 1998. >>
even though big mac hit only 2 homers in aug i think
he hit 23 homers in september
u never know bonds may get a slump like big mac then again bonds might do it
It doesn't matter that Bonds isn't hitting .360 because he is going to walk 160+ times. In 1927, when Ruth hit 60 homeruns, he hit .354 with an on-base percentage of .486 and a slugging percentage of .772. This year, Bonds also has a .486 on-base percentage, despite only hitting .310, and his slugging percentage is .829. So, Barry Bonds is actually having a more productive year than Ruth. I am not in any way suggesting that Bonds is better than Ruth, I'm just saying that he is actually having a better year than Ruth's 1927 season. However, 1927 was no the Babe's best year. That distinction goes to 1920, which is the greatest offensive season by any hitter, when Ruth hit .376 with a .532 OBP and .847 SLG, he also hit 54 homers that year. Just for the record, I don't particularly care about batting average, the important percentage stats are on-base percentage and slugging percentage. Batting average doesn't quantify your ability to get on-base or your ability to hit for power, so it really isn't particularly useful.
Babe Ruth...Bah! What Babe Ruth did was in an era of pitchers being expected to go 9 innings, often on less rest than today's pitchers. Let Barry hit against a worn out pitcher in his 3rd, 4th, and 5th times at the plate, he (and a number of others) would crush those numbers. I really hope he breaks the record, as it would be more fitting for the greatest player of our time to hold it than a glorified DH which Big Mac is. This is coming from a Braves fan, so I'm not what you would call biased, as Barry has given the Braves a fair share of headaches. Go Barry Go!
<< Am I the only person that finds it funny that Barry Bonds hits a homerun 50% of the time? I am not bashing him, i just find it odd >>
Why do you find it odd that after like 13 years of playing baseball, he can smash balls like its his mission on the planet?
Bonds can only dream about being as great as Ruth. IMO, no other baseball player will ever be compared to Ruth. He absolutely dominated the game like no other player. Didn't he have more homeruns than other teams combined? Not to mention he was a pretty damn good pitcher, too. He was one of the best pitchers when he pitched, behind the great Walter Johnson.
I could say the same thing like you: Barry Bonds...Bah! Put Ruth in today's era and he'll smack 100 homeruns! And he'll pitch a complete game shutout every once in a while.
But Bonds is the best player of our time.
<< Babe Ruth...Bah! What Babe Ruth did was in an era of pitchers being expected to go 9 innings, often on less rest than today's pitchers. Let Barry hit against a worn out pitcher in his 3rd, 4th, and 5th times at the plate, he (and a number of others) would crush those numbers. I really hope he breaks the record, as it would be more fitting for the greatest player of our time to hold it than a glorified DH which Big Mac is. This is coming from a Braves fan, so I'm not what you would call biased, as Barry has given the Braves a fair share of headaches. Go Barry Go! >>
I could say the same thing like you: Barry Bonds...Bah! Put Ruth in today's era and he'll smack 100 homeruns! And he'll pitch a complete game shutout every once in a while.
But Bonds is the best player of our time.
<< Babe Ruth...Bah! What Babe Ruth did was in an era of pitchers being expected to go 9 innings, often on less rest than today's pitchers. Let Barry hit against a worn out pitcher in his 3rd, 4th, and 5th times at the plate, he (and a number of others) would crush those numbers. I really hope he breaks the record, as it would be more fitting for the greatest player of our time to hold it than a glorified DH which Big Mac is. This is coming from a Braves fan, so I'm not what you would call biased, as Barry has given the Braves a fair share of headaches. Go Barry Go! >>
Hehehe...Yeah, let Ruth play now. He'd be good alright, he'd probably be a star for some double or triple A team somewhere in the midwest.
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Hehehe...Yeah, let Ruth play now. He'd be good alright, he'd probably be a star for some double or triple A team somewhere in the midwest
Players from different eras cant be compared like that, its ridiculous. Ruth dominated his era and he'd probably do the same today if he had grown up working out early like everyone today, and also had the benefit of andro, creatine, epo and even roids, as well as juiced balls.
Players from different eras cant be compared like that, its ridiculous. Ruth dominated his era and he'd probably do the same today if he had grown up working out early like everyone today, and also had the benefit of andro, creatine, epo and even roids, as well as juiced balls.
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