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| Author: | Connfused [ Fri Jul 20, 2007 4:08 pm ] |
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I'm ready to smash my TV. The well-coiffed dimwits at ESPN insist that Barry Bonds is three home runs shy of the career home run record. Aaron = 755 Bonds = 753 (as of this writing) So here's a thought -- how about say he's three home runs away from BREAKING the record. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr |
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| Author: | Wabberjocky [ Fri Jul 20, 2007 8:10 pm ] |
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I prefer "at 753 home runs, Bonds is just 256 roundtrippers ahead of his eventual successor, Alex Rodriguez." |
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| Author: | jjmoney62 [ Sat Jul 21, 2007 11:42 am ] |
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I thought everybody said Ken Griffey Jr. was a lock to break the record. |
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| Author: | Wabberjocky [ Sat Jul 21, 2007 1:07 pm ] |
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I never heard that one. To me, it was obvious that somebody who took as little care of his conditioning as Griffey would never get there. He's having a good year, but he's a castle built on sand. |
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| Author: | jjmoney62 [ Sat Jul 21, 2007 7:08 pm ] |
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In the late '90s, it was a common assumption that Griffey would break Aaron's record. |
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| Author: | Wayne Countryman [ Sat Jul 21, 2007 7:48 pm ] |
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jjmoney62 wrote: In the late '90s, it was a common assumption that Griffey would break Aaron's record.
Yes. Being so good so young put him on a great pace. Taking time off during the winters to heal from diving and crashing into walls led to a lack of conditioning. An over-reliance on natural ability might have been even a greater factor in not working out sufficiently. Griffey's legs in particular tightened at a young age. He didn't lose strength as much as he lost flexibility. When he's healthy he's still good, but with his frame grown stiff and brittle, he's missed many hundreds of at-bats since the late '90s. Whatever one thinks of Bonds, he deserves credit for staying in shape during his thirties. And Griffey deserves credit for playing spectacularly and recklessly in centerfield until the injuries caught up with him. |
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| Author: | Redaktor [ Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:54 pm ] |
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Is he staying in shape, or just not wearing out? Guy sits out series, it's easier to go longer. |
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