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sasquatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 01:27 PM Original message |
Am I the only one that doesn't want to see Barry Bonds break Ruth's record |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
1. I love how ONE DUDE is singled out |
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sasquatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 01:31 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Well he's the only one going for the record though |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 01:32 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. I think there should be a recall of McGuire's record |
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progmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 01:33 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. thank you |
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sasquatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 01:36 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. I agree |
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Dinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 01:54 PM Response to Reply #4 |
20. Yes, I Agree |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
3. I just think Bond's comments about Ruth were kinda rude |
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JohnKleeb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 01:36 PM Original message |
Bonds, classy same sentence |
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maveric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
26. Ruth was a lifetime .342 hitter. |
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JohnKleeb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 02:16 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Yep |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
68. I'll see if I can find it |
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warrens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
6. Who cares. It will get an asterisk anyway |
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sasquatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 01:38 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. An asterick isn't enough though |
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k_jerome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
8. which record of ruths do you speak?nt |
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sasquatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 01:39 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Career Homerun record |
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k_jerome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 01:40 PM Original message |
he does not hold that record. |
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sasquatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
13. Post #12 |
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RedSpartan (736 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
9. It's not Ruth's record. It's Hank Aaron's record. |
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sasquatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 01:40 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Ok then: pass Ruth on the homerun list then. |
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RedSpartan (736 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 01:47 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Well, I certainly don't want him to pass Ruth |
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yorgatron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 01:49 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Ruth should get an asterix too. |
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JohnKleeb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 01:51 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Yeah but that's not an enhancer |
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argyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 04:17 PM Response to Reply #16 |
58. His ERA in 1916 was 1.75, best in the league. Pitched five full seasons |
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sasquatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 01:53 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. What Kleeb said |
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RedSpartan (736 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 02:03 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Indeed. |
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JohnKleeb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 02:06 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. He was not as slow as people think either |
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RedSpartan (736 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 02:12 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. True. |
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JohnKleeb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 02:15 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. I thought Sir Charles got bigger only after he retired |
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RedSpartan (736 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 02:21 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Yeah, Barkley got a little bigger after he retired |
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JohnKleeb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 02:23 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Gwynn I know started out smaller but got big |
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RedSpartan (736 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 02:25 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Absolutely the most influential. No doubt. |
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maveric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 04:13 PM Response to Reply #31 |
55. The SD media and fans would bash him for being overweight. |
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RedSpartan (736 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 04:16 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. The guy hit .372 at age 37! |
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maveric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 04:21 PM Response to Reply #57 |
60. Tony was drafted by the then "San Diego Clippers", but opted for baseball. |
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RedSpartan (736 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 04:24 PM Response to Reply #60 |
61. That's an excellent website. |
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maveric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 04:33 PM Response to Reply #61 |
64. So am I. Every stat for every player to ever play in the Majors. |
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RedSpartan (736 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 04:38 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. He always struck me as a class act. |
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JohnKleeb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 05:20 PM Response to Reply #55 |
71. I have to say even though I love Cal Ripken Jr |
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maveric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 05:27 PM Response to Reply #71 |
72. It was criminal seeing shitheads like Jack Clark and Jim Lerytz ... |
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Spirochete (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 03:41 PM Response to Reply #23 |
51. Doesn't he still hold the record |
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RedSpartan (736 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 04:08 PM Response to Reply #51 |
54. According to the Baseball Almanac |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 04:16 PM Response to Reply #54 |
56. Pete Reiser did it eight times in one season |
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RedSpartan (736 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 04:20 PM Response to Reply #56 |
59. BA says it was 7 in 1946. |
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Dinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
17. I'm A Brewer Fan, & Sure Hope It Doesn't Happen With Milwaukee In The Next |
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reyd reid reed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
18. Bonds won't break The record... |
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maveric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 02:25 PM Response to Reply #18 |
32. He might playing in the NL West. |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
21. Doesn't matter |
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mohinoaklawnillinois (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
24. No, count me in. |
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k_jerome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
29. do you think it was an advantage for ruth... |
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maveric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 02:27 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. If Black ballplayer were allowed to play during the 1st half of 20th... |
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JohnKleeb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 02:29 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Josh Gibson |
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maveric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 02:33 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Satchell Paige, Cool Papa Bell... |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 02:32 PM Response to Reply #29 |
36. Oh, jeebus |
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k_jerome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 02:40 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. first, an aaron quote on roids: |
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RedSpartan (736 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 02:50 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. I disagree. |
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maveric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 03:15 PM Response to Reply #40 |
46. It would increase "bat speed". |
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RedSpartan (736 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 03:23 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. Yes, that's an offshoot of it as well. |
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k_jerome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 03:27 PM Response to Reply #40 |
49. i disagree with aaron as well. nt. |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 02:51 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. '(T)hat is a fact' |
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k_jerome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 03:08 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. the proof is there were white players only. |
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RedSpartan (736 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 03:13 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. From tom Verducci of Sports Illustrated... |
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k_jerome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 03:22 PM Response to Reply #44 |
47. that is where i got the quote to begin with... |
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RedSpartan (736 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 03:30 PM Response to Reply #47 |
50. Yeah, maybe it's because they're so ingrained in the sport. |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 04:01 PM Response to Reply #43 |
52. You're making it a black-white issue |
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k_jerome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 04:31 PM Response to Reply #52 |
62. i would expect you to disagree with points... |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 05:03 PM Response to Reply #62 |
66. And it seems just as easy for you |
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k_jerome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 05:08 PM Response to Reply #66 |
69. evidence of what? |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 05:37 PM Response to Reply #69 |
73. You don't get it, do you? |
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k_jerome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 05:58 PM Response to Reply #73 |
75. my argument is that those that constantly harp... |
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k_jerome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 03:13 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. David Wells on greenies (speed): |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 05:38 PM Response to Reply #36 |
74. the point is that the talent pool was smaller |
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reyd reid reed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 02:48 PM Response to Reply #29 |
39. But the biggest reason of all |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
42. No, you're not. |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
53. GO BARRY!! On to 756!!!!! |
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SaveElmer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 04:31 PM Response to Original message |
63. I don't consider that he has... |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
67. I HATE Bonds! |
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k_jerome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-03-06 05:13 PM Response to Reply #67 |
70. at least you can admit the reason. nt. |
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