a lot.

 

757

 

what is your history with baseball?

You ever hit a homerun in a BIG LEAGUE park?








I have. It's not easy. Steroids or no steroids I couldn't do what bonds does....or probably what a lot of these lower level guys do. I was an above average player in my youth. I think that if I got back in shape I could outfield half the pros...or more. But that doesn't mean I could hit a homerun off of a guy that throws a 97mph fastball. 95 mph splitter. 83 mph curveball..etc. Good luck keeping up with that.

 

Cal Ripken Jr. retired at the age of 41?

How many games did he really play after the age of 40 in the field????


I'll tell you. 149. 9 as a PH and 25 as a DH. So truly played in 111. and not all of them are complete games.

Bonds...pretty similar...so far.

if you really wanted to prove a point you should have used Julio Franco.

players do do it but not often.

 

DAMN YOU LIARS

 

I played 13 years of ball starting when I was 5 years old. I should have tried playing in college but I pussed out and didn't.

I hit plenty of home runs in high school and they were off of people throwing 85+ fastballs. once you get over a certain speed, they all look the same, until you get up against someone throwing 100+

the faster they throw, the easier it is to hit them a mile.

 

A better explaination would be:

They harder they throw, the farther you can hit the ball, assuming you do hit the ball.

 

you know what really bothers me? dodger fans... 'nuff said.

 

SERIOUS!

 

career stats

http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bondsba01.shtml

he's always been good, he just shifted form being a base stealer to power hitter.

 

ESPN had a small feature on Sports Center a month ago or so on how players who used to have a balance of power and speed readjust their playing styles later in their careers to just being better power hitters (or just better hitters in general). It allows them to prolong their careers and maintaining effectiveness in baseball in a different way than they used to. Vladimir Guerrero's a good example lately. It's kinda like how power pitchers who used to be able to throw triple digit fastballs need to readjust and pitch smarter when they get older and can no longer throw that hard enough to scare batters.

 

I think of Ricky Henderson - base stealing legend.

25 Seasons = 1406 SBs

 

Ricky Henderson was a freak. Haha. :P

Jose Reyes has been his most recent protegé.

 

one thing i have really noticed about giants fans is how wound up they get over the dodgers and beating the dodgers. i have noticed with more dodgers fans they don't care for the giants, but it's not their ultimate goal to kills the giants. i guess the dodgers are more into winning championships and the giants are only concerned about beating the dodgers. there was even a documentary about this too. they were talking about how even giants players get heated over the rivalry while dodger players don't really care about it.

i'm not a dodgers or giants fan though so whatever.

 

its easy to get put in the record book for most consecutive games is what you are saying?

well hell why doesnt everybody do it
+1 they will whoop your *** if you arent a dodgers fan and you come in the stadium wearing some one elses colors. I cant take my friends from nor cal to games if they are wearing giants stuff
they are like raider fans in the off season

i missed that one. It sounds good. the beat la chant?
it makes me happier to beat the giants than it does to beat teh devil rays