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El Supremo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 08:54 PM Original message |
Roger Maris, the real Home Run King |
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Upton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
1. Not according to the Baseball Almanac |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 09:08 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. You forget the ASTERISK, there coupton! |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
2. Didn't he have eight extra games to set the record?? |
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Upton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 09:10 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Yeah Maris did |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 09:25 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Well, at least he did not get his asterisk with chemical enhancements. |
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Upton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 09:31 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. There never was a an asterisk by Maris |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 09:42 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Dude. There are always going to be several by Barry's name. nt |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 09:21 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. But Ruth wasn't playing in intergrated baseball |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 09:26 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Huh? |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 09:37 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Well when it comes to no choice of competition Josh Gibson is the single season |
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opiate69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
9. Ahem.. |
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El Supremo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 09:42 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. For lifetime homers, yes. |
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opiate69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 09:56 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Yeah.. I figured out the single-season bit a little after I posted.. |
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wilt the stilt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 08:12 AM Response to Reply #11 |
21. Joe Dimaggio's most interesting statistic |
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Ter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-31-09 04:19 PM Response to Reply #11 |
34. Sure it will be broken |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 09:50 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. I agree with this, and the response. |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 12:20 AM Response to Reply #9 |
17. Sorry, we don't include international records. And the last time I checked, |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 12:38 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. That is so rich! "apples and oranges" Fucking classic, coby! |
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opiate69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 08:01 AM Response to Reply #17 |
20. And Barroid, Maris, Ruth et al didn't face Japanese pitchers... your point? |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 08:47 AM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Sorry. I don't compare those screw ball Japanese Leagues .. where all of the |
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opiate69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 06:45 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. Hmm.. let's see... How's Japanese baseball stack up against MLB? |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 07:16 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. I don't recognize the WBC either, because the US doesn't give a crap |
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opiate69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 07:43 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. "Listen, if someone wants to organize head to head in some format" |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 08:01 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. They can't even get their own uniforms. Look whose team uniforms |
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BulletproofLandshark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-25-09 11:56 AM Response to Reply #26 |
31. MLB is the highest level of baseball anywhere. |
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Jetboy (306 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
14. I say the original asterick should stand. |
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Onceuponalife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-23-09 10:28 PM Response to Original message |
16. Are you serious? |
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wilt the stilt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 08:18 AM Response to Reply #16 |
22. The guy who would hold the record and was the best |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 10:35 AM Response to Reply #16 |
25. I acknowledge Aaron and Ruth |
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Capt. America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 07:33 AM Response to Original message |
19. Dont forget both Ruth and Maris had the short right field at Yankee Stadium ("289" ft?) |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 09:28 AM Response to Original message |
24. That was the era |
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Faygo Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-24-09 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
30. You are ABSOLUTELY right. No steroids. No Negro Leagues. |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
32. Amen! Three cheers for the only Yankee I like! |
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El Supremo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 03:44 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. I like Yogi too. |
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