Stanton Could Pass Maris

[DJ Fieri]

So are @richig07 and @SlinkyRedfoot gonna fuck or what?

Doug Player is apple of @SlinkyRedfoot's eye.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Doug Player is apple of @SlinkyRedfoot's eye.

Oh, no. You've got it mixed up. Doug is the AL Central Thread's pet monkey.

 

[BrockForBroglio]

I would really like to see Mr. Stanton have the Birds On The Bat on his chest next year.

 

[navamind]

how douchey for an MLB player to self-servingly play up 61 as the "real home run record." I hope he falls short. Sorry Giancarlo, but you're 23 away from the MLB record.

 

[navamind]

Not that it matters anyway since Hoskins might hit 100.

 

[Omar 382]

how douchey for an MLB player to self-servingly play up 61 as the "real home run record." I hope he falls short. Sorry Giancarlo, but you're 23 away from the MLB record.

Fo' rizzle. Fuck him

 

[Cedrique]

how douchey for an MLB player to self-servingly play up 61 as the "real home run record." I hope he falls short. Sorry Giancarlo, but you're 23 away from the MLB record.

Is it possible that he is "Lance Armstronging" us ?

 

[navamind]

For all the attention Stanton's getting, J.D. Martinez is putting up some absurd power numbers himself. He's only played 108 games, but he's hit 40 home runs and his .382 ISO is considerably higher than Stanton's (.351). Martinez is hitting .297/.374/.679 (163 wRC+) this year. His SLG% alone is over 1.000 this month.

 

[JohnU]

how douchey for an MLB player to self-servingly play up 61 as the "real home run record." I hope he falls short. Sorry Giancarlo, but you're 23 away from the MLB record.

I stand in agreement with this. There are a lot of ways to approach the history of baseball and one of the wrong ways it to pretend it didn't happen. He can tell himself he broke "the" record but he won't be on the list until he actually does. That has nothing to do with respect (or lack) for McGwire, Sosa or Bonds.