Judges 58th HR

[G1911]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

How did a player of this talent languish in the minor leagues until age 25?

He was in the minors less than 3 years. College + injuries in 2013, the Yankees didn’t hold him back or anything.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by G1911

He was in the minors less than 3 years. College + injuries in 2013, the Yankees didn’t hold him back or anything.

At a glance his first 6 years of baseball do not seem predictive of a great major leaguer

[G1911]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

At a glance his first 6 years of baseball do not seem predictive of a great major leaguer

When he first came up, I just knew him as the freakishly big guy. Now I don’t have to ask my pals who he is when he comes up . I hope he breaks it, good for him.

[frankbmd]

What will his rookie card be worth in 2122?

[BobC]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

What will his rookie card be worth in 2122?

By then the games will probably be played by remotely controlled robots or some android-like human-mechanical fusion, with pitches coming in at well over 120-130 MPH+, and hitters sending balls over fences now 500-600+ feet away. And people will go, "Aaron who?" to the question. The only thing that may not change by then is them still using Lena Blackburne's mud to rub all the baseballs. That is of course if the oceans don't rise enough by then to completely flood the secret location of the mud.

[packs]

If he breaks the record at home I'm not sure there will even be a "ticket" to the game. The last few years every game I've gone to I've used an e-ticket for entry. I don't even remember seeing someone there with a hard ticket.

Pretty lame if all you left the game with was a QR code to show people.

[BobC]

Originally Posted by packs

If he breaks the record at home I'm not sure there will even be a "ticket" to the game. The last few years every game I've gone to I've used an e-ticket for entry. I don't even remember seeing someone there with a hard ticket.

Pretty lame if all you left the game with was a QR code to show people.

Does an option to even purchase an old-fashioned hard copy ticket still exist at all MLB parks today? If so, I can see some people making inquiries about games he's going to be playing in on how to possibly swap or exchange their electronic tickets for paper ones. Heck, I can even see some people walking up to the ticket windows then before one of his games, if it doesn't sell out, and just buying a bunch of the cheapest seat tickets available. And then turn around and sell them if he ends up hitting an historic homer in that game.

[conor912]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

What will his rookie card be worth in 2122?

All 30 million of them? (I wish that was an exaggeration)

[Tyruscobb]

Breaking Maris' homerun record (the real single season record in many people's books), winning the triple crown, and winning the MVP all in the same year is a legendary season!

I'm rooting for them all to occur.

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by Tyruscobb

Breaking Maris' homerun record (the real single season record in many people's books), winning the triple crown, and winning the MVP all in the same year is a legendary season!

I'm rooting for them all to occur.

in a "contract" year nonetheless!!!!