|
|
#1
|
||||
|
||||
Don’t forget that Maris broke the record in an expansion season. Other than 1961 he never hit more than 39 homers.
I guess steroids allow you to hit the ball farther. Last edited by oldjudge; 09-22-2022 at 01:55 PM. |
#2
|
||||
|
||||
Quote:
1958: 0.91 HR per team per game 1959: 0.91 1960: 0.86 1961: 0.95 1962: 0.93
__________________
If it's not perfectly centered, I probably don't want it. |
#3
|
||||
|
||||
My guess is that is because the HR rate on the expansion teams pulled the average down.
|
#4
|
||||
|
||||
Living in NY, it seems weird to me how little most people seem to care generally about the Judge saga. Yankee fans are ga ga of course, and many baseball fans are paying attention, but it doesn’t feel like everyone has stopped to pay attention. It’s weird. Was just in bar in penn station and people seemed more interested in a bad football game. Yes, when judge comes up there is a crowd watching. But its not the broad hysteria I sort of assumed it would be for such a historic record. Maybe it’s just a sign of the times. And this is coming from a massive fan of baseball in general.
Maybe a little of it is all the debate as to what the legitimate record is and what number we should be looking at. Last edited by Snapolit1; 09-22-2022 at 09:05 PM. |
#5
|
||||
|
||||
For me, it's a neat moment in Yankees' history. I'm an Astros fan, so I watched the Astros' game. If Jose Altuve closes in on one of Bagwell's Astro records one day, I don't expect Yankees and Mets fans to be glued to the screen to see it live. When Judge ever starts to close in on 73, I will get an Apple watch to see it.
__________________
Want to buy or trade for T213-1 (Bob Rhoades) Other Louisiana issues T216 T215 T214 T213 Etc |
#6
|
||||
|
||||
Quote:
|
#7
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
Now, if Judge were sitting on 70 homers at this point, i think it more likely the interest and hysteria you were expecting would be in place. |
#8
|
||||
|
||||
Quote:
I can see the excitement for Yanks fans, but honestly other than a passing interest during the day's sports highlights this has little impact on my day to day. I also think the comparison made earlier to a "Albert Belle/Josh Hamilton/Juan Gonzalez" type career for Judge is a strong one. He seems like a good guy and the comparison should not be considered a slight. I just think he will be a relative footnote long term for the game. However anyone can get into the "Hall of Nice Guys We Haven't Found Fault With Yet", so hell he's got as good of a chance as anyone on that list.
__________________
- Justin D. Player collecting - Lance Parrish, Jim Davenport, John Norlander. Successful B/S/T with - Highstep74, Northviewcats, pencil1974, T2069bk, tjenkins, wilkiebaby11, baez578, Bocabirdman, maddux31, Leon, Just-Collect, bigfish, quinnsryche...and a whole bunch more, I stopped keeping track, lol. |
#9
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
What do you mean by footnote, though? I don't think Roger Maris is a footnote. If you're a serious baseball fan, you know his name and what he did and whose record he beat. If Judge hits 62 I think he'll occupy a similar space. Some people still think of Maris as the "true" record holder. When I think of footnotes I think of guys like Earl Webb, the all time single season doubles record holder. Last edited by packs; 09-23-2022 at 10:04 AM. |
#10
|
|||
|
|||
Still, a great season by Judge, and expect him to beat both Ruth's record within 154 games, and Maris' within 162 games.
Last edited by BobC; 09-22-2022 at 09:31 PM. |
#11
|
|||
|
|||
I disagree. He is chasing a record: the AL home run record. His company is Babe Ruth and Roger Maris. That gets my attention.
|
#12
|
||||
|
||||
I totally agree with you.
__________________
James Ingram Successful net54 purchases from/trades with: Tere1071, Bocabirdman, 8thEastVB, GoldenAge50s, IronHorse2130, Kris19, G1911, dacubfan, sflayank, Smanzari, bocca001, eliminator, ejstel, lampertb, rjackson44, Jason19th, Cmvorce, CobbSpikedMe, Harliduck, donmuth, HercDriver, Huck, theshleps Completed 1962 Topps Completed 1969 Topps deckle edge Completed 1953 Bowman color & b/w *** Raw cards only, daddyo! *** |
#13
|
|||
|
|||
Yours......yes, but not the vast majority of people who don't ever think or realize there even is such a record just for the AL. Especially now with interleague play and all, many people don't really think of JUST the AL, or JUST the NL, they think of it as MLB and view the real record as 73.
|
#14
|
|||
|
|||
Not trying to crush or downplay anyone's interests in those pursuing various records. But as one poster noted, he is interested as a SERIOUS fan/collector, and the truth be known (and I know this is going to be tough to swallow for a lot of people on a site like this), the majority of people out there are NOT anywhere as serious about baseball and such records as you all are. It isn't a good or bad thing, just what it is in reality.
Now if MLB had come out and declared that Bonds, McGwire, and Sosa were all definitively guilty of cheating through their alleged use of PEDs, and discredited and disallowed all their homeruns and records, THEN Judge would be going for the legitimate all-time record, AND the interest and excitement might be a lot more like what you were expecting. But MLB didn't do that, did they? Last edited by BobC; 09-23-2022 at 11:23 AM. |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Aaron Judge 13 card lot | xplainer | 1980 & Newer Sports Cards B/S/T | 0 | 09-22-2022 08:42 AM |
Aaron judge r.c lot yankees | rjackson44 | Everything Else, Football, Non-Sports etc.. B/S/T | 2 | 08-22-2018 03:00 PM |
FS: Aaron Judge RC Auto + | jrawlsian | Ebay, Auction and other Venues Announcement- B/S/T | 0 | 08-09-2018 11:45 AM |
Aaron Judge | Hardspun8 | Modern Baseball Cards Forum (1980-Present) | 444 | 11-18-2017 10:32 AM |
What kind of effect do you think a HOF induction would have on a "common" Old Judge? | packs | Net54baseball Vintage (WWII & Older) Baseball Cards & New Member Introductions | 5 | 07-19-2011 05:17 PM |