Sunday, May 21, 2006
"He's sittin' on 714"
I'm not sure if "honor" is the right word, but in honor of Barry Bonds' current home run total, here's Milo Hamilton's call of Hank Aaron's 715th home run on April 8, 1974, while both members of baseballrelated.com were ensconced in wombs.
Meanwhile, Albert Pujols is on the cover of Sports Illustrated again, for the second time in less than two months, and why not? Also in the issue is Baseball Prospectus's projected home run leader board from the year 2020, which I want to reproduce here for posterity:
One of the above was actually my own addition to the Baseball Prospectus list, solely to make Levi chuckle.
Meanwhile, Albert Pujols is on the cover of Sports Illustrated again, for the second time in less than two months, and why not? Also in the issue is Baseball Prospectus's projected home run leader board from the year 2020, which I want to reproduce here for posterity:
1. Barry Bonds (765)
2. Hank Aaron (755)
3. Babe Ruth (714)
4. Alex Rodriguez (678)
5. Willie Mays (660)
6. Adam Dunn (638)
7. Ken Griffey Jr. (637)
8. Albert Pujols (620)
9. Manny Ramirez (589)
10. Sammy Sosa (588)
11. Robotic Hitting Unit HR-1 (587)
12. Frank Robinson (586)
One of the above was actually my own addition to the Baseball Prospectus list, solely to make Levi chuckle.
Labels: Albert Pujols, barry bonds, milo hamilton, predictions, robots, sports illustrated
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The one part of this list I really don't get is Adam Dunn beating Pujols by 18 homers. They're the same age--within a few months, and through last season, Pujols had a 43-homer lead on Dunn, 201 to 158. This season, despite Dunn hitting well, Pujols has so far picked up another 7 on him.
And on top of that, Dunn, though very good, is in no way the all-around athlete that Pujols is. He's a poor fielder, a slow runner, a worst percentage hitter, and he strikes out a lot more. None of those is a problem when he's young and this good, but all are the sort of thing it's better to be without as liabilities as you age.
And on top of that, Dunn, though very good, is in no way the all-around athlete that Pujols is. He's a poor fielder, a slow runner, a worst percentage hitter, and he strikes out a lot more. None of those is a problem when he's young and this good, but all are the sort of thing it's better to be without as liabilities as you age.
I don't think it's fair to count the HRs that are going to be hit by Adam Dunn AFTER he comes back as a zombie.
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