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Hammerin’ Hank Aaron dead at 86
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There may not be one, but I see an "asterisk" beside every MLB record from the steroid era, pitchers and hitters. Now I loved the long ball days, exciting baseball. But comparing the records from different eras is like apples and oranges.
Anyway RIP Hank Aaron, Home run King.
Anyway RIP Hank Aaron, Home run King.
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He spent his middle years dealing with physical threats for having the audacity to challenge a white man’s home run record.
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Can we credit the incoming Democratic administration with helping make this affirmative action admission possible?
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All these whiney a$$ social justice warriors should have to experience real racism like Hank did throughout his career
Hank rose above the hate to become an all time great.
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Hank Aaron, Eddie Mathews, Joe Adcock
I believe that video is from a home run derby program where one slugger from the AL vs NL. It was like a Wide World of Sports insert on dull Saturdays.??
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Aaron was the greatest baseball player ever, IMHO. RIP.
And I agree that Bonds’ “records” should be scratched due to his obvious steroid abuse. When that was a hot topic I compared Bonds with Griffey, Jr. In their prime, their stats were very very comparable and All-Star quality. Then Griffey started to suffer a sequence of nagging injuries that happen as we age and his stats faded over time. Bonds’ stats started to ramp UP as did his size. It was so obvious he was using.
And I agree that Bonds’ “records” should be scratched due to his obvious steroid abuse. When that was a hot topic I compared Bonds with Griffey, Jr. In their prime, their stats were very very comparable and All-Star quality. Then Griffey started to suffer a sequence of nagging injuries that happen as we age and his stats faded over time. Bonds’ stats started to ramp UP as did his size. It was so obvious he was using.
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Arguably, the greatest hitter in Major League history. Humble and a great ambassador of the game. Aaron had many reasons to legitimately complain about racial discrimination, especially after all the death threats he received while chasing Ruth's career HR record. Yet, you didn't hear much from him about it, unless asked by a reporter. He just did his job, and did it really well. Makes the complaints made by today's athletes look incredibly pathetic. RIP Hammerin' Hank. You truly were THE MAN.
"Aaron was an NL All-Star for 20 seasons and an AL All-Star for 1 season, and he holds the record for the most All-Star selections (25), while sharing the record for most All-Star Games played (24) with Willie Mays and Stan Musial. He was a three-time Gold Glove winner, and in 1957, he won the NL Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award when the Milwaukee Braves won the World Series. Aaron holds the MLB records for the most career runs batted in (RBIs) (2,297), extra base hits (1,477), and total bases (6,856). Aaron is also in the top five for career hits (3,771) and runs (2,174). He is one of only four players to have at least 17 seasons with 150 or more hits." Hank Aaron - Wikipedia
"Aaron was an NL All-Star for 20 seasons and an AL All-Star for 1 season, and he holds the record for the most All-Star selections (25), while sharing the record for most All-Star Games played (24) with Willie Mays and Stan Musial. He was a three-time Gold Glove winner, and in 1957, he won the NL Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award when the Milwaukee Braves won the World Series. Aaron holds the MLB records for the most career runs batted in (RBIs) (2,297), extra base hits (1,477), and total bases (6,856). Aaron is also in the top five for career hits (3,771) and runs (2,174). He is one of only four players to have at least 17 seasons with 150 or more hits." Hank Aaron - Wikipedia
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I have no reason to make excuses for Bonds. He was a polite and slight smooth-hitting kid when I interviewed him during an ‘88 spring training trip to Clearwater. He ended up the greatest jerk and home run hitter in history — on paper.
The fact remains, hitting a baseball consistently well involves more than raw power. Timing, rhythm, form, bat speed. This guy was a great hitter before he bulked up. He would have likely had a HOF career had he not juiced. It may not have lasted as long, be he was awfully good before he became a home run hitter.
The fact remains, hitting a baseball consistently well involves more than raw power. Timing, rhythm, form, bat speed. This guy was a great hitter before he bulked up. He would have likely had a HOF career had he not juiced. It may not have lasted as long, be he was awfully good before he became a home run hitter.
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Bonds was a competitor, like many competitors, driven to be the best.
He saw what Sosa and Maguire were doing and it pissed him off. They were cheating to be better than him. His competitive nature pushed him to beat them and if he had to cheat like them to do it, so be it. That's as much on Baseball as it is on Bonds. If Baseball wasn't going to police it, he was going to do what he had to do level the playing field against the juicers.
That said, I think Bonds is a monumental prick and I can't stand him. Fcuk him. We learned as kids that two wrongs don't make a right. That's why Junior Griffey should be more appreciated.
I am a Hank Aaron fan. His numbers are incredible. He had a little bit of an advantage playing in Atlanta (if my recollection serves, it was the highest elevation of any ballpark until they built Coors Field for the Rockies, and a small park at that, I think it was nicknamed the "launchpad").
Hank was consistent, year in and year out. He could hit for power, hit for average, and was strong in the field and on the base paths. He was a great all-around player. Was he better than Ruth? Ruth's numbers were so good compared to the competition that "dwarfed" wasn't a good enough descriptor. "Ruthian" entered the lexicon to describe someone whose accomplishments utterly shatter all the competition. Plus Ruth could pitch and do it well. It's tough to compare different eras but Aaron was the best of his era and if not the greatest of all time, then certainly on the very short list. Rest in peace, Hank Aaron.
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He saw what Sosa and Maguire were doing and it pissed him off. They were cheating to be better than him. His competitive nature pushed him to beat them and if he had to cheat like them to do it, so be it. That's as much on Baseball as it is on Bonds. If Baseball wasn't going to police it, he was going to do what he had to do level the playing field against the juicers.
That said, I think Bonds is a monumental prick and I can't stand him. Fcuk him. We learned as kids that two wrongs don't make a right. That's why Junior Griffey should be more appreciated.
I am a Hank Aaron fan. His numbers are incredible. He had a little bit of an advantage playing in Atlanta (if my recollection serves, it was the highest elevation of any ballpark until they built Coors Field for the Rockies, and a small park at that, I think it was nicknamed the "launchpad").
Hank was consistent, year in and year out. He could hit for power, hit for average, and was strong in the field and on the base paths. He was a great all-around player. Was he better than Ruth? Ruth's numbers were so good compared to the competition that "dwarfed" wasn't a good enough descriptor. "Ruthian" entered the lexicon to describe someone whose accomplishments utterly shatter all the competition. Plus Ruth could pitch and do it well. It's tough to compare different eras but Aaron was the best of his era and if not the greatest of all time, then certainly on the very short list. Rest in peace, Hank Aaron.
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