New Homerun King
September 24, 2007 by Ryan
I know people have a problem with his attitude. I know people have issues with him and the juice. But you have to give it up to Barry Bonds for 756! Whether you like him or detest him, you can’t dispute that he has been one of the best hitters in baseball. He probably has one of the best eyes the game has ever seen.
I am actually glad he was able to do it in San Francisco where he was able to be cheered. It is too big of an accomplishment to ignore or boo. I always get chills when I watch historic homers (Kirk Gibson…hehehe, I had to McKissicks).
Mark McGuire Deserves the Hall of Fame
January 31, 2006 by Ryan
For Saving Baseball!!! Him and Sammy Sosa! Let me take you back to the year 1994. That was the year of the strike. It cancelled the World Series, it ended what could have been record-breaking performances (ie Griffey was at 40 hrs), and it killed the love for the game in many, many fans. Do you remember the empty stadiums in the following years? Do you remember how cheap the tickets were and you still didn’t want to go? I was sick of it. I grew up trading baseball cards, playing t-ball, getting autographs before the games, and I hated baseball after the strike.
Then something special happened. The homerun race! It revived interest in the game. It revived that passion for the game. Baseball players were bigger than life once again. It saved baseball for me and I am an avid fan to this day because of it.
You say, “But the balls & the players were juiced.”
I say, “I don’t care!”
That’s what we wanted needed to see! Steroids got out of hand, I agree. When it gets into the high schools, that’s bad. But at the time there wasn’t that stigma. You can’t punish one without punishing all during that period and I don’t think we should. Ask yourself this, would you be a baseball fan if it weren’t for Mark McGwire?
