Re: re-What would you do?

[Shawn Roth <ufpdev!shawnr@uunet.uu.net>]

Are you kidding Big Mac is just crushing balls out of parks, on the average of
about 430 or so feet per home run.  That would leave any ball park.  He has
been hitting them that far since he came into the league.  Also, if you
remember, which you seem not to, Maris hit like 22 homers of the expansion 
teams that year.  Maris also saw the same pithcers more often.  They didn't
have specialized pitchers back in those days (i.e. short relief, closers).
Also the strike zone isn't smaller in total area, just top to bottom, it is
much wider now than it was in the past....I will not discredit Big Mac, it
isn't his fault for playing in the 90s.  So be happy for the guy and get real,
you wouldn't throw back the ball.

Shawn



Originally from Dan Forant:
> 
> I would throw it back. Baseball fans are kidding themselves if they think
> the record being broken equals Roger Maris's ability. Not even close.
> Reasons: pitchers today suck because of over expansion, like most other
> sports, drugs, yes muscle building junk they take, souped up baseball,
> don't tell me it isn't compressed more than Maris's day, just like the golf
> ball, the smaller strike zone, on and on, yawnnnnnnn.
> 
> 
> >Date: Sun, 6 Sep 1998 08:40:28 EDT
> >From: DJessen33@aol.com
> >Subject: What would you do?
> >
> >What would you do if you caught the no. 62 home run ball, sell it to the
> >highest bidder or give it to the hall of fame? I, for one, would sell it to
> >the highest bidder. 
> >
> >DJessen33
> >
> >
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