Re: re-What would you do?

[krai@gis.net]

So now this is a baseball list? First the former Boston Celtics discussion
list turned into a Noah pseudo-intellectual rant list, then to a drug
policy list, now to a baseball list. What's next, football, low-fat
cooking, Princess Di? Why can't we at least stick to something
basketball-related, if there's nothing to discuss about the Celtics? I'd
rather be flooded with puerile trade scenarios at this point...


At 8:41 -0500 9/8/98, Shawn Roth wrote:
>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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K. Kveraga