60 HOMERS CLUB, 2007 SEASON

BASEBALL 2007

A new season starts today. Will we have a new member joining the 60 Homers Club this year? Probily not. Funny how hitting 60 homers in a season has happened six times in the last few years, then mandatory drug testing began and then POOF! Nobody gets close.

The three players- McGuire, Bonds and Sosa have made the 60 Homers Club, but may fail at ever being in the Hall of Fame. McGuire only got 23% of the vote for first year of eligibility (he needed 75%) to get into Cooperstown. Clearly the sports writers are not impressed with his drug assisted home run stats.

Bonds has slowed to a point where he most likely will be injured or retire before going ahead of Hank Aaron. Having been found out about his drug use and his treatment by the press I think the 'fire' he had for baseball is going out. He needs 22 homers to pass Aaron.

If the public did not respect his 73 homers, why would they respect his 756. It will be a big deal in San Francisco, but the other big-league venues generally will feel about him the same way they feel about flamed intestines. If he were to hit No. 756 in say New York, the locals likely would react by attempting to carjack his athletic supporter.

Look for no. 756 to be hit in San Francisco, if it happens at all. Fate should determine where the historic homer happens, but the possibility of the Giants and baseball venturing down another troubling path could end up trying to manipulate history, something that should by all that is natural- result in one's soul burning to ash. I believe not even #25 would want that. Time to retire.

Sosa has to be wondering what it takes to win a batting title, he hit 60 home runs three times, every time someone else hot more than he did. Because of this Sosas' drug use gets overlooked. Tommy Lasorda said in an interview that it is most obvious in Sosa's case that steroids were used. It's two different players, the one before his 60 homers days and the one during his 60 homers days. Then comes mandatory drug testing and he reverts back to his pre 60 homer days.

While I do not think anyone will hit 60 home runs this year there are some players to watch, at lest one will hit 50 or more I think.

PLAYERS TO WATCH:

D.H. David Ortiz (Boston)
1 B. Ryan Howard (Philadelphia)
1 B. Albert Pujols (St. Louis)
S.S. Reid Brignac (Montgomery Biscuits) Southern League-AA

NOW LETS PLAY BALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11