PLAYERS ON PACE TO HIT 60 HOME RUNS

The Minors are heating up, we now have 4 players on paace to hit
60 homers, the same number in the MLB. As of today we have a 8 horse race with A. Rod fifty leanths in front.

Today I will give a little more depth to who these posible 60 homers club players are:

John Joseph Cust --Portland Beavers--MLB Club: San Diego
AVG.: .333--HR: 8-- games played: 18
J. Cust plays in the 140 game Pacific Coast Leauge (AAA) and is
on a projected 62 home run season. This 29 year old
was born in Flemington N.J. This left fielder bats left and
throws right.
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Joe Mather--Springfield Cardinals--MLB Club: St. Louis
AVG.: .361-- 7-- games played: 16
J. Mather plays in the 140 game Texas Leauge (AA) and is on
a projected 65 home run season. Born is Sand Point, ID
This 6'5" 210lb SS bats and throws right handed.
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Steven Pearce--Lynchburg Hillcats--MLB Club: Pittsburg
AVG.: .311-- 8 HR-- games played: 16
S. Pearce plays in the 140 game Carolina Leauge (A) and is on
a projected 65 home run season. Born in Lakeland, FL
this 5' 11" 200lb first baseman bat and throws right handed.
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Spike McDougall--Greensboro Grasshppers--MLB Club: Florida
AVG.: 259--7 HR-- 17 games played
S. McDougall plays in the 140 game South Atlantic Leauge (A)
and is on a projected 62 home run season. Born in San Ramon, Ca.
this 6'3" 180lb left fielder bats and throws right handed.
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These are the current players on pace to hit 60 or more home runs.

A. Rodriguez--14 homers--20 games--projected HR's: 113
J. Mather----- 7 homers--16 games--projected HR's: 65*
S. Pearce----- 8 homers--16 games--projected HR's: 65*
I. Kinsler---- 8 homers--20 games--projected HR's: 64
B. Bonds------ 7 homers--18 games--projected HR's: 63
J. Cust------- 8 homers--18 games--projected HR's: 62*
S. McDougall-- 7 homers--17 games--projected HR's: 62*
J. Rollins---- 8 homers--21 games--projected HR's: 61

PLAYERS ON PACE TO HIT 60 HOME RUNS

A. Rodreguez-- This NYY 3rd baseman is a power-house hitter who is on pace to hit 114 homers this year. His record year for home runs was in 2002 when he hit 57 for the Texas Rangers and ended with a 300 batting Avg. Wonder if he has been random tested yet.
All minor leauge players are not on pace as of now to hit 60 homers. B. Bonds has started to come alive and is now only 15 homers short of Hank Aarons all time record. As of today there are only three players still on a 60 plus pace to hit 60.
Player to whatch is V. Guerrero of the LAA (Anaheim) who is batting .400 with 5 homers in 16 games.

player GP HR PHR BA

A. Rodreguez- 17--12---114---.371
I. Kinsler----17-- 7--- 66---.333
B. Bonds------15-- 6--- 64---.348

drop outs of the 60 PHR race
D. Ortiz------17-- 6--- 57---.292
J. Rollins----17-- 6--- 57---.280

PLAYERS ON PACE TO HIT 60 HOME RUNS

THE LIST IS GETTING SMALLER AND SOME NAMES ARE CHANGING.
BELOW ARE THE CURRENT PLAYERS ON PACE TO HIT 60 IN 2007


PLAYER TEAM LEAUGE HR GP PHR

A. RODUIGUEZ NYY A.L 10 14 115
I. KINSLER TEX A.L. 7 14 81
J. HAMILTON CIN N.L. 5 11 73
S. DUNCAN SWB INTER-AAA 5 10 70
J. ROLLINS PHI N.L. 6 14 69
B. BELL LNC CAL. A-ADV. 6 13 60
M. LOWRANCE POT CAROLINA A-ADV. 3 7 60

B. BONDS IS ON TRACK TO HIT 54 HOME RUNS AND TO BEST HANK AARONS HOME RUN RECORD.

Home Run Stats as of April 13, 2007

Bonds is starting to heat up. We are down to four players that are still on track to hit 60 home runs. I. Kinsler is hitting .455 and has join the list with 5 homers.

player team G.P. G.I.S. Proj.H.R. Avg. H.R. 04/13

A. Rodriguez NYY 8 162 121 .389 6
G. Sizemore Cle 7 162 92 .375 4
I. Kinsler Tex 9 162 90 .455 5
J. Rollins Phi 10 162 81 .293 5
D. Leon PDP 15 110 58 .426 8
J. Alberton TDQ 18 110 55 .338 9
B. Bonds S.F. 9 162 54 .214 3
V. Guerrero LAA 11 162 44 .401 3
K. Pellow SLT 20 110 44 .238 8
D. Ortiz Bos 9 162 36 .235 2
S. Sosa Tex 8 162 20 .146 1
A. Pujols St.L 9 162 18 .176 1
R. Howard Phi 10 162 16 .244 1

Home Run Stats as of April 7, 2007

My players to watch list really fizzled out. Only double A Reid Brignac from my watch list is on pace to hit over 60 homers. Sosa and Bonds are off to a slow start, each on pace to hit 40 homers in 2007. Two players from the triple-A Mexican league are on pace to hit over 60 home runs, but play in a much shorter season than most of baseball. Home town favored V. Guerrero of the former Anaheim Angles (now the L.A.A.) Is on pace to hit 81 homers. So we have 8 players on pace to hit 60 or more home runs after just a week or two of baseball. The season just started and anything can still happen, stay tuned.

Key:
Player- Team- League-games played-games in season-projected HR's-batting Avg.-H.R. as of April 7, 2007

G. Sizemore Cleveland A.L. 3/162/162 /.429/ 3
A. Rodriguez N.Y.Y. A.L. 4/162/121/ .389/ 3
A. Dunn Cin. A.L. 5/162/97/ .353/ 3
J. Rollins Phi. N.L. 5/162/97/ .351/ 3
V. Guerrero L.A.A. A.L. 6/162/81/ .524/ 3
Reid Brignac M.B. So.-AA 2/140/70/ .501/ 1
Donny Leon Per. Mex.-AAA13/110/67/ .465/ 8
J. Alberton T.Q. Roo Mex.-AAA15/110/66/ .351/ 9

B. Bonds S.F. N.L. 4/162/ 40/ .214/ 1
S. Sosa T. Rangers A.L. 4/162/ 40/ .267/ 1
D. Ortiz B. Red Sox N.L. 5/162/ 0/ .158/ 0
R. Howard Philadelphia N.L. 5/162/ 0/ .158/ 0
A. Pujols St. Louis N.L. 5/162/ 0/ .059/ 0

Home Run Stats as of April 7, 2007

My players to watch list really fizzled out. Only double A Reid Brignac from my watch list is on pace to hit over 60 homers. Sosa and Bonds are off to a slow start, each on pace to hit 40 homers in 2007. Two players from the triple-A Mexican league are on pace to hit over 60 home runs, but play in a much shorter season than most of baseball. Home town favored V. Guerrero of the former Anaheim Angles (now the L.A.A.) Is on pace to hit 81 homers. So we have 8 players on pace to hit 60 or more home runs after just a week or two of baseball. The season just started and anything can still happen, stay tuned.
games games in Projected batting H.R.
Player Team league played season home runs Avg. as of 4/7
G. Sizemore Cleveland A.L. 3 162 162 .429 3
A. Rodriguez N.Y.Y. A.L. 4 162 121 .389 3
A. Dunn Cin. A.L. 5 162 97 .353 3
J. Rollins Phi. N.L. 5 162 97 .351 3
V. Guerrero L.A.A. A.L. 6 162 81 .524 3
Reid Brignac M.B. So.-AA 2 140 70 .501 1
Donny Leon Per. Mex.-AAA 13 110 67 .465 8
J. Alberton T.Q. Roo Mex.-AAA 15 110 66 .351 9

B. Bonds S.F. N.L. 4 162 40 .214 1
S. Sosa T. Rangers A.L. 4 162 40 .267 1
D. Ortiz B. Red Sox N.L. 5 162 0 .158 0
R. Howard Philadelphia N.L. 5 162 0 .158 0
A. Pujols St. Louis N.L. 5 162 0 .059 0

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

Hall of Fame

Mark McGuire recieved only 23% of the 75% needed to be put into the Hall of Fame. In his first year of eligiblity the twice 60 club member got snubed. It will be interesting to see how history will veiw his drug (stariod) use and his single season home run records. When Sosa and Bond become eligible will they get the same snubing as McGuire? We will wait and see.

 
My daughter Rochelle Marie Kennedy and my granddaughter Madeline Marie Kennedy 

Frostys great grand child was born on 10/25/07

 
Madeline Marie Kennedy
Born: 10/25/07 7lbs 7oz

My daughters first child, great grandchild of Frosty Kennedy and My first grandchild. 

The 14 members of the 60 homers club.

TOP HOME RUN RECORDS

"I don't know why people like the home run so much. A home run is over as soon as it starts." - George Foster (22nd Overall Single Season Home Runs Leader)


TOP 10 SINGLE SEASON HOME RUN RECORDS


MAJORS

1 BARRY BONDS 73 2001
2 MARK MCGWIRE 70 1998
3 SAMMY SOSA 66 1998
MARK MCGWIRE 65 1999
SAMMY SOSA 64 2001
SAMMY SOSA 63 1999
4 ROGER MARIS 61 1961
5 BABE RUTH 60 1927
BABE RUTH 59 1921
6 JIMMIE FOXX 58 1932
7 HANK GREENBERG 58 1997
MARK MCGWIRE 58 1997

7 PLAYERS ON LIST

MINORS
1 JOE BAUMAN 72 1954
2 JOE HAUSER 69 1933
3 BOB CRUES 69 1948
4 DICK STUART 66 1956
5 BOB LENNON 64 1954
JOE HAUSER 63 1930
6 MOOSE CLABAUGH 62 1926
7 KEN GUETTLER 62 1956
8 FROSTY KENNEDY 60 1956
9 TONY LAZZERI 60 1925

9 PLAYERS ON LIST


GOING BACK MORE THAN 100 YEARS, THOUSANDS
AND THOUSANDS HAVE PLAYED IN ORGANIZED
BASEBALL, BUT ONLY 14 PLAYERS HAVE HIT
60 OR MORE HOME RUNS IN A SINGLE SEASON.


THE 60 HOMERS CLUB
1 BARRY BONDS 73
2 JOE BAUMAN 72
3 MARK MCGWIRE 70
4 JOE HAUSER 69
5 BOB CRUES 69
6 SAMMY SOSA 66
7 DICK STUART 66
MARK MCGWIRE 65
SAMMY SOSA 64
8 BOB LENNON 64
SAMMY SOSA 63
JOE HAUSER 63
9 MOOSE CLABAUGH 62
10 KEN GUETTLER 62
11 ROGER MARIS 61
12 FROSTY KENNEDY 60
13 TONY LAZZERI 60
14 BABE RUTH 60

14 PLAYERS ON LIST

no new members in 2006

Ortiz and Howard went homerless in his last four games. We do have to update some list however.

PLAYERS WHO JUST MISSED MAKING THE CLUB.

YEAR---PLAYER-------------------HR
1962 ----RAMIRO CABALLERO----59
1932----JIMMIE FOXX-------------58
1938----HANK GREENBURG-------58
1939----TONY ROBELLO-----------58
1947----BUCK FRIERSON-----------58
2006----RYAN HOWARD-------------58--(JUST ADDED)
1947----D.C. "PUD' MILLER---------57
1947----BILL SERENA--------------57
1930----HACK WILSON------------56
1935----GENE LILLIARD-----------56
1954----FRANK GRAVINO---------56
1957----STEVE BILKO--------------56
11 other players hit 55 HRs

D. ORTIZ 54 HOMERS IN 2006

only a handfull of players hit 40 or more home runs in the minors in 2006.

With only four (4) games to go in the regular season only D. Ortiz and R. Howard have any chance to hit 60 homers. Ryan Howard who leades the leauge in home runs (Phillies)with 58 also has a .316 batting Avg. with 146 RBIs. He will need to hit two H.R.s in his last four games, very posible, it will be close. D. Ortiz of the Red Sox's has 54 home runs with four games to go. It's posible, but highly unlikley.
A look of the minors shows no one coming close to even 50 homers.

Martin and La Nona's 25th wedding anniversary

Today we celebrated La Nona and Martin Hoke's wedding anniversary with friends and family at the home of their good friend Lillian Deneer in Fullerton. The connection to 60 homers club member FROSTY KENNEDY is as follows.

Bud Kennedy is Frosty's brother. Frosty, who was married to Janice Briley, was the father of Forrest, La Nona, Richard and Robert Kennedy. The Kennedy's current families are as follows: Forrest, sons Mike and Jim and daughter Rochelle(with child).
La Nona and Martin Hoke with sons Danny and David.
Richard and Crissy with son Nick and daughters Chelsea, Jessica, Holly and Hanna.
Robert and Susan with daughters Ericka and Ally

Below I have posted some pictures That I took today. Thanks to everyone who attended.

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