The following three players from S. Calif. I think will have a real shot at the title if they stay healthy and get a lot of playing time ( you can't hit homers sitting on the bench.
JOSH HAMILTON- LAA
Played for Texas last year and hit a season high for himself of 43 home runs.
MATT KEMP- LAD
Led all players with 23 homers last year before being sideline with injury's, only played in 106 games. Had a career high of 39 homers in 2011.
MARK TRUMBO- LAA
Won the Pacific Coast League and the MiLB title with a career high 36 homers in 2010. Hit 29 homers in 2011 and 32 homers 2012, both 144 game seasons. Look for Mark to have a very big year in 2013.
Please let me know if you think of any other players that have a real chance of winning the Home Run title this year.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Sunday, February 17, 2013
CONTENDERS FOR THE 2013 HOME RUN TITLE, odds will be posted before the end of March. Let me know if you think any other player should be on list and why.
JOSH HAMILTON, LAA
EDWIN ENCARNACION, BLUE JAYS
MATT KEMP, LAD
MARK TRUMBO, LAA
CURTIS GRANDERSON, NYY
ADAM DUNN, CWS
JOSE BAUTISTA, BLUE JAYS
MIKE HESSMAN, OKC (PCL)
DARIN RUF, PHILLIES
TRAN BRAUN, BREWERS
J. MEGUEL CABRERA, TIGERS
All players are active as of now, we will get a feel for the when spring training and the preseason games start.
JOSH HAMILTON, LAA
EDWIN ENCARNACION, BLUE JAYS
MATT KEMP, LAD
MARK TRUMBO, LAA
CURTIS GRANDERSON, NYY
ADAM DUNN, CWS
JOSE BAUTISTA, BLUE JAYS
MIKE HESSMAN, OKC (PCL)
DARIN RUF, PHILLIES
TRAN BRAUN, BREWERS
J. MEGUEL CABRERA, TIGERS
All players are active as of now, we will get a feel for the when spring training and the preseason games start.
Monday, February 11, 2013
Saturday, February 09, 2013
60 HOMERS CLUB MEMBERS QUICK NOTES.
THE 60 HOMERS CLUB
1 BARRY BONDS 73
2 JOE BAUMAN 72
Bauman was a minor league slugger who batted .337 and collected 337 home runs and 1057 RBI in 1019 games. First signed by the Braves, he lost four years to WWII, and held out from 1949-51. He won four HR titles in the nine years he played, but only once played above Class A. After hitting 103 HR for Artesia in 1952-53, he won the Longhorn League (Class C) triple crown by batting .400 with 72 HR and 224 RBI for the Roswell Rockets in 1954. The 72 HR and .916 slugging average he achieved that season are all-time pro records.
3 MARK MCGWIRE 70
Since he retired, McGwire has kept a low profile. His admission that he used the supplement androstenedione has led to speculation that he also took steroids. Although McGwire had repeatedly denied using illegal performance-enhancing drugs, he refused to do so under oath when he appeared before the House Government Reform Committee on March 17, 2005. As McGwire said in his opening statement, "Asking me or any other player to answer questions about who took steroids in front of television cameras will not solve the problem. If a player answers 'No,' he simply will not be believed; if he answers 'Yes,' he risks public scorn and endless government investigations." When asked if he was asserting his Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate himself, McGwire said: "I'm not here to talk about the past. I'm here to be positive about this subject."
4 JOE HAUSER 69
He made a name for himself in the minor leagues, where he became the first player ever to hit 60 or more home runs twice in a professional career: 63 in 1930, and 69 in 1933.
5 BOB CRUES 69
In 1948, Crues went on a rampage through the dusty and windswept ballparks of the Southwest, driving in 254 runs in just 140 games, dwarfing the major league record of 191 RBI set by Hack Wilson with the Cubs in 1930. Playing for the Amarillo Gold Sox of the class C West Texas-New Mexico League, Crues drove in almost two runs per game that summer. Two! The closest anyone ever came to his total was former teammate Joe Bauman who drove in 224 one season. Tony Lazzeri, who set the old record with 222, had to play in 197 games in 1925 to reach that mark at Salt Lake City in the Pacific Coast League. As the 21st century dawned, it seemed possible that Crues' RBI record will be one of the rare ones never to be broken. Bob tied Hauser's record of 69 with two games left in the season. His try for the 70th drew a record crowd of 4,851 for a season-ending Labor Day doubleheader with Lubbock. Ironically, Secory, the umpire who might have cost him a home run in Abilene, was working behind the plate
6 SAMMY SOSA 66
7 DICK STUART 66
MARK MCGWIRE 65
SAMMY SOSA 64
8 BOB LENNON 64
Bob Lennon hit 64 home runs for the Southern Association Nashville Vols in 1954, but his most memorable homer came on April 30, 1957, when he was playing for the Chicago Cubs. "It was what I had dreamed about," he recalled in a 1993 interview. He hit it in Ebbets Field, where he had rooted for the Dodgers as a boy. It was his only major league home run.
SAMMY SOSA 63
JOE HAUSER 63
9 MOOSE CLABAUGH 62
10 KEN GUETTLER 62
Guettler, who died in 1977, played only briefly above the Texas League and never made it to the majors. He hit 330 homers in 15 seasons, but never more than five in a season after his run with the Shreveport Sports in '56.
11 ROGER MARIS 61
Career Statistics
- Set Baseball's Single Season Home Run Record (61 in 1961)
- 275 Career Home Runs
- Two-time Most Valuable Player in American League (1960 & 1961)
- Led American League in RBI's (1960 & 1961)
- Gold Glove Award Winner (1960)
- Seven World Series (1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968)
- Six World Series Home Runs
12 FROSTY KENNEDY 60
Kennedy hit 60 home runs for Plainview (Texas) of the Class B Southwestern League in 1956, accomplishing this feat in only 144 games. He hit .327 that year, with 184 RBIs and 151 runs scored.
He is also one of the few men in baseball history to hit over .400 twice. He hit .411 for Riverside of the class C sunset League in 1949, and .410 for Plainview when that city fielded a team in the West Texas-New Mexico League in 1953.
Kennedy had a 40-game hitting streak for Plainview in 1953, part of a remarkable stretch which saw him hit safely in 95 of his final 100 games that season.
13 TONY LAZZERI 60
Lazzeri was a prominent member of the 1927 Yankees' "Murderers' Row" lineup and the second baseman on five World Championship Yankee clubs. He had seven 100-RBI seasons and four times hit as many as 18 home runs. His excellent glove, driving leadership, and superior baseball instincts made him the hero of Italian-Americans, as their first superstar . He was known as "the quiet man of the Yankees." Though an epileptic, he never had an on-the-field seizure in his 12 Yankee seasons.
14 BABE RUTH 60
Born: 6 February 1895
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland
Died: 16 August 1948 (cancer)
Best Known As: New York Yankee hero and "Sultan of Swat"
Name at birth: George Herman Ruth, Jr.
1 BARRY BONDS 73
2 JOE BAUMAN 72
Bauman was a minor league slugger who batted .337 and collected 337 home runs and 1057 RBI in 1019 games. First signed by the Braves, he lost four years to WWII, and held out from 1949-51. He won four HR titles in the nine years he played, but only once played above Class A. After hitting 103 HR for Artesia in 1952-53, he won the Longhorn League (Class C) triple crown by batting .400 with 72 HR and 224 RBI for the Roswell Rockets in 1954. The 72 HR and .916 slugging average he achieved that season are all-time pro records.
3 MARK MCGWIRE 70
Since he retired, McGwire has kept a low profile. His admission that he used the supplement androstenedione has led to speculation that he also took steroids. Although McGwire had repeatedly denied using illegal performance-enhancing drugs, he refused to do so under oath when he appeared before the House Government Reform Committee on March 17, 2005. As McGwire said in his opening statement, "Asking me or any other player to answer questions about who took steroids in front of television cameras will not solve the problem. If a player answers 'No,' he simply will not be believed; if he answers 'Yes,' he risks public scorn and endless government investigations." When asked if he was asserting his Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate himself, McGwire said: "I'm not here to talk about the past. I'm here to be positive about this subject."
4 JOE HAUSER 69
He made a name for himself in the minor leagues, where he became the first player ever to hit 60 or more home runs twice in a professional career: 63 in 1930, and 69 in 1933.
5 BOB CRUES 69
In 1948, Crues went on a rampage through the dusty and windswept ballparks of the Southwest, driving in 254 runs in just 140 games, dwarfing the major league record of 191 RBI set by Hack Wilson with the Cubs in 1930. Playing for the Amarillo Gold Sox of the class C West Texas-New Mexico League, Crues drove in almost two runs per game that summer. Two! The closest anyone ever came to his total was former teammate Joe Bauman who drove in 224 one season. Tony Lazzeri, who set the old record with 222, had to play in 197 games in 1925 to reach that mark at Salt Lake City in the Pacific Coast League. As the 21st century dawned, it seemed possible that Crues' RBI record will be one of the rare ones never to be broken. Bob tied Hauser's record of 69 with two games left in the season. His try for the 70th drew a record crowd of 4,851 for a season-ending Labor Day doubleheader with Lubbock. Ironically, Secory, the umpire who might have cost him a home run in Abilene, was working behind the plate
6 SAMMY SOSA 66
7 DICK STUART 66
MARK MCGWIRE 65
SAMMY SOSA 64
8 BOB LENNON 64
Bob Lennon hit 64 home runs for the Southern Association Nashville Vols in 1954, but his most memorable homer came on April 30, 1957, when he was playing for the Chicago Cubs. "It was what I had dreamed about," he recalled in a 1993 interview. He hit it in Ebbets Field, where he had rooted for the Dodgers as a boy. It was his only major league home run.
SAMMY SOSA 63
JOE HAUSER 63
9 MOOSE CLABAUGH 62
10 KEN GUETTLER 62
Guettler, who died in 1977, played only briefly above the Texas League and never made it to the majors. He hit 330 homers in 15 seasons, but never more than five in a season after his run with the Shreveport Sports in '56.
11 ROGER MARIS 61
Career Statistics
- Set Baseball's Single Season Home Run Record (61 in 1961)
- 275 Career Home Runs
- Two-time Most Valuable Player in American League (1960 & 1961)
- Led American League in RBI's (1960 & 1961)
- Gold Glove Award Winner (1960)
- Seven World Series (1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968)
- Six World Series Home Runs
12 FROSTY KENNEDY 60
Kennedy hit 60 home runs for Plainview (Texas) of the Class B Southwestern League in 1956, accomplishing this feat in only 144 games. He hit .327 that year, with 184 RBIs and 151 runs scored.
He is also one of the few men in baseball history to hit over .400 twice. He hit .411 for Riverside of the class C sunset League in 1949, and .410 for Plainview when that city fielded a team in the West Texas-New Mexico League in 1953.
Kennedy had a 40-game hitting streak for Plainview in 1953, part of a remarkable stretch which saw him hit safely in 95 of his final 100 games that season.
13 TONY LAZZERI 60
Lazzeri was a prominent member of the 1927 Yankees' "Murderers' Row" lineup and the second baseman on five World Championship Yankee clubs. He had seven 100-RBI seasons and four times hit as many as 18 home runs. His excellent glove, driving leadership, and superior baseball instincts made him the hero of Italian-Americans, as their first superstar . He was known as "the quiet man of the Yankees." Though an epileptic, he never had an on-the-field seizure in his 12 Yankee seasons.
14 BABE RUTH 60
Born: 6 February 1895
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland
Died: 16 August 1948 (cancer)
Best Known As: New York Yankee hero and "Sultan of Swat"
Name at birth: George Herman Ruth, Jr.
Saturday, February 02, 2013
The Juice in the Arm gang, what to do.
OK long ball fans, just a few more weeks before some players start showing up for spring camps. The really big news is that the JUICE IN THE ARM GANG did not make the HOF. I think that Berry, Sammy and Mark will never make membership into the Hall as long as the voting sports writers have a memory of the juicing scandal, Lance has admitted to doing the same thing and he was striped of all his titles. I believe most of America considers juicing as cheating. Non of the three got close to the 75% of votes need for membership into the Hall of Fame, in fact non got even 40%. The newest member of the juice in the vain gang is Alex (won the HR title a few years back with 54). He can look forward to never being a member of the HOF.
The last player to make the 60 homers club before the JITV gang took over was Rodger Maris, remember the call '61 in 61', that was a 38 year span before Mark did it. The last Pro Player to hit 60 before Roger was my father Forrest Edward Kennedy (Frosty) in 1956, for 5 years he was number 10 on the 60 homers list until Maris dropped him to number 11. So from 1927 (Babe Ruth) until 1961(Maris) only 11 men had hit 60 or more homers in one season, and it was done 12 times (Joe Hauser did it twice) in a 62 year span.
Then between 1998 and 2001 it was done six times by only three men. Did we really need drug testing to know that something was up?
1 BARRY BONDS 73 2001
2 MARK MCGUIRE 70 1998
3 SAMMY SOSA 66 1998
MARK MCGUIRE 65 1999
SAMMY SOSA 64 2001
SAMMY SOSA 63 1999
You can't really take a way a home run title (Sammy Sosa hit 60 three times, but never won the title) but something should be done about the stats.
I would like hear yor comments on this subject and any thoughts on what organized baseball should do, if anything on this matter.
The last player to make the 60 homers club before the JITV gang took over was Rodger Maris, remember the call '61 in 61', that was a 38 year span before Mark did it. The last Pro Player to hit 60 before Roger was my father Forrest Edward Kennedy (Frosty) in 1956, for 5 years he was number 10 on the 60 homers list until Maris dropped him to number 11. So from 1927 (Babe Ruth) until 1961(Maris) only 11 men had hit 60 or more homers in one season, and it was done 12 times (Joe Hauser did it twice) in a 62 year span.
Then between 1998 and 2001 it was done six times by only three men. Did we really need drug testing to know that something was up?
1 BARRY BONDS 73 2001
2 MARK MCGUIRE 70 1998
3 SAMMY SOSA 66 1998
MARK MCGUIRE 65 1999
SAMMY SOSA 64 2001
SAMMY SOSA 63 1999
You can't really take a way a home run title (Sammy Sosa hit 60 three times, but never won the title) but something should be done about the stats.
I would like hear yor comments on this subject and any thoughts on what organized baseball should do, if anything on this matter.
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