The Two Greatest Players from My Era
It has been a while and I have
been busy with school, but I hope you guys enjoy my latest blog posting.
When you think about all the greatest players this game
has had, you think of Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, etc.
There is so
much more than I could name, but in my era the greatest player I have ever had
the privilege to see play baseball is Barry Bonds, there is no question that he
is arguably one of the greatest players of all time.
Photo
Courtesy by Kevin Rushforth
The second would be Alex Rodriguez, what these guys have
been able to do on the playing field is the thing of legends; it is also
amazing that these players have both been linked to using banned substances.
Photo
Courtesy by Keith Allison
Arod has already admitted to have used the banned substances, and has been
punished severely, with Bonds' some say the slugger is guilty of using banned substances.
Initially he was convicted for obstruction of justice, as it pertains to the government investigation of BALCO. In April 22, 2015, a larger panel of the court voted 10-1 to overturned his conviction!
It is a shame
that my two favorite players have had their illustrious careers tarnished by
being accused of using banned substances.
Arod is now trying to chase history, but it might be too
late for the controversial slugger, as of 2016 he has 687 home runs.
It is possible in
the 2016 season if he stays healthy that he could have a legitimate chance of either
breaking or tying Ruth's record of 714 home runs and that feat would place him
in third place for the all time high of home runs in baseball.
But to break Bonds' All Time Home run record is a long shot, but it is very doable,
just not this season obviously!
His contract will expire soon and Arod will be 41 this year.
I Hope he plays until he
is 45, which would be a more realistic attempt break Bonds' record.
He needs 75
homers to tie Bonds', that is a heck of a lot of home runs, but here is the breakdown:
In three years he could possibly do it.
He just needs to hit 25 home runs for three
seasons and he will be able to tie Bonds' record.
Considering unforeseen circumstances like injuries and
what not, I would give Arod until he is 45 years old to break the record if he could
play that long!
The bottom line is that, Arods' best shot is to hit at least 25 homers or more for the
next three seasons.
Considering Arod, uncanny abilities for the dramatics this
is very possible.
But alas, these records would not be valid in the eyes of
some baseball fans across this nation or even across the globe for that matter!
All things considered, juice or no juice their achievements
in baseball are simply remarkable. Thanks for letting me share.
Until my next
post, and this will be after the semester is over which is at the end of May 2016, thanks
for tuning in folks. In the meantime, here is some highlights from my two favorite ballplayers :)
