Who is the home run king? Maris or Bonds?

[uniquebaseballcards]

Who would've hit the most home runs using the same 'juice' in their own era: Aaron, Bonds, Maris or Ruth??

 

[Wes]

If you put Bonds in Ruth's day he would have hit 200 HR. The HR King, if defined by the player to hit the most HR's in a season, is Bonds - it's a simple fact. If you want to define it differently or say that Maris' or Ruth's achievement is greater, that's fine, but it would be inaccurate to say that they hold the record. The same goes for the revisionist history that is the 2012 NL Batting Crown.

 

[MansGame]

Who would've hit the most home runs using the same 'juice' in their own era: Aaron, Bonds, Maris or Ruth??

Who knows. Can you imagine if Ruth was on juice and also wasn't hitting baseballs which were like rocks lol


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[Juan Gris]

If you put Bonds in Ruth's day he would have hit 200 HR...

Because the ***** leagues had stronger pitching?

 

[MansGame]

Because the ***** leagues had stronger pitching?

Hahaha

It is kind of true though..... Although Bonds was on the juice, so yea, he would of hit 200


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[uniquebaseballcards]

If you put Bonds in Ruth's day he would have hit 200 HR. The HR King, if defined by the player to hit the most HR's in a season, is Bonds - it's a simple fact. If you want to define it differently or say that Maris' or Ruth's achievement is greater, that's fine, but it would be inaccurate to say that they hold the record. The same goes for the revisionist history that is the 2012 NL Batting Crown.

Sure, LOL, Bonds wasn't able to hit 714 without the juice in today's era, and he surely would've been even further away from that mark with or without the juice in Ruth's era.

Knowing who holds the HR records doesn't matter too much as long as one understands how that record was achieved.

The 2012 batting crown makes things really weird though because its not consistent with other records and marks. Perhaps things will become more consistent in the future.

 

[Mighty Bombjack]

Sure, LOL, Bonds wasn't able to hit 714 without the juice in today's era, and he surely would've been even further away from that mark with or without the juice in Ruth's era.

Knowing who holds the HR records doesn't matter too much as long as one understands how that record was achieved.

The 2012 batting crown makes things really weird though because its not consistent with other records and marks. Perhaps things will become more consistent in the future.

I think he means in a season, not overall (as that is the basis of the discussion here).

 

[Will Style 13]

I don't like Barry Bonds, never did, never will. However he is the "official" record holder. No matter what oversized helmet he wore. No one put a stop to what was going on so it's an official records. To me putting a * beside his name is pointless.

 

[U L Washington Rookie]

Sure, LOL, Bonds wasn't able to hit 714 without the juice in today's era, and he surely would've been even further away from that mark with or without the juice in Ruth's era.

Surely? Pitchers back in Ruth's time didn't go as close to 100% on most pitches, relative to today. Throw in current hitters facing more specialty RPs (not only are they specializing in getting batters of a certain type out, the make hitters get less of a read on their opponents) and many other changes to the game (such as travel and integration and expansion), and you come to a point where a reasonable person would doubt 'surely' applies to such a statement. An overload of variable changes, not all pushing in the same direction, make any such extrapolation quite iffy.

 

[Wes]

I think he means in a season, not overall (as that is the basis of the discussion here).

Yes - should have been more clear about that.

 

[Juan Gris]

Ah, I see what you meant with the 200 comment now, Wes. Bonds, if he could have worked through the death threats and bigotry, could have hit 80 HR's in Ruth's era. I'm a Bonds fan but a bigger Ruth fan... but... Bonds is the single season record holder for sure. I watched enough Giants games to know that Bonds was a HR hitting artist. IMO, he could have broken 61 (maybe even McGwire's 70) without steroids.

 

[notjomommasclint]

Isn't there a story about babe Ruth drinking bull *****? I only ask because if a dude will do that for a competitive edge he would take a needle in the ass or whatever else gives him an advantage.

 

[MansGame]

Isn't there a story about babe Ruth drinking bull *****? I only ask because if a dude will do that for a competitive edge he would take a needle in the ass or whatever else gives him an advantage.

Haha this literally made me spit out my jack and coke.


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[Mighty Bombjack]

Isn't there a story about babe Ruth drinking bull *****? I only ask because if a dude will do that for a competitive edge he would take a needle in the ass or whatever else gives him an advantage.

You may be thinking of Pud Galvin

 

[elmalo]

Haha this literally made me spit out my jack and coke.


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Ruth ate testicles, or a soup made out of testicles.

 

[elmalo]

I always thought this was an interesting read
Steroid Nation: Hammerin' Hank Aaron: Was he on 'Roids?

 

[VizquelCollector.com]

For argument's sake, how do they treat it in the olympics? If someone sets a record and is later guilty of using steroids, does the record stand? (Fine line here, I guess Bonds wasn't found guilty but he did admit to unknowingly using something, right?)

 

[Mighty Bombjack]

For argument's sake, how do they treat it in the olympics? If someone sets a record and is later guilty of using steroids, does the record stand? (Fine line here, I guess Bonds wasn't found guilty but he did admit to unknowingly using something, right?)

Nope, time and medal stripped away.

 

[markakis8]

Like it or not, 73 IS the record

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Yup

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[RogerMarisCollector61]

Yup

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24/71 people disagree. I'm surprised the number isn't higher, but I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks cheaters should be punished.