Retirements: Winter 2015-16

[Edgy MD]

I tend to think that, for some period of my childhood, "755" was "756." Did he have a homer lopped off somewhere along the line?

[Ceetar]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I knew that Bonds had the all-time record, but I couldn't have told you that the number was 763. It doesn't even look familiar to me. It certainly doesn't have the magic that 714 and then 755 once had.

give it thirty years.

I mean, it has plenty of 'magic' for me. 762, 73.

[Ceetar]

also 232, walks. very impressive.

[Frayed Knot]

Bonds record is 762.
I was saying that ARod could have his sights on 763 and change his mind when his deal runs out.




Aaron actually did lose a HR when he was called for stepping out of the box while sending one over the fence.
But that was a call that was made at the time rather than one retroactively taken away from him so 755 was always his final total.


So, yeah neither 755 or 762 had the 'magic' of 714 for a whole host of reasons.

[seawolf17]

If ARod ends 2017 within a handful of home runs from the all-time lead, SOMEONE is going to pay him to set that record in their uniform.

[Frayed Knot]

seawolf17 wrote: If ARod ends 2017 within a handful of home runs from the all-time lead, SOMEONE is going to pay him to set that record in their uniform.

That scenario would also mean that he maintains a 30-ish HRs/season pace over 2016-17 so, yeah, under those circumstances his pronouncement (which he's apparently already! getting fuzzy on) would be subject to change and someone will chase the hollow fame that comes with him.
Maintaining that pace is an unlikely scenario as he turns 41 & 42 in the middle of the coming seasons, but so was his hitting 33 last year after sitting out more than a year with suspensions and injuries.

[Ceetar]

seawolf17 wrote: If ARod ends 2017 within a handful of home runs from the all-time lead, SOMEONE is going to pay him to set that record in their uniform.

I mean, Barry Bonds hit 28 home runs and lead the league in OBP in 2007,claimed he'd sign for the minimum, and NO ONE would sign him.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Philip Humber has retired.

[MFS62]

Not exactly a voluntary retirement, but this ex-Met won't be playing for the next 60 days.

https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/taylor-teagarden-suspended-80-games-after-appearing-in-ped-report-222614013.html

Later