Apple
Posts: 2,620
Apr 8, 2014 10:17am
Most OC'ers weren't even alive in '74, but it was a huge deal when Aaron hit 715. The HoF in Cooperstown has a cool display about it. PED's have tarnished the record since then. In my mind, Aaron still deserves the record.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140407&content_id=71237836&vkey=news_atl&c_id=atl&partnerId=ed-8051736-669291873
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140407&content_id=71237836&vkey=news_atl&c_id=atl&partnerId=ed-8051736-669291873
GOONx19
Posts: 7,147
Apr 8, 2014 11:04am
He was my dad's favorite player. We had a framed SI cover of Hank Aaron in the basement. Wish I could've seen him play.
sleeper
Posts: 27,879
Apr 8, 2014 12:31pm
Barry Bonds hit more HRs. Who cares?
lhslep134
Posts: 9,774
Apr 8, 2014 1:16pm
PED's were around before, during, and after Aaron's time.Apple;1602503 wrote: PED's have tarnished the record since then.
DeyDurkie5
Posts: 11,324
Apr 8, 2014 3:31pm
TiernanApple;1602503 wrote:Most OC'ers weren't even alive in '74
Belly
Apple
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thavoice
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Apr 8, 2014 3:36pm
True, but way too young to remember any of that.DeyDurkie5;1602643 wrote:Tiernan
Belly
Apple
BRF
Manhatten Buckeye
thavoice
vball?
curly?
I consider him the HR king.
lhslep134
Posts: 9,774
Apr 8, 2014 4:15pm
You and anyone else who does is naive (and I would argue irrational) for allowing emotion to supercede logic.thavoice;1602648 wrote: I consider him the HR king.
Barry Bonds hit 762 home runs and used PEDs
Hank Aaron hit 755 home runs and used PEDs (admitted to amphetamines and other sources, much like the modern day sources of PED accusations, say steroids potentially used)
seemed pretty clear cut to me
http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/08/29/does-this-prove-that-hank-aaron-was-juicing/ (teammate)
http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/8769398/a-writer-gives-hall-fame-vote (mentioning Hank's amphetamine use)
Mohican00
Posts: 3,394
Apr 8, 2014 4:18pm
wow, 40 years seems like a long time ago until I realized I only would've been -8.
damn
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Apr 8, 2014 4:22pm
If you say so.lhslep134;1602669 wrote:You and anyone else who does is irrational for allowing emotion to supercede logic.
Barry Bonds hit 762 home runs and used PEDs
Hank Aaron hit 755 home runs and used PEDs
seemed pretty clear cut to me
lhslep134
Posts: 9,774
Apr 8, 2014 4:28pm
Hank said so himself. He took a substance that would get him suspended if caught today.thavoice;1602672 wrote:If you say so.
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Apr 8, 2014 6:37pm
Damn cool scene in Atlanta right now...
715 fans in the outfield, holding signs with the number and date of all 715 HRs.
715 fans in the outfield, holding signs with the number and date of all 715 HRs.
Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
Apr 8, 2014 10:00pm
I was alive in 1974 but not until July.DeyDurkie5;1602643 wrote:Tiernan
Belly
Apple
BRF
Manhatten Buckeye
thavoice
vball?
curly?
Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
Apr 8, 2014 10:01pm
Yeah....that's awesomewildcats20;1602712 wrote:Damn cool scene in Atlanta right now...
715 fans in the outfield, holding signs with the number and date of all 715 HRs.
bases_loaded
Posts: 6,912
Apr 10, 2014 9:55am
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Apr 10, 2014 9:57am
No one cares, politard.bases_loaded;1603498 wrote:Fuck Hank Aaron http://atlanta.cbslocal.com/2014/04/09/hank-aaron-compares-republicans-that-oppose-obama-to-kkk/
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WebFire
Posts: 14,779
Apr 10, 2014 10:43am
They should though. But as long as they are good at sports who cares about the shit they do in the real world, right?Heretic;1603502 wrote:No one cares, politard.
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Apr 10, 2014 11:52am
He's a famous person who said something stupid. Just like many other famous people. Just like virtually everyone on this board.WebFire;1603541 wrote:They should though. But as long as they are good at sports who cares about the shit they do in the real world, right?
It's a talk about the anniversary of his sports-related feat; not his personal stupid opinions on shit that has no relevance to anything concerning anything he's actually known for.
Save it for the politics forum so all the site idiots can comment to their heart's content.
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WebFire
Posts: 14,779
Apr 10, 2014 11:55am
I agree with that part.Heretic;1603593 wrote:
It's a talk about the anniversary of his sports-related feat; not his personal stupid opinions on shit that has no relevance to anything concerning anything he's actually known for.
Save it for the politics forum so all the site idiots can comment to their heart's content.
Apple
Posts: 2,620
Apr 10, 2014 1:14pm
It was indeed a talk/thread about, and in Atlanta, a celebration about, Aaron's feat of surpassing the Bambino's home run record.
Aaron should have kept some of his comments to himself, and unfortunately tarnished his day in the sun.
It isn't idiotic to to comment about what he did at his 40th anniversary. It was idiotic for him to bring up the subject in the first place!
Aaron should have kept some of his comments to himself, and unfortunately tarnished his day in the sun.
It isn't idiotic to to comment about what he did at his 40th anniversary. It was idiotic for him to bring up the subject in the first place!
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Apr 10, 2014 2:04pm
Apple;1603655 wrote:It was indeed a talk/thread about, and in Atlanta, a celebration about, Aaron's feat of surpassing the Bambino's home run record.
Aaron should have kept some of his comments to himself, and unfortunately tarnished his day in the sun.
It isn't idiotic to to comment about what he did at his 40th anniversary. It was idiotic for him to bring up the subject in the first place!
Well, in that case, let's focus on the comments section of the article linked and how virtually every post there included at least one racist slur to point out that other side of the idiot coin, as well.
Such as: All it takes is one idiotic comment by a person of fame to bring out the ugly, just-as-bad-if-not-worse sides of a lot of regular people.
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Apr 10, 2014 2:28pm
Probably was ill advised for him to say that.
In a way I give those old fogies a pass when shit like this was said. It was such a different time back in the day and their experiences were much, much different than ours.
In a way I give those old fogies a pass when shit like this was said. It was such a different time back in the day and their experiences were much, much different than ours.
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Apr 10, 2014 3:21pm
That's something I'd agree with. He dealt with a lot of shit, including death threats, based on his race; which causes him to be perhaps over-sensitive to things; which led to him blurting out something stupid.thavoice;1603710 wrote:Probably was ill advised for him to say that.
In a way I give those old fogies a pass when shit like this was said. It was such a different time back in the day and their experiences were much, much different than ours.