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I think the criticism is due to two reasons. First, most agree that Bonds is a jerk. Secondly, his performance this year is so shocking and far beyond what he has done in the past, many people believe there must be something fishy going on (corked bat, etc.). His homer total will probably be...

More amazing to me than the 69 homers is that Bonds has now surpassed Ruth's all-time single season slugging percentage. We'll see if he can keep the lead (.848 vs. .847). ------------------ Home Theater Pictures

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Patrick, I will agree that players are in overall better shape than players of the past. But as I said before, why wouldn't pitchers show the same improvement? There must be other factors at play, such as: * Dilution of pitching talent due to expansion * Smaller strike zone called by...

quote: As for the over all dimensions they are pretty much the same. I'll have to do some more research, but I doubt that is true. Practically all stadiums today have a center field wall at or near the minimum permitted by the rules, which is 400 feet. Yankee Stadium was an absolute cavern...

quote: The main reason players are hitting more home runs is that they are bigger, stronger and quicker then the players of the past. Not true. You think Luis Gonzalez is stronger than Mickey Mantle? Quicker than Willie Mays? If it were just a matter of players being stronger, shouldn't...