"There's a New Home Run Champion of All Time...

[Voronwë]

... and his name is Henry Aaron!"



had to say it one more time before the greatest record in the history of sports ever is tainted. No record will ever again have this significance both in sport and society.

For those who don't know how good Hank Aaron was as a player:

1st All time Home Runs (755)
* Bonds (754)
* Ruth (714)
* Mays (660)
1st All time RBIs (2,297)
* Ruth (2,217)
* Anson (2,076)
* Gehrig (1,995)
* Bonds (1,979)
* Musial (1,951)
* Cobb (1,937)
* Foxx (1,922)
3rd All time Hits
* Rose (4,256)
* Cobb (4,191)
* Aaron (3,771)
* Musial (3,630)
* Speaker (3,514)
* Yastrzemski (3,419)
* Anson (3,418)
* Wagner (3,415)
1st All Time Total Bases (6,856)
* Musial (6,134)
* Mays (6,066)
* Bonds (5,906)
* Cobb (5,854)
* Ruth (5,793)
* Rose (5,752)
1st All Time All Star Selections
* Tie (Aaron, Mays, Musial)

[Pherr the Dorf]

Name Base on Balls Rank
Barry Bonds 2,426 1
Rickey Henderson 2,190 2
Babe Ruth 2,062 3
Ted Williams 2,021 4
Joe Morgan 1,865 5
Carl Yastrzemski 1,845 6
Mickey Mantle 1,733 7
Mel Ott 1,708 8
Eddie Yost 1,614 9
Darrell Evans 1,605 10
Stan Musial 1,599 11
Pete Rose 1,566 12
Harmon Killebrew 1,559 13
Frank Thomas 1,547 14
Lou Gehrig 1,508 15
Mike Schmidt 1,507 16
Eddie Collins 1,499 17
Willie Mays 1,464 18
Jimmie Foxx 1,452 19
Eddie Mathews 1,444 20
Frank Robinson 1,420 21
Wade Boggs 1,412 22
Hank Aaron 1,402 23

[Siji]

Bonds sucks. That is all.

[Aslanna]

So I guess winners really do use drugs. At least it's a positive message for the kids.

[Soreali]

Name Base on Balls Rank
Barry Bonds 2,426 1
Rickey Henderson 2,190 2
Babe Ruth 2,062 3
Ted Williams 2,021 4
Joe Morgan 1,865 5
Carl Yastrzemski 1,845 6
Mickey Mantle 1,733 7
Mel Ott 1,708 8
Eddie Yost 1,614 9
Darrell Evans 1,605 10
Stan Musial 1,599 11
Pete Rose 1,566 12
Harmon Killebrew 1,559 13
Frank Thomas 1,547 14
Lou Gehrig 1,508 15
Mike Schmidt 1,507 16
Eddie Collins 1,499 17
Willie Mays 1,464 18
Jimmie Foxx 1,452 19
Eddie Mathews 1,444 20
Frank Robinson 1,420 21
Wade Boggs 1,412 22
Hank Aaron 1,402 23

They played a whole different ball game in Hank's days.. He'd have more walks too if he was intentionally walked twice a game.. Pitchers had balls back then and mostly paid the price for it.

[Winnow]

They played a whole different ball game in Hank's days.. He'd have more walks too if he was intentionally walked twice a game.. Pitchers had balls back then and mostly paid the price for it.

True, take away some of those HR's and hits for Hank and add walks and the picture looks a little different. If comparing, lets be fair!

[Soreali]

They played a whole different ball game in Hank's days.. He'd have more walks too if he was intentionally walked twice a game.. Pitchers had balls back then and mostly paid the price for it.

True, take away some of those HR's and hits for Hank and add walks and the picture looks a little different. If comparing, lets be fair!

Take away some of the HRs and hits.. Add the clear and the walks and it'd still look just about the same!

[Zamtuk]

If you really wanted to criticize Aaron, bring up his home field, "The Launching Pad". He is really the champ though. I still don't give Bonds credit for that freakish 73 HR year.

[Trek]

Sad part is, I think Bonds was a great ball player before he...uh, started working out and adding bulk to his cranium. It will be interesting to see how history ends up treating him. I personally cant stand him and could care less how many HR's he gets.

[Lynks]

I don't care for A-rod but I hope he breaks this record. I'd rather have him than Bonds as the HR leader.

[Siji]

I'm still surprised anyone other than Sparty still pays attention to baseball.

And for the record, apple pie sucks too!

[Aslanna]

Anyone who doesn't like apple pie is probably a terrorist of some sort.

[Boogahz]

hmm, we have heard the Pie vs Cake debates, but what about Pie vs Strudel?