July 13, 200421 yr I just saw the top 10 all time home runs on ESPN, and i know i have seen it a million times but i never looked for this. Hank Aarons 715 is a thing of beauty....what a player.... he puts his head down and jogs around the bases. No hopping, no staring, no twirly ds while forgetting to touch the bases, just a man, a hit, and a jog........he was a player right there....i don't mind the staring, i have not been bashing C Lee or Jose or whoever else on the sox, it was just a very humbling moment when i watched it
July 13, 200421 yr Hank Aarons 715 is a thing of beauty....what a player.... he puts his head down and jogs around the bases. No hopping, no staring, no twirly ds while forgetting to touch the bases, just a man, a hit, and a jog........he was a player right there.... Aaron was always pure class I had an evening class that night and was late because I watched the home run - when the teacher glared at me coming in, late I said, "Aaron hit it" and I was forgiven - everyone liked Hank.
July 13, 200421 yr Aaron was always pure class I had an evening class that night and was late because I watched the home run - when the teacher glared at me coming in, late I said, "Aaron hit it" and I was forgiven - everyone liked Hank. :headshake Teachers Pet..... :puke
July 13, 200421 yr Watching last night though, I got a kick out of Mike Schmidts 500th is a ton of fun to see. I don't like showboatting, but seeing a pro get that "giddy" is pretty cool.
July 13, 200421 yr Watching last night though, I got a kick out of Mike Schmidts 500th is a ton of fun to see. I don't like showboatting, but seeing a pro get that "giddy" is pretty cool. That was a great one. I don't think that's showboating, though. When someone hits a big personal home run, they deserve to be happy. Carlton Fisk in '75 Joe Carter in '93 Schmidt Even McGwire in '98 Like you said, it's the glaring and the hopping and the bat tossing that really bother me. Not that you asked or anything.
July 13, 200421 yr How bout Roger Maris? You wanna talk about not showboating, the guy walked right into the dugout until his teammates practically threw him back on the field for a hat tip.
July 13, 200421 yr I just saw the top 10 all time home runs on ESPN, and i know i have seen it a million times but i never looked for this. Hank Aarons 715 is a thing of beauty....what a player.... he puts his head down and jogs around the bases. No hopping, no staring, no twirly ds while forgetting to touch the bases, just a man, a hit, and a jog........he was a player right there....i don't mind the staring, i have not been bashing C Lee or Jose or whoever else on the sox, it was just a very humbling moment when i watched it If I were getting death threats in numbers greater than my home run total, I wouldn't showboat either. Hank was a hell of a player, but had he done any Sosa hop, Griffey walk, or Bonds stare, he'd heave been killed on the field, sadly.
July 13, 200421 yr The only two people I watched and respected who showboated alot were Harmon Kilebrew and Reggie Jackson. I don't think I remember Willie McCovey, Mantle, T. Williams, etc.. showboating Hell, did Palmeiro showboat on his 500th? I think he just ran the bases like any other homerun hit. A very quiet player he is.
July 14, 200421 yr Another thing is that the game is different now than it was then. Showboating is accepted now, where as if you showed up the pitcher years back, you'd get a buzzer in the ribs or up near the head. I remember Hawk telling a story one time about how he hit a garbage pitch out of the park, and he got plunked later in the game. Furthermore, he saw the pitcher at dinner the same evening, and the pitcher had a few select words for Hawk. Do hitters get plunked for hopping, staring and flipping? No. Hence more do it.
July 14, 200421 yr I just saw the top 10 all time home runs on ESPN, and i know i have seen it a million times but i never looked for this. Hank Aarons 715 is a thing of beauty....what a player.... he puts his head down and jogs around the bases. No hopping, no staring, no twirly ds while forgetting to touch the bases, just a man, a hit, and a jog........he was a player right there....i don't mind the staring, i have not been bashing C Lee or Jose or whoever else on the sox, it was just a very humbling moment when i watched it There was no way Aaron was gong to showboat on 715... In case you didn't know, he was getting death threats from all over, and was paranoid as all hell.
July 14, 200421 yr It was different those days. You showboated Bob Gibson and you had a permanent Rawlins baseball in your coconut
July 14, 200421 yr There's something to be said for humbleness, no matter who you are. Lord, it's hard to be humble ......
July 14, 200421 yr The pitchers should put a stop to all this crap. I mean Sosa wouldn't have survived a half of a season if played in '60's with the likes of Gibson and Drysdale in the NL. If it's a big home run, that's one thing. But one that cuts Montreal's lead to 8-1 in the eighth inning is not a "big" home run and should not be celebrated.
July 14, 200421 yr The pitchers should put a stop to all this crap. I mean Sosa wouldn't have survived a half of a season if played in '60's with the likes of Gibson and Drysdale in the NL. If it's a big home run, that's one thing. But one that cuts Montreal's lead to 8-1 in the eighth inning is not a "big" home run and should not be celebrated. Problem is now the hitters take it personally and charge the mound, and umps throw pitchers out of the game for it. But I do agree it was much better when baseball policed itself.
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