Dr_Benway
The 40 HR Barrier
January 13, 2012 at 04:46AM View BBCode
No hitter in our league has hit 40 HR since 1998 (Washington's Ozzie Bryan). Perhaps a slugger will reach that plateau this year - ? Maybe....
- NYN's Pep DeLuca? - who had 36 HR last year
- SD's Sixto Lezcano? - who set the Rookie record two years ago, with 37 HR
It certainly won't be one of my players - not with my cavernous stadium.
BarryB.
January 13, 2012 at 06:38AM View BBCode
I wasn't aware Sixto set the rookie mark for homers. Thanks for that info. Balboa Park does have a deep centerfield wall, but here's hoping. Best of luck to Pep too.
Dr_Benway
January 13, 2012 at 11:21PM View BBCode
Yup, one of my old guys had the old record - Bobby Shaftoe:
http://simdynasty.com/player.jsp?id=2366504
Wouldja believe I drafted him 6th? He went on to have 100 RBI and 100 runs in each of his first 15 seasons, and had 30+ HR in 13 of those 15.
Nowadays ABE hardly puts out any good players (esp. hitters), so the pitchers eat up the weak hitters for breakfast.
Dr_Benway
January 13, 2012 at 11:23PM View BBCode
Sixto Lezcano very likely also has the record for most HR in his first two seasons with 68 (Shaftoe only hit 23 his 2nd year, so he had 59 his first two campaigns).
BarryB.
January 13, 2012 at 11:40PM View BBCode
Shaftoe was a monster. If Sixto can keep this up for 15 more years, he might be able to compare himself to Bobby.
mattyb5000
January 15, 2012 at 05:16PM View formatted
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[url=http://simdynasty.com/player.jsp?mode=player&playername=nobody&id=8480842]Pep[/url] is a left-handed batter playing in a mid-sized ballpark, but one that favors left-handed power hitters. He also made improvements to his power ratings in the OS so he's got a good shot at it. I suspect [url=http://simdynasty.com/player.jsp?mode=player&playername=nobody&id=8480834]Ed Hornung[/url] may eclipse the 40-HR mark at some point during his career as well. But as we all know, it's not up to us but the Big ABE in the SimD sky. :D
mattyb5000
March 09, 2012 at 10:06PM View BBCode
On the very last day of the 2008 season, [url=http://simdynasty.com/player.jsp?id=6981261]Cal Ramsey[/url] becomes the first player in the TCL in a decade to reach 40 home runs.
Hot on his heels was teammate [url=http://simdynasty.com/player.jsp?id=8480834]Ed Hornung[/url], who finished with 39. It was a landmark season for Hornung, who also knocked in 152 runs.
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