Who's going to have more career homers? Griffey or Bruce

[Cubsmac]

For what its worth I predicted that AROD would break Hank Aarons record when he was a rookie.

I bet if I would have started a thread back then saying that you guys would have thought I was nuts.

Not practical to make a bet on something that will take 12 years to fullfill. Otherwise, I would be interested.

Slightly premature on giving yourself kudos on that one, aye?

 

[5teamparlay]

9-16-09:

Ken Griffey Jr.(notes) hit his 626th home run—15th this season—for the Mariners in the second, a drive to right-center that landed about 20 rows up in the stands. It came off former Seattle ace Freddy Garcia(notes), the 404th pitcher to give up a homer to Griffey.

626 is a tall order...

 

[festeringZit]

Perhaps the only player to hit over 500 in the steroid era, and get
there without juicing. Jim Thome might be the only other one...



+ - Indicates Hall of Famer. Bold indicates active player.
<table class="leaders_table"><thead> </thead><thead> <tr><th align="right">Rank</th> <th>Player (age)</th> <th align="right">Home Runs</th><th>Bats</th><th>HR Log</th></tr> </thead> <tbody><tr style="" onmouseover="hl(this);" onmouseout="uhl(this);"><td align="right">1.</td><td>Barry Bonds </td><td align="right">762</td><td align="right">L</td><td>HR Log</td> </tr> <tr style="" onmouseover="hl(this);" onmouseout="uhl(this);"><td align="right">2.</td><td>Hank Aaron+ </td><td align="right">755</td><td align="right">R</td><td>HR Log</td> </tr> <tr style="" onmouseover="hl(this);" onmouseout="uhl(this);"><td align="right">3.</td><td>Babe Ruth+ </td><td align="right">714</td><td align="right">L</td><td>HR Log</td> </tr> <tr style="" onmouseover="hl(this);" onmouseout="uhl(this);"><td align="right">4.</td><td>Willie Mays+ </td><td align="right">660</td><td align="right">R</td><td>HR Log</td> </tr> <tr style="" onmouseover="hl(this);" onmouseout="uhl(this);"><td align="right">5.</td><td>Ken Griffey (39)</td><td align="right">626</td><td align="right">L</td><td>HR Log</td> </tr> <tr style="" onmouseover="hl(this);" onmouseout="uhl(this);"><td align="right">6.</td><td>Sammy Sosa </td><td align="right">609</td><td align="right">R</td><td>HR Log</td> </tr> <tr style="" onmouseover="hl(this);" onmouseout="uhl(this);"><td align="right">7.</td><td>Frank Robinson+ </td><td align="right">586</td><td align="right">R</td><td>HR Log</td> </tr> <tr style="" onmouseover="hl(this);" onmouseout="uhl(this);"><td align="right">8.</td><td>Mark McGwire </td><td align="right">583</td><td align="right">R</td><td>HR Log</td> </tr> <tr style="" onmouseover="hl(this);" onmouseout="uhl(this);"><td align="right">9.</td><td>Alex Rodriguez (33)</td><td align="right">578</td><td align="right">R</td><td>HR Log</td> </tr> <tr style="" onmouseover="hl(this);" onmouseout="uhl(this);"><td align="right">10.</td><td>Harmon Killebrew+ </td><td align="right">573</td><td align="right">R</td><td>HR Log</td> </tr> <tr style="" onmouseover="hl(this);" onmouseout="uhl(this);"><td align="right">11.</td><td>Rafael Palmeiro </td><td align="right">569</td><td align="right">L</td><td>HR Log</td> </tr> <tr style="" onmouseover="hl(this);" onmouseout="uhl(this);"><td align="right">12.</td><td>Jim Thome (38)</td><td align="right">564</td><td align="right">L</td><td>HR Log</td> </tr> <tr style="" onmouseover="hl(this);" onmouseout="uhl(this);"><td align="right">13.</td><td>Reggie Jackson+ </td><td align="right">563</td><td align="right">L</td><td>HR Log</td> </tr> <tr style="" onmouseover="hl(this);" onmouseout="uhl(this);"><td align="right">14.</td><td>Mike Schmidt+ </td><td align="right">548</td><td align="right">R</td><td>HR Log</td> </tr> <tr style="" onmouseover="hl(this);" onmouseout="uhl(this);"><td align="right">15.</td><td>Manny Ramirez (37)</td><td align="right">545</td><td align="right">R</td><td>HR Log</td> </tr> <tr style="" onmouseover="hl(this);" onmouseout="uhl(this);"><td align="right">16.</td><td>Mickey Mantle+ </td><td align="right">536</td><td align="right">B</td><td>HR Log</td> </tr> <tr style="" onmouseover="hl(this);" onmouseout="uhl(this);"><td align="right">17.</td><td>Jimmie Foxx+ </td><td align="right">534</td><td align="right">R</td><td>HR Log</td> </tr> <tr style="" onmouseover="hl(this);" onmouseout="uhl(this);"><td align="right">18.</td><td>Willie McCovey+ </td><td align="right">521</td><td align="right">L</td><td>HR Log</td> </tr> <tr style="" onmouseover="hl(this);" onmouseout="uhl(this);"><td align="right"> </td><td>Frank Thomas </td><td align="right">521</td><td align="right">R</td><td>HR Log</td> </tr> <tr style="" onmouseover="hl(this);" onmouseout="uhl(this);"><td align="right"> </td><td>Ted Williams+ </td><td align="right">521</td><td align="right">L</td><td>HR Log</td> </tr> <tr style="" onmouseover="hl(this);" onmouseout="uhl(this);"><td align="right">21.</td><td>Ernie Banks+ </td><td align="right">512</td><td align="right">R</td><td>HR Log</td> </tr> <tr style="" onmouseover="hl(this);" onmouseout="uhl(this);"><td align="right"> </td><td>Eddie Mathews+ </td><td align="right">512</td><td align="right">L</td><td>HR Log</td> </tr> <tr onmouseover="hl(this);" onmouseout="uhl(this);"><td align="right">23.</td><td>Mel Ott+ </td><td align="right">511</td><td align="right">L</td><td>HR Log</td> </tr> <tr onmouseover="hl(this);" onmouseout="uhl(this);"><td align="right">24.</td><td>Gary Sheffield (40)</td><td align="right">509</td><td align="right">R</td><td>HR Log</td> </tr> <tr onmouseover="hl(this);" onmouseout="uhl(this);"><td align="right">25.</td><td>Eddie Murray+ </td><td align="right">504</td><td align="right">B</td><td>HR Log</td></tr></tbody></table>

 

[barman]

Perhaps the only player to hit over 500 in the steroid era, and get
there without juicing. Jim Thome might be the only other one...

As far as we know....

:grandmais

 

[festeringZit]

As far as we know....

:grandmais

That's why I prefaced the statement with "perhaps."

 

[5teamparlay]

BIG NIGHT FOR THE BRUCE VOTERS

CIN - J. Bruce 2 (22)


#43 for the career.....

 

[5teamparlay]

AND GRIFFEY RESPONDS BING BING

HR: SEA - K. Griffey Jr. (17)

628 :toast:

 

[5teamparlay]

GRIFFEY IN THE CLUBHOUSE WITH 630!!!!

tough act to follow....

 

[chipman58]

I think we should take bruce out of this poll and find someone else, he wont even come close.

 

[louisvillekid]

bruce won't catch him, won't play long enough

 

[hybrid]

C'MON MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!! jay bruce are you fuckiin kidding me and who are the inbreds that voted for him

 

[Illini]

This thread is awesome.

 

[billhill999]

Brett Gardner when it's all said and done will have more homers than Bruce.

:missingte

 

[hybrid]

jay bruce!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW I still cant get over this........it's hilarious..........jayyyyyyy bruce!

 

[Ladeda]

This thread is awesome.

You think this thread is great? This is just another example of a sequel not coming close to the original. The "Jay bruce" wasn't nearly the blockbuster the "Jeff Fronceur " Choptalk classic was.

 

[5teamparlay]

- J. Bruce homered to deep right, D. Stubbs scored

#3. On the year



71 for the career....

 

[CHOPTALK]

It looks like 5team has a whole section of bookmarked choptalk threads.

It looks like JB cant stay healthy enough to come close to JR.
That and the fact that baseball has entered a new dead ball era.

 

[DogDaze]

- J Bruce homered to right center, D Stubbs scored.

#73 for career...

 

[VIEJODINOSAUR]

Maybe we can get 5 team parlay to update us on A. Jones making the Hall of Fame.....

 

[bigtendominator]

Maybe we can get 5 team parlay to update us on A. Jones making the Hall of Fame.....

Another joke. Andrew Jones to the HOF.

As for Chop saying Arod would break Hammerin's record. Arod was the 1st overall pick and much was expected from him. Yes, that is a solid call, but that is not like predicting that Mike Piazza would make the HOF.