Will Cal be #1?

Does Cal end the year as the franchise's most prolific HR hitter through 5 years (34 to catch JR)

Poll ended at Fri Apr 25, 2025 5:47 am

yes
5
33%
no
10
67%
 
Total votes: 15

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Donn Beach
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Re: Will Cal be #1?

Post by Donn Beach » Tue Apr 15, 2025 4:16 pm

D-train wrote:
Tue Apr 15, 2025 4:13 pm
Vogelbomb wrote:
Tue Apr 15, 2025 4:09 pm
Seems like A-Rod is being left out here for no reason.
So Alex, I didn't even know this, played 17 gms in '94 at 18 yo. That year should be tossed. 17 games is a small sample
Then in '95 he plays 48 at age 19, hits 5 bombs in limited PAs (149). Are we going to count that as a season?

then in '96 at 20: 36
97: 23
98: 42
99: 42

5 yr total from age 19-23: 148
His 1996 season, given his age was one of the best seasons of all time.

Yes if they didn't idiotically start his clock at age 18 for no reason he is on the 2001 team and we likely win the WS. Cursed franchise.
It was basically a publicly stunt, that's why he wasn't on the 2001 roster. Could you imagine that, when you rank all the dumb things this franchise has pulled off that should be right at the top of the list

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Re: Will Cal be #1?

Post by D-train » Tue Apr 15, 2025 4:17 pm

Vogelbomb wrote:
Tue Apr 15, 2025 4:09 pm
Seems like A-Rod is being left out here for no reason.
So Alex, I didn't even know this, played 17 gms in '94 at 18 yo. That year should be tossed. 17 games is a small sample
Then in '95 he plays 48 at age 19, hits 5 bombs in limited PAs (149). Are we going to count that as a season?

then in '96 at 20: 36
97: 23
98: 42
99: 42

5 yr total from age 19-23: 148
We have a definitive answer. Cal will not be #1. Comical oversight by Pharmabro. lol
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Re: Will Cal be #1?

Post by GL_Storm » Tue Apr 15, 2025 5:07 pm

D-train wrote:
Tue Apr 15, 2025 4:17 pm
Vogelbomb wrote:
Tue Apr 15, 2025 4:09 pm
Seems like A-Rod is being left out here for no reason.
So Alex, I didn't even know this, played 17 gms in '94 at 18 yo. That year should be tossed. 17 games is a small sample
Then in '95 he plays 48 at age 19, hits 5 bombs in limited PAs (149). Are we going to count that as a season?

then in '96 at 20: 36
97: 23
98: 42
99: 42

5 yr total from age 19-23: 148
We have a definitive answer. Cal will not be #1. Comical oversight by Pharmabro. lol
I remember watching Alex at the plate in '96 and just being sort of amazed at how confident he looked up there. There was no "young player" aspect to him at all. He knew exactly what he was doing.

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Re: Will Cal be #1?

Post by Sibelius Hindemith » Tue Apr 15, 2025 5:18 pm

D-train wrote:
Tue Apr 15, 2025 4:17 pm
Vogelbomb wrote:
Tue Apr 15, 2025 4:09 pm
Seems like A-Rod is being left out here for no reason.
So Alex, I didn't even know this, played 17 gms in '94 at 18 yo. That year should be tossed. 17 games is a small sample
Then in '95 he plays 48 at age 19, hits 5 bombs in limited PAs (149). Are we going to count that as a season?

then in '96 at 20: 36
97: 23
98: 42
99: 42

5 yr total from age 19-23: 148
We have a definitive answer. Cal will not be #1. Comical oversight by Pharmabro. lol
Come on, don't you think there'a chance Cal gets 56 blasts this year?

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Re: Will Cal be #1?

Post by Sibelius Hindemith » Tue Apr 15, 2025 5:19 pm

Donn Beach wrote:
Tue Apr 15, 2025 4:16 pm
D-train wrote:
Tue Apr 15, 2025 4:13 pm
Vogelbomb wrote:
Tue Apr 15, 2025 4:09 pm
Seems like A-Rod is being left out here for no reason.
So Alex, I didn't even know this, played 17 gms in '94 at 18 yo. That year should be tossed. 17 games is a small sample
Then in '95 he plays 48 at age 19, hits 5 bombs in limited PAs (149). Are we going to count that as a season?

then in '96 at 20: 36
97: 23
98: 42
99: 42

5 yr total from age 19-23: 148
His 1996 season, given his age was one of the best seasons of all time.

Yes if they didn't idiotically start his clock at age 18 for no reason he is on the 2001 team and we likely win the WS. Cursed franchise.
It was basically a publicly stunt, that's why he wasn't on the 2001 roster. Could you imagine that, when you rank all the dumb things this franchise has pulled off that should be right at the top of the list
Was 19 games enough th start his clock?

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Re: Will Cal be #1?

Post by D-train » Tue Apr 15, 2025 5:49 pm

Sibelius Hindemith wrote:
Tue Apr 15, 2025 5:19 pm
Donn Beach wrote:
Tue Apr 15, 2025 4:16 pm
D-train wrote:
Tue Apr 15, 2025 4:13 pm


His 1996 season, given his age was one of the best seasons of all time.

Yes if they didn't idiotically start his clock at age 18 for no reason he is on the 2001 team and we likely win the WS. Cursed franchise.
It was basically a publicly stunt, that's why he wasn't on the 2001 roster. Could you imagine that, when you rank all the dumb things this franchise has pulled off that should be right at the top of the list
Was 19 games enough th start his clock?
1994 and 1995 combined counted as one year because he was only here for 5 more seasons. They didn't need him in 1995 either.
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Re: Will Cal be #1?

Post by Sibelius Hindemith » Tue Apr 15, 2025 5:59 pm

If he had stuck around though they might not have gone after Brett Boone. Given a choice, i'd take Brett over Mr. Phony. However, if they did sign him anyway and put ARod at SS they might have won 120 games and a WS.

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Re: Will Cal be #1?

Post by D-train » Tue Apr 15, 2025 6:03 pm

Sibelius Hindemith wrote:
Tue Apr 15, 2025 5:59 pm
If he had stuck around though they might not have gone after Brett Boone. Given a choice, i'd take Brett over Mr. Phony. However, if they did sign him anyway and put ARod at SS they might have won 120 games and a WS.
What??? He would have played SS and Guillen would have stayed at 3B. Boone was our 2B.
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Re: Will Cal be #1?

Post by Sibelius Hindemith » Tue Apr 15, 2025 6:16 pm

Guillen was the SS. Bell was 3B.

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Re: Will Cal be #1?

Post by D-train » Tue Apr 15, 2025 6:21 pm

Sibelius Hindemith wrote:
Tue Apr 15, 2025 6:16 pm
Guillen was the SS. Bell was 3B.
Guillen would have been UT then.
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