Non-Record holders. . Really??

                                                            

   During the 2017 baseball season, the inflation of the home run has skyrocketed to the heavens. Gincarlo Stanton is on pace to hit 60 home runs, Aaron Judge will definitely hit 40, maybe 50. Gary Sanchez is heating up. Baseball has tested the balls and the results have come out that they are clean. There are two things here that bother me, records and PED’s(Performing Enhancing Drugs). Why does it bother me? Good question, lets delve into some more.

     Gincarlo Stanton came on record a couple of weeks ago saying that Roger Maris’ single season home run record of 61 is the home run record. Some will say Bond’s 73, some will say Babe Ruth’s 60. People can not just make up the rules and the facts. Bonds is the official record holder of the single season and all time home run records. We all know that Bonds had the suspicion of taking PED’s, but it was never proven. Mark McGuire came out a few years ago and stated that he took PED’s. Sammy Sosa never came out, nor were test results positive, for PED’s. If you want to put an asterisks next to McGuire’ name, I understand why, but you may as well put it one by Maris’ too.

    The issue people had with Roger Maris’s single season record was that he had 8 more games to break the record. Why is that his fault? He did not change the rules to the league. He did not come out and  he alternated himself to perform better during the season. McGuire did enhance his performance, Bonds and Sosa have been suspected but that is all it is, suspicion.

   Until we have proof(Palmeiro) or admission(Mcguire), people need to lay low and just go about their business. Stanton should just focus on playing his game the best way possible and help the Marlins win games. Many times we see players, coaches and executives worrying about the past that they do not worry about the present and future. Alex Rodriguez worried too much about who he can live up too rather than what he can become.

    The media, players, and Major League Baseball itself need to not come out and say stupid things like Stanton did a few weeks ago. This is the same issue I have with  the Pete Rose and Hall Of Fame. I say let the voters decide just like they are deciding with the (suspected) PED users. Everyone jumped all over Eric Thames at the beginning of the season when he was hitting, he was tested more than any other player because they thought he was on PEDs.

    MLB should just be worried about testing their players at the rate they agreed with the players union. They do not need  another strike to come into play. When MLB was cleaning up after the “Steroid Era”, pitching outperformed the offensive side of the game. Now that home runs are spiking, everyone is freaking out. Do you think when home runs spiked in the 1960’s and 1970’s people were freaking out? Fans like to enjoy the game and the more ridiculous Major League Baseball and its players come and say and do stupid things, it makes them look worse. 

    We have 3 single season home run record holders. The first was Babe Ruth in 1927 with 60 home runs. 34 years later, Roger Maris broke that record with 61 home runs, then broken by Barry Bonds in 2001 with 73 home runs. Barry Bonds is also the All-Time Home Run leader, Hank Aaron himself would tell you the same thing. Players like Gincarlo Stanton should just keep his mouth shut and continue to play. Please do not ruin baseball for what comes out of your mouth, just make it better by how you play.