Judge�s 62nd hR Different Perspective

packs · #1 10-05-2022, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Being "pressured" as a baseball player fulfilling a dream most of us could never realize in a million years is a first world problem, if you ask me. Big deal.

Are you talking about being a professional baseball player at all or being Aaron Judge? The majority of professional baseball players don't reach the major leagues, leave without any savings, and forego education for a chance to play. Seems like a lot of pressure to me.

Peter_Spaeth · #2 10-05-2022, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by packs

Are you talking about being a professional baseball player at all or being Aaron Judge? The majority of professional baseball players don't reach the major leagues, leave without any savings, and forego education for a chance to play. Seems like a lot of pressure to me.

Roger Maris was an established star at the time, and Aaron Judge has earned millions of dollars. To me whatever pressure they were under to hit home runs is a joke relative to the real life pressures on countless millions.

packs · #3 10-05-2022, 02:18 PM

Maybe you should look into Judge's life story a little more. I would not call him a fortunate person.

Peter_Spaeth · #4 10-05-2022, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by packs

Maybe you should look into Judge's life story a little more. I would not call him a fortunate person.

I didn't say he hasn't hat problems, and they may indeed be real sources of pressure in his life despite his wealth. My point is that the pressure of the home run race is illusory. A construct by sports writers and fans seeking drama.

packs · #5 10-05-2022, 02:23 PM

The pressure of the race you're talking about can't materialize until baseball puts an asterisk next to Bonds. Hitting 62 home runs is a feat but he was never on pace for 74.

Peter_Spaeth · #6 10-05-2022, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by packs

The pressure of the race you're talking about can't materialize until baseball puts an asterisk next to Bonds. Hitting 62 home runs is a feat but he was never on pace for 74.

Well the supposed pressure on Maris is always played up, unless like Aaron he was getting death threats I would question that too.

cammb · #7 10-05-2022, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Well the supposed pressure on Maris is always played up, unless like Aaron he was getting death threats I would question that too.

Read some of the newspapers in 1961. Just google them. Maris was certainly receiving death threats.

cammb · #8 10-05-2022, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I didn't say he hasn't hat problems, and they may indeed be real sources of pressure in his life despite his wealth. My point is that the pressure of the home run race is illusory. A construct by sports writers and fans seeking drama.

Ok. Then I imagined need it.

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