Will Manny Ramirez or Barry Bonds (if he stays healthy) bash 40+ this year?
365000
Bonds could if they would pitch to him. It's amazing despite his slow start, he is still the most feared hitter in all of baseball. When they are not walking him intentionally, they are throwing very little in and around the strike zone.\n\nSo... to answer your question, this year it will be Manny.
565919
Pujols will hot the most and I'm predicting somewhere in the mid to low 50's. The reason he won't hit more is because he's becoming the new Bonds and pitchers are gonna start intentionally walking him with no one on in close games. And even when they're not walking him intentionally he will still start seeing less and less "quality" pitches. How well he adjusts to this will be the sole factor in how many home runs he can hit this year.\n\nAnd I hope he hits a ton because I a big fan of Albert. He one of the few role models left in baseball, on and off the field.
12584
He's on track for more like 800.  As long as he stays healthy and continues playing like he does he should have no problem breaking quite a few batting records.  No one has ever had as many homeruns at his age, so the only question will be longevity.
348281
Barry Bonds is better.  I don't know the statistics but I know that Barry Bonds (according to my dad) was a good young player in the '90's and he was skinny.  He was able to play well and just didn't get that much attention, that's all.  I would say he is a better player because he would've passed Babe Ruth's record even without steroids; it's just that now that everyone knows he took steroids to get attention, he looks bad.  He also to most people looks like all his home runs came from steroids, but 'tis false in my opinion.  He just wanted attention for being big and powerful QUICKLY, so took the short way and did steroids to have immediate attention.  He is still a better player, but just made the wrong choice.  He could've begun to get attention when he was getting closer to the home run record; he already was the sole member of the 400-400 club (400 home runs, 400 stolen bases), and eventually he would've gotten attention and been inducted into the Hall of Fame for his accomplishments; THEN everybody would see how great he was.  But now it's all negative attention.  I repeat, though, that Barry Bonds is a better player.
371584
I don't think so.  According to my memory, Bonds didn't start on doubleheaders often.  Alou is 39, kind of old too.  Start two old guys for 6-7 hours a day?  Maybe not.
405199
Jim Thome is a nice bet.  He will have MUCH better stats than last years.\n\nVernon Wells is the other.  With Glaus and Overbay hitting behind him, he would continue to do well.\n\nBrad Penny would have a breakout season too.  He always has good stuffs, and NL west is weak.
1152621
I would like to see him bat until he is 40 yrs old atleast. But Considering his "Unfortunate" injuries, I think he will play 2 years more.But you never know.
1062381
yes but thank God Manny is on deck otherwise Ortiz would lead the league in walks!!!
1182838
Definitely. Bonds is the face of the Giants. Ask anyone on the streets anywhere (even the little kids) to name a player from the SF Giants and most everyone will answer Bonds. Though Bonds' speed has greatly diminished (taking away his basestealing threat), he is still a threat to hit one out of the park every time he steps up to the plate. I'm too young to have witnessed most of Bonds' other feats (esp. his speed on the basepaths), but he has been the most exciting player to watch in baseball for the past few years while he was hitting homers at that torrid pace. We might never see another player like Bonds...not only in SF but anywhere else in the league for that matter - and most Giants fans realize this..which is why they still love him. Barry will always be Barry, despite his bad attitude and alleged steorid use...you can't deny he's had tremendous impact on the game of baseball. Fact of the matter is, if it weren't for Barry, half the fans who come out to the park probably even wouln't show up at AT&T this year.
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A-Rod and Albert Pujols are both good.  They can both make histories, depends on how long they will play.  I list their carrier stats below  (the top one is Pujols)\n\nAB     R      HR      RBI     SB     AVG     OPS\n2995    644     209    638     31     .333    1.043   \n6242    1256    432    1235    228    .307    .962\n\nClearly A-Rod has better speed, the rest are close.  I do think Pujols could have better carrier stats if he is at a better offsensive team.  But we'll see.
577743
I would rather see Bonds retire before he surpasses Aaron on the all-time homerun list. That way It would still be known as a sacred mark. Bonds may have cheated but he was only doing what EVERY homerun hitter was doing at the time, (McGuire , Sosa ) come to mind. With that said, I still believe Bonds would  ( IS ) the most dangerous hitter period in the league. The steroids are not making him hit the ball.
1008489
Too early to say be he is deffinitely on pace to do it. When he's 35 and he's still hitting 40+ HRs it is time to consider him a serious cantidate. Most players rely on pure raw skill for their hitting ability. Between the ages of 29-33 most have lost enough eyesight and reflexes that they start to suffer a serious decline. Pitchers learn the new weak spots and the hitter is mostly done if they cannot adapt and be a smarter hitter. \n\nPujos is another that shows potential but again it is way too early too tell.
506070
I think he has had a young career so far even though he has been playing at a high level for several years.  If he gets to the 10-12 year mark with the same level of play, I think definitely yes.  I am not a Yankees fan, but he is one of the games best SS.  If he stays healthy and plays at this level, he will be one of the games best at that position.
203258
David Ortiz hands down! Manny was only second best last year.
43430
It will definitely be A-Rod.\nUnless Randy Johnson has an incredible performance throughout the year.
420301
no way...it is a tainted record and bonds is out of favor. In the long run, 10-20 years it will die down some and records will be considered, but for now....look out below!
1123407
Albert Pujols may end up being the greatest hitter of all time if he stays healthy (I know he's injured now).  He will break the career home run record someday and will probably win a triple crown at some point.  \n\nJim Edmonds will probably win a gold glove but only because they give three gold gloves for outfielders regardless of whether they play LF, CF, or RF.  Andrew Jones is a better centerfielder.