Re: Bonds Responds
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So while I will concede the point that Aaron possibly improved with age, albeit just slightly, the improvement we saw with Bonds is unprecedented.
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It was the same rate of improvement for both, from 2.5x league average, to 3.75x league average.
In the case of Aaron, you call it "slight improvement", yet in the case of Bonds, you call it "unprecedented".
Sheesh...
Not to mention, Hank's improvement came at a time when the league average was trending down from previous years, making his upward trend all that more impressive....while Bonds improvement came as the league average was trending up, making his improvement more inline with the rest of the league, albeit that he outpaced their upward trend, as opposed to Hank bucking that of the league.
If anything, Hank's improvement stands as the most impressive and possibly still to be considered unprecedented, even by what Bonds did.
Either way, I sure as hell wouldn't call it "slight".
Snap...crackle..pop...762 and counting!
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