ESPN announces top 10 all time HRs (ZOMG DRUMROLL!!!1!!!)

34TheTruth34 · #1 08-26-2007, 07:23 PM

Didn't see a thread on this yet. They've been hyping this for a while and tonight they announce their top 10 all time HRs.

My guess is Fisk, Thompson, Carter, Gibson, Aaron 716, Bonds 756, Big Mac 62, Dent, Mazeroski*, and Bonds 71. Not too sure about the last 2.

Post your top 10 or your predictions of their top 10.

*edit: forgot Mazeroski, replaced Boone with him

MyTurn2Raise · #2 08-26-2007, 07:29 PM

huh?
BigMac 62 isn't even the best in Cards history

Ozzie in '85 NLCS pwns it hard
Jack Clark one that series was pretty awesome as well

34TheTruth34 · #3 08-26-2007, 07:32 PM

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huh?
BigMac 62 isn't even the best in Cards history

Ozzie in '85 NLCS pwns it hard
Jack Clark one that series was pretty awesome as well

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About Big Mac 62 - because of all the stuff that has happened since then, it's value has diminished quite a bit obv. It was one of the biggest, most important HRs in baseball history at the time it happened, though. You're right that they may just leave it off all together.

Forgot about Ozzie. Great HR. That could definitely be there.

bones · #4 08-26-2007, 07:56 PM

Puckett's game 6 walk-off will probably be in there.

iamawesomer · #5 08-26-2007, 08:00 PM

Reggie Jackson's Light Smasher should be up there but it probably won't.

Homer · #6 08-26-2007, 08:08 PM

I'm really grasping at straws here. There have to be more that weren't mentioned yet...

- Ruth's "called" shot

- Henderson in Game 5 vs Angels in 1986 ALCS

34TheTruth34 · #7 08-26-2007, 08:08 PM

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Puckett's game 6 walk-off will probably be in there.

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It was. Don't know how I missed that one. Also Maris 61, which I forgot too. No Fisk, no Big Mac. Boone did make it.

SuperUberBob · #8 08-26-2007, 08:09 PM

Gibson should be top 3.

Bobby Thomson #1 though.

Joe Carter's HR that won the WS vs. Phillies

Bonds 756th, Bonds 71st, Mac 62nd, Ruth's called shot, Fisk's home run, Reggie Jackson's HR that hit the lights, Mickey Mantle's shot off of the Yankee facade

what time is this on?

34TheTruth34 · #9 08-26-2007, 08:13 PM

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I'm really grasping at straws here. There have to be more that weren't mentioned yet...

- Ruth's "called" shot

- Henderson in Game 5 vs Angels in 1986 ALCS

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They mentioned ahead of time that Ruth's "called shot" HR wouldn't make the list.

I put Henderson's HR in the same category as Big Mac. Because of the fallout (i.e., Bill Buckner, Donnie Moore), it's overall value has probably diminished. Also, it wasn't a game winner.

34TheTruth34 · #10 08-26-2007, 08:17 PM

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Gibson should be top 3.

Bobby Thomson #1 though.

Joe Carter's HR that won the WS vs. Phillies

Bonds 756th, Bonds 71st, Mac 62nd, Ruth's called shot, Fisk's home run, Reggie Jackson's HR that hit the lights, Mickey Mantle's shot off of the Yankee facade

what time is this on?

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You just missed it. They just showed each one consecutively (no numerical ranking) and no commentary from them, just the corresponding radio/TV announcers' calls. I thought they were going to have a 1/2 hour special or something, but it was over in like 2 minutes and they went straight into the baseball game. Big ripoff. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]