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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Jun 11, 2017 20:15:21 GMT
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Post by hairybuttcheeks on Jun 11, 2017 20:46:04 GMT
the more i hear 'he is on steroids!', the sweeter this is!
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Jun 11, 2017 21:01:50 GMT
as powerful as this judge?
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Jun 11, 2017 21:36:26 GMT
as powerful as this judge? New Yankee manager! "Don't take the pennant race into your own hands: you take 'em to the Bronx."
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Post by tristramshandy on Jun 11, 2017 21:44:48 GMT
They upped it to 496 feet, which is the estimated longest home run since at least 2009. The guy he beat is something called Wladimir Balentien, whatever that is.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2017 22:03:23 GMT
They upped it to 496 feet, which is the estimated longest home run since at least 2009. The guy he beat is something called Wladimir Balentien, whatever that is. Shortstop who bounced around a couple of teams, IIRC.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Jun 11, 2017 22:25:54 GMT
They upped it to 496 feet, which is the estimated longest home run since at least 2009. The guy he beat is something called Wladimir Balentien, whatever that is. Red Sox announcers were talking about Ted Williams "Red Seat" homer at Fenway, estimate 505 ft. Because David Ortiz called it "bullshit" in his bio. I seen Howard Johnson put one in the upper deck of old Three Rivers that had to be 500+. Mickey Mantle, 1953, Griffith Park.
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Post by hairybuttcheeks on Jun 11, 2017 22:40:35 GMT
no way. not with the same baseballs. i am thinking it's basically impossible for a human to hit a ball that far
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Jun 11, 2017 22:45:37 GMT
no way. not with the same baseballs. i am thinking it's basically impossible for a human to hit a ball that far Who, Mantle. He had superhuman power Oh, if he only had two good knees and laid off the booze...
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Post by hairybuttcheeks on Jun 11, 2017 22:48:11 GMT
people back then weren't as strong as they are now. it's just hard to believe. i also think the balls have changed ovver time. after the strike, players have said they cut open two balls - one pre and one post strke - and the pre strke ball was not as tightly wound. mlb wanted to increase home runs.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Jun 11, 2017 22:54:25 GMT
people back then weren't as strong as they are now. it's just hard to believe. i also think the balls have changed ovver time. after the strike, players have said they cut open two balls - one pre and one post strke - and the pre strke ball was not as tightly wound. mlb wanted to increase home runs. Google Reggie Jackson's 1971 All-Star HR. Off the light tower in Tiger Stadium. Dave Kingman put one way over Waveland Avenue in Wrigley. Cecil Fielder hit one on the roof of Tiger Stadium. Babe Ruth hit one out of Yankee Stadium (one bounce). Right pitch, right hitter, right conditions. Mantle was very strong. Very fast. On talent alone, he was the best to ever play the game.
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Post by hairybuttcheeks on Jun 11, 2017 23:00:24 GMT
i suppose you are right. the pitching is also better today. just hard to believe the strongest guys reach 500ft max, when back in the day it was closer to 600ft
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Post by xystophoros on Jun 12, 2017 0:51:14 GMT
I forget where I read it (FiveThirtyEight maybe?) but there was a great article about the imprecise measurements of HR distances in the early days, which also pointed out that reporters and announcers would eye the home runs and just estimate the distances. It's easy to see how those measurements were exaggerated. Also there's a tendency to over-exaggerate how far a ball would have gone when it's interrupted in its trajectory by a light or the stands or some other stadium feature. That has less to do with bias or purposeful exaggeration, and more about misunderstanding the trajectory of the ball as it drops off its zenith. Here's another story pointing out that even in recent times, HR distances were "guesstimated" by the teams or their PR people: www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/hey_wait_a_minute/1997/10/the_myth_of_the_500foot_home_run.htmlI'll see if I can track down the original story I mentioned.
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Post by Winston Wolfe on Jun 12, 2017 2:07:03 GMT
Kinda don't like him by default for being on the Yankees, but I can't deny he is fun to watch.
Hopefully he doesn't turn into another Yasiel Puig.
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Jun 12, 2017 17:40:53 GMT
no way. not with the same baseballs. i am thinking it's basically impossible for a human to hit a ball that far Who, Mantle. He had superhuman power Oh, if he only had two good knees and laid off the booze... long live the mick!
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Post by FrankSobotka1514 on Jun 12, 2017 21:43:02 GMT
Willie Stargell was another one with superhuman power. Hit the longest home ever at the Vet in Philly. Jim Thome came close to that but Stargell's shot held the mark for nearly the Vet's entire history.
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