Comments on: If Alex Rodriguez should hit 62 HRs this year, will most fans see it as the new (unofficial) home run record?

By: The Mick "7"

The Mick "7" — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:00:54 +0000

Any baseball fan who believes in the integrity of the game will recognize 62 home runs as the official record. As far as I’m concerned Roger Maris still holds the single season record and Hank Aaron still holds the career mark.

By: sqiurrel_is_a_yankeefan

sqiurrel_is_a_yankeefan — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:00:54 +0000

I think many fans will consider it as the unofficial record.

By: DYankeeFan

DYankeeFan — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:00:54 +0000

It will be the new AL mark. Barry Bonds, whether you like it or not, has the league season high record at 73. Besides, when McGwire and Sosa was racing each other, everyone was lovin’ it. And they ended up under the microscope. What if Bonds never brok that record and McGwire’s mark held up??? Would there be this much controversy??

By: pricehillsaint

pricehillsaint — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:00:54 +0000

I would see it as two records:
- Most HRs in a Single Season by an American Leaguer.; and
- Most HRs in a Single Season by a NY Yankee.

By: Frizzer

Frizzer — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:00:54 +0000

The record for most homeruns in a single season is 72 by Barry Bonds. Some fans don’t like to acknowledge the accomplishment but most fans understand and acknowledge that Bonds holds the record. So to answer your question, if A-Rod hit 62 homeruns this year he would fall 10 homeruns short of the record set by Bonds but would have hit more than any other American league player.