Jose Bautista now has 15 home runs

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On pace for 61. It's just not fair how good this guy has become at the plate in literally a year and a half.
 
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govols120 said:
On pace for 61. It's just not fair how good this guy has become at the plate in literally a year and a half.
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Makes you wonder where he got all of that power from... he was a 15 home run guy and suddenly he hits 50+ and is on pace for 60 again. That's not normal.
 
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The_Orange_Pearl said:
Makes you wonder where he got all of that power from... he was a 15 home run guy and suddenly he hits 50+ and is on pace for 60 again. That's not normal.
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Never got full playing time before 2010. In 2009 he hit 10 HR's in September. He's doing this right through the prime of his career. He's making the most of his chance to play everyday.

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I'm skeptical...reminds me a lot of this guy:

BradyAnderson.jpg


MLB has the money and resources to test every player every week; until they do that, the prudent thing is to reserve judgment on almost every player in the game.
 
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For future reference, the season that Bonds had 73, he didn't reach 16 until May the 17th.
 
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VOLinthaATL said:
Garbage.
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Right. It was only a small minority of players that were using PEDs throughout the 90s and at least the first six years of the new millennium.

The league certainly has the resources to test and they don't test across the board on a frequent basis because the Players' Union does not want that. If the majority of players were not using, then why would the Union go against frequent, 100% testing?
 
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emainvol said:
Better lineup, swing adjustment, it isn't impossible
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It's not impossible but it isn't normal. How many other people have done this? Barry Bonds? Steroids. Jeff Bagwell? I think he took steroids. I have my suspicions.

VOLinthaATL said:
Never got full playing time before 2010. In 2009 he hit 10 HR's in September. He's doing this right through the prime of his career. He's making the most of his chance to play everyday.

:good!:
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He had 400 at bats in 06 and 532 at bats in 07. He hit 15 and 16. That was always the norm for him.

Why is he hitting double that in a single season now? He had 569 at bats last year when he hit 54. That's 37 more at bats and 39 more home runs than 2007. What changed?





I won't say it's impossible but why was he sitting on the bench so long? Why has the rate of his home runs increased so much? You can't fault people for being skeptical. In fact, I think you'd be crazy not to be.
 
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He had 10 in September 2009 after completely overhauling his swing. All he did in 2010 is pick up where he left off.
 
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He looks EXACTLY THE SAME AS HE ALWAYS HAS. Dude made an adjustment to his swing and he plays consistently now. He's not juicing.
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Blogs Redefining "News" ? Baseball?s Jose Bautista taking Steroids? | iRISEmedia.com

What hasn’t Cox factored in? Let’s see. Jose Bautista actually started hitting at this clip in September of last year which coincides with Cito Gaston’s appointment as manager of the Blue Jays. It was also highly publicized at the time, that Cito and the new hitting coach, Dwayne Murphy, worked on Bautista’s swing. In baseball, the smallest change in ones mechanics can make all the difference.
Also, many players have had “that breakout year” or “that one career year” while the rest of their careers were laden with mediocrity. Brady Anderson hit 50 home runs for the Baltimore Orioles in 1996, but didn’t come close to that number since then (who even remembers him?). The same thing is said about Luis Gonzalez of the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2001. He hit 57 home runs and failed to hit over 40 home runs before or after.


Read more: Blogs Redefining "News" ? Baseball?s Jose Bautista taking Steroids? | iRISEmedia.com​
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Probably do not want to cite Brady Anderson's breakout year as a defense that someone else might not be juicing...
 
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MaehlMan said:
He looks EXACTLY THE SAME AS HE ALWAYS HAS. Dude made an adjustment to his swing and he plays consistently now. He's not juicing.
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I looked back at some old pictures, you're correct in that theres little / no physical change.
 
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JTrainDavis said:
I looked back at some old pictures, you're correct in that theres little / no physical change.
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If you look at his forearms, there is a drastic difference, though.

Hard to compare because Giambi, McGwire, Bonds, Sosa, etc. started their careers in an era where tight pants and tighter shirts were more popular. The entire time Bautista has been in the league he has worn much baggier clothing.

He may or may not have used PEDs; however, I think it is ridiculous to automatically assume he hasn't. MLB and the MLBPA need to authorize, administer, and publicize tests every week to every player.

As for random testing, I would be shocked if the information on who will be tested is not somehow leaked to the players ahead of time.
 
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I find it harder to believe that steroids made him hit 40 more homeruns than a swing change. Steroids don't magically make you a better hitter.
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#1ArencibiaFan said:
I find it harder to believe that steroids made him hit 40 more homeruns than a swing change. Steroids don't magically make you a better hitter.
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How many seasons did Barry Bonds hit fifty or more HRs? I will give you a hint, it is a number between 0 and 2.
 
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#1ArencibiaFan said:
I find it harder to believe that steroids made him hit 40 more homeruns than a swing change. Steroids don't magically make you a better hitter.
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This. If steroids make you so successful, then why didn't Jeremy Giambi become a 40-HR hitter?
 
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