Anyone think Albert Pujols will beat the single season HR record.?
542461
I would be surprised if he beats Barry Bonds record this season and hits 74 HR. He could defeat Bonds recods when the San Francisco Giants come to St. Louis on the weeked between Friday to Sunday, September 15 to 17.
338788
you best believe andruw jones will!  i am predicting right now that he will carry the braves to a 15th consecutive title.  he will hit 50 homeruns once again, STEROID FREE, and like always, be the best centerfielder in the game.  he doesn't get enough credit for everything he does so hands down, its his year for mvp.
822607
Mark McGwire through his first 4 seasons not including his 18 games in 86 where he did not receive enough at bats to not qualify in 87 for Rookie of the Year.  Pujols did it also but not only his first 4 he has done it all 6 years he has played.
589783
i think it's possible...he's only on one of the best teams in the entire mlb.  he'll get plenty of save opportunities.  i bet all the guys that say he's too young/inexperienced haven't even seem him pitch.
43430
It will definitely be A-Rod.\nUnless Randy Johnson has an incredible performance throughout the year.
519808
I think that he will. It may not be this year, but next year for sure. That is if they pitch to him and not walk him all the time.
504446
Wrong. He would have to hit 40+ homers every year for the next seven or eight years. He's already noticably slowing down. Pitches that he used to mash are now going for singles and doubles, if he's hitting them at all. I could see him hitting 20-30 HRs a year for two or three years, but nothing more than that.
650159
At 38, he's approaching it, if not there yet. Too bad he suffered all those injuries in his career. He could have been a great ballplayer. With 538 HRs, he'll most likely get voted into the Hall of Fame. Not on the first ballot, however. Chances are, he might last for another five years, if he agrees to be traded to the AL to DH.
710694
There is something wrong if Derek Jeter does not win the MVP.  Yes David " The Baby" Ortiz had good numbers but Derek's numbers were just as impressive and they actually meant something.  Granted had Ortiz hit 70 Hr's he could be in the race but he doesnt play in the field and therefore only comtributes to the team half the time.  Derek hit over 300 and almost had 100 rbi from the 2 hole...that is no easy task.\n\nAs for the NL Ryan Howard has to take it. Pujols did have good numbers but he was injured for too long and Howards numbers are too impressive to ignore\n\nAL - Jeter\nNL - Howard
891412
This is a no brainer! It has to be Albert! The Cards won the series, without him they would not have done that(sure the pitching helped also)! Howard and the Phillies had a great season, but you cant argue with Pujols being the unanomous choice in this question!
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A-Rod was 29 last year, and had 429 HR after the 2005 season. At a similar age, Aaron had 342 HRs, so A-Rod is significantly ahead of Aaron's pace at the same age.\n\nAaron's best five year HR stretch actually occurred from age 35 to age 39 (i.e. 1969 through 1973), during which he hit 203 HR, and he had hit 713 by the end of the '73 season.\n\nI think A-Rod has an excellent shot at the record, if he's at all interested in breaking it.\n\n\nKen Griffey Jr turns 36 this year, and has 536 HR going into the 2006 season. Given the fact that he's only played in 445 games in the last 5 years (i.e 89 games per year, with a high of 128), I don't see any way he'll even approach Aaron, Ruth, or even Willie Mays at 660.  Of course, if it wasn't for his constant injuries over the years, he'd probably be close to 700 HR by now...\n\nAndruw Jones hit 51 HR in 2005 (his previous high was 36, achieved twice...hmmmm, a little suspicious there), and with  301 HR at the age of 28, he's at about Aaron's pace (Aaron had 298 at age 28). But when you only have 300 HR, you need to keep up a significant pace for several more years to be in the running... there's no reason that I see, at this point, why Jones wouldn't be a candidate to get to 700 or so, but like A-Rod, we need to take another look at him in about 4 or 5 years... it's just way too early to tell about 28 or 29 year olds...\n\nPulols has a great shot at 755, I think....but again, with him, we'll need to see where he is in another 5 years or so... way too early at this point to project any kind of career totals.\n\nBut I think A-Rod, Jones and Pujols are probably the 3 guys with the best shot... it may be that only one of them actually gets there, but you never know.\n\nI also think that Bonds will pass Ruth, but will retire before he gets to Aaron... he doesn't care about breaking Aaron's record, but he dearly wants to pass Ruth.
547501
According to what Im heard on ESPNEWS, Albert is the fastest one to reach the amount of homers he has NOW in that many games, so nobody has done it as fast as he has.
633038
First things first:  Intrepid18's answer is moronic.  First he states that Barry Bonds should be awarded the record because we don't know how many people are ueing steroids, then he uses as his source Jose Canseco, thenin the next breath he states that Jose Canseco cann't be trusted.  Geez, with that kind of gymnastic logic it is hard to even respond.\n\nOf course Bonds should not be mentioned in the same breath as Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron.  It makes no difference HOW many players have "juiced up" today.  The fact that a lot of people have juiced up is irrelevant.  The fact that Bonds has juiced up IS relevant because he is the only one challenging the record.  There is little doubt that Bonds will pass Ruth, probably by this time next week, but i don't think any serious sports scholars think he will remain healthy enough to challenge Aaron's 755.  Bonds simply isn't healthy enough to last another year.  He has virtually no chance of catching Aaron this year.  He is currently at 712, which leaves him 43 shy of tying Aaron and 44 shy of passing him.  Bonds is not going to get enough good pitches this season to hit 45 ringers.\n\nIf by some miracle Bonds does pass Aaron his name should have an asterisk next to his name with a note that "performance enhancing drugs were employed."
232670
Absolutely, he is the best all around player in the major leagues.  He can absolutely do better.  Injuries are a factor, but let's not forget that Scott Rolen was hurt for much of last year.  Having Rolen back in the lineup will only help Pujols.
685741
Mantle, Williams, Dimaggio, Ruth, Gehrig, Cobb, Mays, Rose, just to name a few. But these are considered the greatest of all time, so Pujols is right there with them, but he still has to prove it over his whole career. I hope he does, hes a great ball player.
535818
I think Ricky Ponting can break quite a few records of Sachin, but considering the long years he has been in the international arena, it would be really interesting to see anybody overcoming him.
509965
I'd have to say he would be quite close.  Albert Pujols is doing amazing things in a cardinal's uniform.  Each have their talents: Pujols=power, ichiro=speed/hits.  They both will have amazing hall of fame careers and are sure to break a few major records along the way.