Will Adrian Gonzalez hit 50 home runs?
May 28th, 2008 by admin
sdsporting Made an interesting post today on sdsporting.blogspot.com
Here’s a quick excerpt:
Local media members are tripping all over themselves, trying to figure out which person first said Adrian Gonzalez should represent the Padres in the 2008 All-Star Game.
Let us be the first to ask: Will Gonzalez hit 50 home runs this season?
It looks like he very well could.
Gonzalez already has 15 homers one-third of the way into the season, 10 coming in May.
He’s two off the club record for home runs in a month, set by Greg Vaughn in May 1998 on his way to an all-time team record of 50 homers.
The difference in teams is immense: Vaughn played on a team that went to the World Series; Gonzalez is on a team with the worst record in the National League.
This brings up the point that opposing teams will likely start pitching around Gonzalez because he is the one hitter to fear in the Padres’ lineup.
That being said, Gonzalez is one […]