Who thinks that Alex Rodriguez can break the Homerun record?

Answer 1

At the age of 31, A-Rod has 464 homeruns. The current record is 755.

He would need 291 homers to tie. If he plays another 9 years, to the age of 40 - he would have to average 32/33 homers a year. This is very reachable for him.

If he averages 37 homers in the next 5 years (which he can clearly do), he would need to average just 26/27 in the last 4 years.

Unless he gets hurt... I think he's going to do it. Would love for him to do this as a Yankee.

I know there are alot of A-Rod haters (many of them Yankee fans), especially because of his performance in post-season. Been there, believe me, I feel your pain...

Here's hoping that redemption comes soon and he can win some of the fans back.
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Answer 2

I think he can but I don't think he will do it in New York. If you look at his career, except for the time spent in New York, he has been with teams that for the most part play meaningless games. What I mean by that is that prior to coming to the Big Apple and the one playoff season in Seattle, his teams have been out of the pennant races. Hence, there has been little if any pressure for him to "carry the team" so to speak. He has proved that he cannot play under pressure so I doubt that he will be a Yankee long term. When the day comes when he leaves New York he will continue to put up big "non pressure" stats and eventually break the home run record.

Answer 3

Barring any unforseen setbacks (such as a career-ending injury) ARod should be able to break the record. I dont think Barroid Bonds should even be included on the list so regardless of what Bonds does, the HR record should remain at 755. But regardless...

ARod has hit an average of just over 38 HR per year over his career. As he ages, he will lose more speed and start to rely more on power and contact so his SBs should decrease and his HRs should increase. If he plays 20 seasons (till 2014 which he should be able to do) he'll hit 773 home runs just based on his HR average.

And I've hated the Yankees since the day I was born, so this has nothing to do with homerism.

Answer 4

If you're talking single season home run record of 61, then yes it will be broken. I think MLB will in not the to distant future will do away with Bonds' so called record and re-establish it to where it belongs and that's with Roger Maris. If anyone DOES break the single season record of 61, it might be David Ortiz of the Red Sox. But Aaron's total home run record will not be broken for some time. And Im talking about someone NOT on steroids.

Answer 5

Doesn't matter how many he ends up with Albert Pujols will surpass any total he puts up or don't put up.He has started his career like no other avg. 40 pluss HR"s a year.he's probably gonna have more than 300 after next year that being only his 7th year in the "BIGS".

Answer 6

If he stays healthy and remains productive, he has an excellent chance to break the record.

While I am no A-Rod fan, I'd rather he get the record than Bonds. If Bonds does break the record, I'll be cheering for A-Rod to break it and wipe Bonds' bogus record off the books.

Answer 7

If he doesn't retire early he will hit over 800 homeruns

Answer 8

yeah everytime A-rod gets to a HR milestone he's the youngest player to get there. has anybody ever heard of A-rod missing a significant number of games in a season? he stays healthy and all you ****** bronx fans need to shut the hell up because playing 3rd base for the yankees is the kiss of death. remember scott brosius? last time i checked a-rod had 200 home runs more than scott brosius.

Answer 9

me he is already the yougest player ever to hit 500 homeruns

and 35 homers isnt terrible season

Answer 10

No one in the post-steroid era is going to break a record set by a guy who was using steroids. So no.

Edit: Oops, I was thinking the single-season record, not the all-time record. Yeah, he has a definite chance of doing that. But the 73 record is totally out of reach.