Ryan Klesko. Remember when this guy could mack it hard? He has 278 career HR's in parts of 16 seasons. The 36 year old Klesko used to routinely hit 25-35 hr's per season from 1994-2003, then he lost his power. He has 6 HR's this year in 345 At Bats. Can anybody say "no more roids, no more power?"
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/4953/career;_ylt=ArQD_q6C37R7lCR3g0M_UpOFCLcF
2007-09-20 16:42:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
He's another one definitely. I'd also include Todd Helton.
2007-09-20 17:48:30 · answer #1 · answered by Busan-man 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
1. He's 36.
2. He spent a few seasons in San Diego, and the new park (Petco, opened 2004) has killed everyone's power.
3. Spent nearly all of 2006 on the DL with a shoulder strain. Better players have been taken down by similar or worse -- Bagwell's shoulder gave out; Mattingly's back problem drained his power; there's others.
Steroids might have played a role, but plenty of other circumstances are aligning against him anyway.
But do jump to unfounded conclusions; teevee always needs a few more vacuous talking heads to fill the valuable 4-4:30 am MT slot.
2007-09-21 00:20:55 · answer #2 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It could be because of Roids, or he could just suck. 278 Is not really a lot for 16 seasons.
2007-09-21 00:12:38 · answer #3 · answered by minidust13 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is standing in a long line.....
2007-09-20 23:49:51 · answer #4 · answered by Lee W. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
could be that for sure.
2007-09-21 00:13:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋