Berry Bombs

"I remember when I had little stick arms like this bat, I hit 49 Dingers with those little stick arms, but it wasn't enough, I needed to get super buff with tiny legs, and hit more dingers but not that much more if you think about it, might have actually hit more career wise but I hurt my back lifting weights"

Not enough people talk about Adam Dunn • The 21st century's archetypal TTO guy • .237/.364/.490 (.854 OPS), 124 OPS+ • 1631 H, 806 XBH, 462 HR, 1168 RBI • A generational liability in the field • 18.0 WAR in 2001 games played • Massive strikeouts AND walks • 37 HR, 107 BB, 193 K per 162 • A fascinating style of play • Drew 100+ walks 8 times • Hit *exactly* 40 HR 4 times • Had 150+ strikeouts 12 times • Hit 38-41 homers 7 times, nuts • 2x All-Star, MVP votes in 3 years • 17th all-time in AB/HR ratio (14.9) • 2379 strikeouts (3rd in MLB history) • A Very Large Man, standing 6'6" 285 • 38th all-time in homers, 45th in walks • Iconic baseball nickname: "Big Donkey" • Top Similarity Score: Edwin Encarnacion • Received 1 HOF vote (397 ballots) in 2020 • Whiffed an unfathomable 222 times in 2012 • 1 of 8 players to cost his team at least 30 runs in the field in a single season and the ONLY player ever to cost his team at least *40* runs

Happy 34th Birthday, Aaron Judge. Judge sits at 378 career HRs. Here is how many HRs Judge needs to reach key milestones, as well as how many players have hit that many HRs after turning 34: 122 HR to 500: 56 players 222 HR to 600: 7 players 322 HR to 700: Only Barry Bonds

April 26, 1989: Giants’ LF Kevin Mitchell catches an Ozzie Smith foul ball barehanded.