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Message: [QUOTE="Fat tire 13, post: 4383962, member: 6171"] I wouldn't discount the juicing of the ball either. I suspect it plays a significant role I would say it is part steroids, part ball itself For example, in 2001 (Bonds peak) there were ~5700 HRs in the league -Bonds and Sosa both hit 60+ -7 players hit 49+ Fast forward to the 2010s, HRs jumped from a low of 4186 (2014) to 6776 (2019). With the crackdown on PEDs, I think that was mostly the ball. Finally those differences help boost the "specialness" of Judge's year -Judge 62 HRs -No one hits 50+ -3 players hit 40+ (and two were exactly 40) That gap is simply amazing. That hasn't seen since Babe Ruth's time [/QUOTE]