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Saturday, February 07, 2009
Those Were Different Times....

Alex Rodriguez has been discovered as former steroid user and I'm once again reminded that I'm really not sure how I feel about steroids or steroids users and what to do about anything.

I am, however, reminded of how things used to be. Remember when things were REALLY crazy? Say, mid 90s, Coors Field crazy? Coors Field is still a hard place to pitch, but it has come slightly down to earth since it's era of insanity in the late 90s, seemingly due to the humidor. Back in the 90s though, dear god, it was a haven for home runs, power and roids.

Check out the chart above--THREE 40+ HR hitters, plus Ellis Burks at 32 over only 119 games and then Dante Bichette's 26 for good measure (and he hit 40 in '95 there anyway). The Rockies also had three 40HRers in '96. One thing worth noting is the age of these guys: 30, 36, 29, 32, 33. Nothing is impossible, of course, but the confluence of power and age, even at Coors Field in 1997, seems to lead to one conclusion... oh yes.

Anyway, these were crazy times. The Rockies finished 83-79, which is amazing considering that "ace" Kevin Ritz went 17-11 with a 5.28 ERA; their best starter ERA was Armando Reynoso at 4.93 and they didn't have a single pitcher, starter, reliever or part-timer with an ERA below 3.96.

Glory years indeed.

posted by Nihilist Loves Hate, Hates Everything at 2/07/2009 07:38:00 PM 0 comments

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