what do you think is more likely to happen..

Woods passing nicklaus' 18 titles
or
Bonds breaks Aaron's HR record

Woods:

titles:8
age: 27

Tiger Woods, now 27 years of age, has had an unprecedented career since becoming a professional golfer in the late summer of 1996. He has won 51 tournaments, 38 of those on the PGA TOUR, including the 1997, 2001, and 2002 Masters Tournaments, 1999 and 2000 PGA Championships, 2000 and 2002 U.S. Open Championship, and 2000 British Open Championship. With his second Masters victory in 2001, Tiger became the first ever to hold all four professional major championships at the same time. He is the career victories leader among active players on the PGA TOUR, and is the career money list leader.

Woods holds 8 titles and needs 10 to tie nicklaus'
Tiger could play about 15 years before he wants to stop and could do it



Bonds:

current HRs: 637
Aaron's record: 775
age: 39

Bonds only has around 5 years left in him as a power hitter. Bonds needs 106 homeruns to tie Aarons record. Barry hit 73 homeruns beating out Mark's record but just Three. He has a shot at doing it but will take atleast 3 seasons to beat.

I think both will happen... but I will put my vote on Woods since he still has many many years to play.

I agree I think both will happen but I think Tiger will have a tougher time. I don't think Tiger will get #9 at the PGA Championship this weekend. Winning 11 majors takes at least 3 years. Bonds has 3 1/2 years to hit 106 homeruns which is much more attainable then winning 11 of 13 majors for Tiger over the next 3 years. But that only answers which will come first but both will happen.

I think that it will be easier for Tiger to do that than Barry get 100+ HR in just a few years....who knows maybe neither of them will get it.

both will happen

This was on Sportscenter.....

Anyway if Bonds doesn't break Aaron's record 25 other guys will.

HRs have now become a joke.

McGwire had 580+
Sosa has 500+
Palmeiro 500+
McGriff 490+
Griffey 455+
Gonzalez 400+
Thomas 400+
Bagwell 400+
Arod 350+

All these guys have 500 or will have 500 before their careers are over and some will have 600+ HRs.

Now somebody please try and tell me that the 500 HR Club is still exclusive.

the balls are juiced...fences are smaller...this is happening to save baseball and to bring people in the seats...i agree wit pwaldo

I think the main reason is players going to the gym and bulking up. For example you look at a guy like Nomar who isn't very big at all so he only hits about 25-30 hr's a year, then you look at a big guy like Adam Dunn and you can see where he gets all his power.

yes pwaldo it was on sportscentre then i saw it again on espn.com and took the poll then did the research.... but yeah i took it from there

id have to say both are likely

Originally posted by Bonds_25
I think the main reason is players going to the gym and bulking up. For example you look at a guy like Nomar who isn't very big at all so he only hits about 25-30 hr's a year, then you look at a big guy like Adam Dunn and you can see where he gets all his power.

Yeah people working out to hit HRs isn't a problem with me. Its not like that's not allowed. LOL

But its my problem that they MOVE IN THE FENCES so that players can hit more.

There have been about 10 ballparks that have moved in the already small distances which shouldn't be done.

Some people say well there was a power surge in the 1930s.

They are correct but there's a problem with that. First its because they replaced the inside of the balls with what they currently have today. Second fences were about the same average distance they are now to left, 30 feet deeper to the right, and 50 feet deeper to center.

Players complain about fences being 415. They should play with them being 450.

I can guarentee you that there would be a power outage if that happened.

If anybody has ever been to the baseball HOF recently you will understand. The bats, balls, and fences were so different from today's that it was just amazing to look at.

I'd vote on Barry more likely to break 755 homers than Tiger winning 19 tourney total


All Barry has to do is average about 20 homers for next 5 season.
Or 35 for next 3 seasons. He's in great shape, has tremendous batting speed, even for 40-y/o. His only weakness is his defense, as he's gotten slower (don't we all?) as he has aged.

but, Barry has stated he'd like to finish his career as a DH, preferably at a West Coast team, like the Angels/A's

As for Tiger --- yes, it certainly looks like he could winning 10 more tourneys in the next 20-30 years, given his young age.

But, remember, he's got to finish FIRST. Finishing second, third, etc....is no good.

And Golf is one tough sport. You are battling yourself, the elements (wind, rain), media, fans who yell during your backswing, cell phones going off as you swing, and of course, the other players.

Thus, I bet that Barry is more likely to break Aaron's record, than Tiger breaking Nicklaus record