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> On Sep 28, 2019, at 5:05 PM, Helen Huntley <hhsga...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Remarkable accomplishment. What a great rookie season for Alonso. > Helen > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Sep 28, 2019, at 5:30 PM, Shane Ford <goufgator...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Gator in MLB: Mets’ Alonso hits 52nd HR to tie rookie mark >> By gatorsports - September 28, 2019031 >> >> New York Mets' Pete Alonso takes a curtain call after hitting his 52nd home >> run of the season during the first inning Friday against the Atlanta Braves >> in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) >> NEW YORK — The Polar Bear has his paws on a major league record. >> >> Pete Alonso (University of Florida) hit his 52nd homer to match Aaron >> Judge’s rookie mark in the New York Mets’ 4-2 win over the Atlanta Braves on >> Friday night. He has two games left to claim the record outright. >> >> Alonso connected in the first inning against Dallas Keuchel, narrowly >> clearing the wall in left field for a solo shot that tied Judge’s total from >> his breakout season with the New York Yankees in 2017. >> >> The 24-year-old Alonso smiled as he hurried around the bases and pointed to >> the home fans as he crossed the plate. Teammates greeted him with handshakes >> outside the dugout, and the crowd at Citi Field insisted on a curtain call. >> >> “Unbelievable,” Alonso said. “When I was rounding the bases I felt like a >> little kid. I felt like a 7-year-old kid. I was just really kind of overcome >> with pure joy.” >> >> Keuchel was booed when he walked Alonso in the third inning, and the big >> slugger popped up and struck out in his final two at-bats. >> >> “I knew it was going to happen eventually,” Judge said after the Yankees’ >> 14-7 victory at Texas. “Just the type of swing he has and watching someone’s >> at-bats early on in the year. This kid … this one’s special. He’s got >> something about it. You saw his great determination in that Home Run Derby, >> too. He’s got the ‘it’ factor.” >> >> Alonso leads Cincinnati’s Eugenio Suárez by three for the majors’ home run >> lead and would be the first rookie since at least 1900 to claim the big >> league crown outright. Manager Mickey Callaway said he may bat Alonso >> leadoff in the final two games to get him extra at-bats, and Alonso was >> eager to slide up a spot. >> >> A history major in college with “an affinity for that kind of stuff,” Alonso >> said he’s struggling to comprehend the accomplishment. >> >> “When I think of baseball history, I think old-timey guys like Lou Gehrig, >> Babe Ruth, Barry Bonds,” Alonso said. “Geez, I mean, to think that as a >> rookie I hit more homers than everyone except for one guy, it’s nuts. It’s >> crazy. I’m not trying to sound any other way. It’s just, wow.” >> >> Alonso has already set franchise records for homers, total bases (343) and >> extra-base hits (84). He has 119 RBIs and 100 runs, becoming the first Mets >> rookie to reach triple digits in both categories. No New York player had >> reached those totals in any season since David Wright and Carlos Beltran in >> 2008. >> >> Alonso’s 119 RBIs are five shy of Wright’s franchise record set in ’08. >> >> “He’s been outstanding,” Callaway said. “There’s just something about Pete >> that draws everybody in.” >> >> TOAST OF THE TOWN >> >> Alonso’s only conversations with Judge have been quick chats at first base >> during games, but Alonso said he may reach out and try to get dinner with >> Judge in the offseason. He grinned when asked about embracing a >> cross-borough home run rivalry. >> >> “There’s nothing wrong with some friendly competition,” he said. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> Go Gators! >> -- >> -- >> GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! >> 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 >> National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 >> National Football Champions | >> Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), >> Tim Tebow (2007) >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "GatorNews" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to gatornews+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gatornews/BE57EF4D-A3B5-4330-A47E-949DBFF98781%40gmail.com. > > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 > National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 > National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier > (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to gatortalk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gatortalk/2B7A1ED2-073E-450B-B35A-578B5369AF59%40gmail.com. -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. 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