Local media members are tripping all over themselves, trying to figure out which person first said Adrian Gonzalez should represent the Padres in the 2008 All-Star Game.
Let us be the first to ask: Will Gonzalez hit 50 home runs this season?
It looks like he very well could.
Gonzalez already has 15 homers one-third of the way into the season, 10 coming in May.
He’s two off the club record for home runs in a month, set by Greg Vaughn in May 1998 on his way to an all-time team record of 50 homers.
The difference in teams is immense: Vaughn played on a team that went to the World Series; Gonzalez is on a team with the worst record in the National League.
This brings up the point that opposing teams will likely start pitching around Gonzalez because he is the one hitter to fear in the Padres’ lineup.
That being said, Gonzalez is one of the best there is at taking an outside pitch and going the opposite way over the left field wall.
As the Padres limp through the last four months of the season, at least the Gonzalez home run watch will be something worth talking about.
Let us be the first to ask: Will Gonzalez hit 50 home runs this season?
It looks like he very well could.
Gonzalez already has 15 homers one-third of the way into the season, 10 coming in May.
He’s two off the club record for home runs in a month, set by Greg Vaughn in May 1998 on his way to an all-time team record of 50 homers.
The difference in teams is immense: Vaughn played on a team that went to the World Series; Gonzalez is on a team with the worst record in the National League.
This brings up the point that opposing teams will likely start pitching around Gonzalez because he is the one hitter to fear in the Padres’ lineup.
That being said, Gonzalez is one of the best there is at taking an outside pitch and going the opposite way over the left field wall.
As the Padres limp through the last four months of the season, at least the Gonzalez home run watch will be something worth talking about.
