QuickGold Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 Alfonso Soriano is close to being a 40/40 (forty home runs, forty stolen bases) man....again. Soriano's now at 44 home runs, tying an Expos/Nationals franchise record. And he has 34 stolen bases with a month left to play. Back in '02 he seemed a cinch to become only the fourth forty-forty player in ML history. Poor Sori got the forty stolen bases and then forty-one, but he got stuck on thirty-nine homers and try as he would (and he tried with all his might), that fortieth home run just wouldn't come. He finished the season 39-41 and in a serious slump from overswinging that carried into the postseason ... that was when he got the reputation for being an easy mark for the pitch low and outside. In the three years that followed, with the Yankees and then with Texas, he never hit more than 38 home runs nor stole more than 35 bases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycho Sid Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 He has a chance to the first player to get to 50/40. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mauer7 Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 whoa. that's pretty damn good, you don't see many players who've done that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSwift25 Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 At some point, when the Nats are playing a team whose season is over, he's just going to keep running. If he gets hot with the bat, I could see him at 50/50, and you know he's thought about it what with free agency coming... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rferry Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 That point has already come. He stole 4 bases in 3 days recently and another 2 this weekend. He's routinely stole (or attempted) third in spots you normally wouldn't or would never ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passion Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 He got it today. 4th 40/40 player ever. (Canseco, '88; Bary Bonds '96; Alex Rodriguez '98;) His home run total is the most ever for a 40/40 player, 45. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2590598 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mauer7 Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 that's great. congrats alfonso.that's a helluva accomplishment. he got a standing ovation and he kept the base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flamarlins3 Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 good stuff...congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuickGold Posted September 18, 2006 Author Share Posted September 18, 2006 Glad to see him accomplish this. And going into a FA year works for him as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishfan79 Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 SHOW ME THE MONEY!!!! He will get a beltran like contract Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catchoftheday Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 one of the most amazing feats in all of baseball he is now elite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallen Apple Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 SHOW ME THE MONEY!!!! He will get a beltran like contract Not with his age Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Godfather Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 SHOW ME THE MONEY!!!! He will get a beltran like contract Not with his age Someone will overpay. I'm thinking he gets somewhere around 6 years/ 90 million. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVPosey Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 There's still only one guy to go 40/40 and win a gold glove in the same year as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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