Some of his Home Runs are "home runs."

"Alonso hit it just right -- with a compact swing and without much follow-through -- with two strikes on him, and with as much power as anyone right now in Major League Baseball.

'People can’t hit that pitch out,' Braun said.

He paused, then said, 'I know I coached him. But to me, this kid is the most remarkable thing happening in baseball.' "

It's the baseball. In 2019, everybody can hit that pitch out. It happens every day.


It's not just the baseball.

Alonso has more home runs than anybody else, right?

But the SHOCK and AWE of this opposite field line drive check swing slop sailing 440 feet into the back of the bullpen is silly.


Do you know how many players have 30 home runs? 54. If I counted correctly. It's a very large number; I may have made a mistake.

Have you ever heard of Jorge Soler? He has 45 home runs. Call his high school coach! ... Jorge Soler is the most amazing thing happening in baseball right now ... also, he has been more important for his team than Alonso because Alonso is surrounded by more talent, know what I'm saying?

Brett Gardner has a career high 27 home runs. It's a career high for Gardner. Do you know who else has career highs in home runs? Everyone.

Yordan Alvarez also has 27 home runs. It's a career high for him, too, on account of it's the first season of his career. He has 27 home runs in a mere 294 at-bats.


"Another thing Braun told me when we spoke early in August was that he honestly thought Alonso could hit 55 homers this season and break Aaron Judge’s all-time rookie record of 52. The Plant High School coach wasn’t backing off that prediction on Saturday morning."

I don't doubt it.

The rookie home run record which lasted 2 years will be broken again in another year or two.

Unless the commissioner fixes the ball.


"Bellinger is the likely MVP in t"Bellinger is the likely MVP in the National League. He came out of Friday night’s games hitting nearly 40 points higher than Alonso, and has an OPS of 1.038 to Alonso’s .959. His slugging percentage is .630 to Alonso’s .593. But Alonso has five more home runs, five more RBIs, plus less talent surrounding him in New York than Bellinger does on the other coast.he National League. He came out of Friday night’s games hitting nearly 40 points higher than Alonso, and has an OPS of 1.038 to Alonso’s .959. His slugging percentage is .630 to Alonso’s .593. But Alonso has five more home runs, five more RBIs, plus less talent surrounding him in New York than Bellinger does on the other coast."

Yeah, let's not mention his team's 20 fewer wins.


"But no player in baseball, not one, has been more valuable than Alonso has been to the New York Mets."

That's probably easily disprovable B.S., but this whole time, I thought it was Gio Urshela.