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Old September 2nd, 2008, 01:20 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Gary Sheffield Hits 250,000 Home Run in MLB History
So I was on B-R today and saw they had a large header proclaiming that MLB was nearing in on its 250,000th home run.

250,000th Home Run Ever Hit - Baseball-Reference.com

As of today we stand at 249,836.

Pretty cool. Going to be weird for the person who hits it. I hope its an unknown kid or something like that. Strong possibility now with rosters expanding.

Any guesses on when it happens?

I'll keep updating the thread daily.
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Old September 2nd, 2008, 01:40 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I'm surprised baseball hasn't made a big deal about this like they did with the millionth run in the 70s.

My guess is Sunday or Monday.

The day he scored that historic millionth run is still vivid in Watson's memory. The Astros were in San Francisco to play the Giants in a doubleheader. When the day started, the countdown to one million was down to 50. With the East Coast contests already in full swing, by the time the first game started, the number was whittled to five.

Watson led off the second inning with a walk. The next batter, Jose Cruz, also walked. Watson checked the Candlestick Park scoreboard and saw the countdown was now at one.

Suddenly, Milt Mays hit a three-run homer. Watson began to trot from second base to third when he heard his teammates in the bullpen yelling "Run! Run! Run!"

"So I took off on a dead sprint," Watson said. Unbeknownst to him, Cincinnati's Dave Concepcion had just hit a homer in Cincinnati and was also running around the bases at a frenetic pace.

"I beat him by one and a half seconds," Watson remembered.

For his accomplishment, Watson collected prizes from the sponsors of a nationwide contest where fans entered their guesses on when and where the run would score. He received a Seiko watch, one million Tootsie Rolls and one million pennies. The pennies were donated to charity. The Tootsie Rolls were donated to the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts.
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Old September 2nd, 2008, 01:57 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Old September 2nd, 2008, 03:30 PM   #4 (permalink)
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We should have a contest on who ever guesses the hitter who hits #250,000
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We should have a contest on who ever guesses the hitter who hits #250,000
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What would happen if 2 people hit one at the same moment and it falls into the crowd at the same time in different parks. How cool would that be.
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Old September 2nd, 2008, 11:48 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Im going to say it's John Baker.

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lol same time, but you beat me to the punch. Uhh I'll take Quentin.
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