I get that is is the most for an NL team, but 62 only gets him to 7th all time for the MLB as a whole. Sure, the 73 by Bonds is suspect, but this is 11 less.
Is it because this is the first time someone has eclipsed 60 HRs since 2001? Is it because he’s part of the Yankees? Is it because he is probably not on “the juice?” The wall to wall coverage is just ridiculous on ESPN. Is it just because ESPN has nothing else to report on and they need to invent “history making” like this to get attention for their floundering network?
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From a technical standpoint it is because it is the AL record, and even though the leagues now play with the same rules, they have always had separate records and stats. This was something that was agreed to when interleague play was established in 1997.
The other major argument is indeed that all the players with more hr did so with PEDs. Some will argue that today’s players are also taking PEDs but doing so in a way to avoid being detected by the tests. But at least there is testing in today’s game. There wasn’t any PED testing in the Bonds or McGwire/Sosa seasons.
ESPN coverage is something sports fans have always complained about. But because ESPN is the most known sports channel for non-sports fans, they do have to cater to that audience sometimes.
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