Congrats to Jay Bruce - 21 homers

[ChatterRed]

He's in elite company. Here's some info off of ORG:

The last 10 players to hit 21 or more HR at age 21 or younger?
Jay Bruce - 2008
Miguel Cabrera - 2004
Albert Pujols - 2001
Andruw Jones - 1998
Alex Rodriguez -1996
Ken Griffey JR - 1990, 1991
Juan Gonzalez - 1991
Ruben Sierra - 1987
Daryl Strawberry - 1983
Cal Ripken Jr - 1982

All of them had 545 at bats or more except for Daryl Strawberry who had 420 that year. Thats some pretty elite company Mr Bruce.

[Kingspoint]

He's in elite company. Here's some info off of ORG:

The last 10 players to hit 21 or more HR at age 21 or younger?
Jay Bruce - 2008
Miguel Cabrera - 2004
Albert Pujols - 2001
Andruw Jones - 1998
Alex Rodriguez -1996
Ken Griffey JR - 1990, 1991
Juan Gonzalez - 1991
Ruben Sierra - 1987
Daryl Strawberry - 1983
Cal Ripken Jr - 1982

All of them had 545 at bats or more except for Daryl Strawberry who had 420 that year. Thats some pretty elite company Mr Bruce.

Wow! What a list. But, Bruce isn't a homerun hitter, right? :D

[Ghosts of 1990]

Jay has a special swing.

[Grande Donkey]

He has hit 31 this year total. Very impressive.

[Ghosts of 1990]

I am very much hoping he can make a run at 40 next season in this stadium. I think it all depends how much talent is around him in the lineup so he gets pitches to hit.

[ChatterRed]

I think the key is that Votto and Bruce have now shown they can carry the power load in the shadow of the loss of Dunn.

[Ghosts of 1990]

I haven't been this excited as a Reds fan about a young group of players (Cueto, Volquez, Castillo, Votto, Burton, etc.) in 20 years of following the team.

I haven't been this excited about a single young player in my entire life (Bruce).

I haven't followed the Reds this closely, late in the season either. If I wasn't so sick I'd be down at the ballpark weekly to see these guys play.....

[Betterread]

double post

[Betterread]

I haven't been this excited about a single young player in my entire life (Bruce).


Dunn at 21 - 19 HRs in 244 ABs - .949 OPS (never duplicated again)
Bruce at 21 - 21 HRs in 388 ABs - substantially less than .949 OPS (let's hope he does better)

Dunn was a stud at 21. He was never rated as highly as Bruce, but make no mistake, he had unlimited potential. 7 years later all this is forgotten as Bruce is the prospect of a lifetime. Let's hope he is.

[ChatterRed]

Although he has 10 errors, Bruce will be the far better defensive player vs. Dunn.

[Chi-Town Red]

Good to see the kid hitting the ball hard...
lets not forget that Dunn was called up in Aug and still had 19 in 2001..

[ChatterRed]

Let's not forget that it was still the steroid era and juiced ball era, too. ;)

[krob79]

I was able to go to one game this year, and it was just about a week after he got called up. At home against Atlanta, it was great!!