George Foster was a machine ⚾️ 💪

[@boogitybear2283]

He belongs in the Hall of Fame!

[@luke6516]

Legend

[@mikelockhart5528]

I had the chance to ask George how many homers he thinks he could have hit in the juiced ball era of the late 90’s. He very directly and without hesitation said 70+. That was about 10 years ago, and by the way he still had a chiseled physique and huge arms. He kept himself in great shape.

[@jjerg]

52 HRs in 1977 is like 92 in 1997. In the late 70s and early 80s, having two 40 HR hitters in the same league was rare. From 75 to 86, if I remember correctly(I am getting old 😔), the only league to have two 40 HR hitters was the year Foster hit 52. Players like Foster, Dale Murphy, Dave Kingman and even Greg Luzinski are so underrated because they played in the era right before Home Runs exploded. I'd argue three of the four I mentioned deserve to be HOFfers.

[@BaseballPod]

Could not agree more! Well said 🙌

[@jsd795]

Actually I believe that the more home runs were hit during the more recent spike due to the juiced ball than the roid Era.

[@Diggerdog2nd]

Yeah he was on his way to a HOF career & had several great years especially 76,77,78 even 79 & 80 he was on pace for another great year but later just became a good player. Too bad. He was top's for a while.

[@glenngrinter6818]

He was signing free autographs(Reds or Mets) 8x10 color photos @ Glens Falls,NY Aviation Mall.⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️

[@MikeRay1978]

And they got all of him. He didn’t do much for the Mets after.

[@rufuspipemos]

If Harold Baines is in the HOF, George Foster should be.

[@anthonytripp2251]

He stunk up the Mets

[@jamesdavis6036]

He sucked. He went to "Big Shea", a real ballpark where it was extremly difficult to hit a HR. Just proving what I always said. That so-called "Big Red Machine" was so overrated because they played in a baby ballpark. Especially that 2nd rate catcher Johnny should of been on the Bench.

[@mikelockhart5528]

You’re goofy

[@jamesdavis6036]

@@mikelockhart5528 When he went to a real ballpark, Big Shea, his b/a went to a paltry .252 & avg. with less than 20 HRs per year.

[@rayray4192]

Giants made a mistake getting rid of George