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19 for Mike Breen
He's done it again. For the second straight year,
Mike Breen has broken the single season home run
record. After going homerless in game one of Sunday's doubleheader, Breen did the
unthinkable by lining a
Quentin Jensen fastball inches over the wall in
left field to set the new home run record.
It was much like Mark McGwire's 62nd home run which barely cleared the left field fence in
Busch Stadium back in September 1998. The difference is that Quentin Jensen is no Steve
Trachsel; Jensen is our version of Curt Schilling.
Prior to Sunday, Jensen had only allowed one regular season home run in his three-year
career (Shaun Breen -- June 2001). On Sunday, he
allowed a first-pitch grand slam to
Brian Glasser in a relief appearance role and
then the record-breaking 19th home run in the second game. Jensen also surrendered a 2-run
homer to
Matt Dahlin in Game 1 of the
2001 Wiffleball World Series. Mike will be
facing Quentin again this Sunday as he looks to become the first player to hit 50 home runs
in a career (he currently has 49).
Jensen may get his revenge though. He's right on Mike's tail with 14 homers of his own.
With 6 games left to play, it's anyone's guess how this race will turn out.
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