Barry Bonds: Baseball hero or big jerky head?
544817
I always thought that Bonds had taken steroids, no matter what he said to defend himself. I agree what David Wells recently said about him. He thinks it's a crock that Bonds put something in his body unknowingly. I agree, it's pretty unlikely someone would put something in their body without knowing exactly what it is. I'm not a Bonds hater, I just don't like the fact that he's PROBABLY lying to everyone.\n\nBasically, he used to be a baseball hero, but not anymore.
405229
Bonds in all honesty is one of the games best players, I mean noone ever questions what hank aaron was on when he hit the homers, or babe ruth, I mean steriods have been around for ever, so maybe the babe would sip some rum and shoot up a little riod before game, maybe hank aaron used steriods since he looked like 100 yrs old when he set the record anyway..\n\n MLB baseball is ENTERTAINMENT it is no more a "sport" than Nascar... we pay to watch it, we buy the team logos, we pay the money so our children can have baseball cards, we support it. Would you have watched baseball in the 90's after the strike if Bonds, McGwire, Sosa didnt hit 2000000 homers, would you have watched wwf wrestling if 2 80 lb guys were going at it, NO you wouldnt have, we like BIG THINGS, BIG PEOPLE, and like spending BIG MONEY to show that Bonds did the right thing "if he did anything at all".
1159005
no way man! BIG PAPI is the best hitter in baseball and he is clean! Bonds on the other hand...why is he still in the MLB???
373003
Hey I'm a Braves fan and Hank Aaron is not what you think he is.  He's everything that Bonds is on a more bitter level.  He is ever bit of a racist and bitter about everything, and no one for the Braves cares much for him because of it.  The Media disliked him intensely because he was chasing the Babe, and he was not enjoyable to talk to from the media.  The parallels between the two personas is startling.  As far as the better hitter, no doubt it is Barry Bonds, and even before the steroids things came up he was still the best hitter I've ever seen in my lifetime.  Barry Bonds changed the way you play the Pirates or Giants, Hank never brought the fear like that in anyone.  One of the most overrated players of all time.  Take away the HR's and he's an average player.  Bonds has had insane batting averages and OBP seasons and MVPS.
354568
Wow, before I read the details, I had picked Barry Bonds and Kobe Bryant.  I would also like to add Terrill Owens for his selfishness.  Great Question!
490559
For those of you who think that Barry Bonds is good for baseball keep in mind that he is a selfish jerk who only wants to break records and win a world series only so that he can finally claim that he is the best ever. And he accomplished all of this by taking steriods. Not only does he cheat, but he is an asshole as well. Why do you think Jeff Kent got out of SF? Kent won an MVP, Bonds was pissed about that and that Kent would stand up to Bonds when he would do outrageous stuff on a daily basis. Such as tell Dusty Baker that he wasn't going to play. If he ever passes Aaron, it will be a dark day in baseball history.
640924
Barry doesnt deserve the record. He isnt even worthy enogh of an asterisk. Barry Bonds is a cheater and should be band from the game with his stats from 1999 - 2004 erased. If you ask me, Barry Bonds was an amazing player and when he started BALCO he destoyed himself. was $7,000,000 not good enogh for him, he needed steroids so he could make more? I will be booing all the way, if he cries, I'll laugh. He will beat the Babe, but lets see him get 300 more home runs without drugs, win 95 games, and use crappier bats, ball, walls 500 feet away, and do it drunk. The Babe is better than Bonds, he has more home runs in less games, that should be the only thing you need to determine whose better. Along with a batting average of .342, I mean c'mon.
585068
Several ways of looking at this:\n\nFirst off, Bonds doesn't really care about passing Hank Aaron, but he desparately wants to pass Babe Ruth.\n\nHe'll retire sometime after 715 but before 755.\n\nHis knees are to the point where it's an obvious effort for him even to jog around the bases after a Home Run. \n\nOne the one hand, he could pass Babe Ruth, and then retire shortly after (as in shortly after that game).\n\nOr, he could stick around to hit a few more homers and approach Aaron's record, just to get the sportswriters in a tizzy... and THEN announce his retirement just short of the record.\n\nI don't think he has any intention of trying to pass Aaron, but he does want to pass Babe Ruth.\n\nBonds has a tremendous amount of respect for Aaron's record, and for Aaron himself. He has displayed a major lack of respect for Babe Ruth and his records for two reasons: (1) Ruth was white and (2) the media has worshiped the Babe since the 1920s. Ruth was the most popular player in baseball history.\n\nIronically, when Babe Ruth was playing, a number of stories circulated about him, alluidng to the rumor that he was an illegitimate child of a black man (because of the way his nose was shaped).  Many people, including players from other teams, would refer to Ruth as a "half-_____ )  (i.e. the "N" word), which would infuriate him.\n\nThese rumors were without foundation... Babe Ruth and the man known as his father looked enough alike to be twins.\n\n\n\nBut back to Bonds... he doesn't care what anyone else thinks of him. \n\nHe'll be perfectly content to pass Babe Ruth, but leave Aaron's record alone.
901807
Yes to both McGwire and Bonds.  Nobody has definitively proven they broke any rules of baseball.  Keep in mind that in the speculation of when McGwire took steroids it was not a banned substance.  Canseco?  I don't think his numbers were there.  He was great in the 80's and very early in the 90's but he did not have a HOF career.  He did however have a very good career.
498478
Yes.  Why wouldn't they?  I haven't heard a huge outcry for Big Mac's, Sammy Sosa's, Rapheal (sp?) Palmerio's, or even Jose Canseco's and Ken Caminiti's homerruns.  What makes Bonds so special in that regard?
143023
Yes, Barry Bonds should retire. Basseball is a team sport. It seems that Bonds is only intrested in breaking the homerun record and not the welfare of his team. He is over rated.
559847
Haha Barry bonds is a chicken. Wouldnt even fight Springer last night. Then again, he would get his *** kicked as his body is old and crippled enough.\n\nIf you were on his team and he charged the mound, would you back him up? Didnt think so. Doubt his teammates would either. The sooner he retires, the better for the game.
663672
I'll probably take heat for this, but I have to go with Bonds here.\n\nAaron had incredible longevity and consistency - he never hit over 50 home runs, yet holds the career home run record; very impressive. He also did this under intense scrutiny and racial tension - back then, people weren't excited about the Babe being passed by a black man (you might say the same thing is true today, but not to the same extent).\n\nHowever, even before Bonds allegedly (this has never been proven for sure, although it certainly looks like he did it) took steroids, he was doing things few players have ever done in the sport, like hitting for 30 home runs and stealing 30 bases in the same season, which he did a bunch of times (he even went 40/40 in '96). And then his stats are just unbelievable for the past 6-10 years. Not only his home run totals, either. His slugging percentage and walks (he barely got pitches to hit for a few years in a row) rivaled the Babe during this stretch. Sure, steroids (if he did take them) helped, but his innate ability and hard work had to have a big part of this. I mean, the guy was unpitchable for awhile. Aaron was never unpitchable or even close to it.\n\nIt's too bad Bonds has this steroid thing hanging over him.
492371
Barry Bonds would not still be playing if he had not taken performance enhancers.  Yes, he is a great home run hitter, but no one, NO ONE, has ever doubled their home run-to-at-bat ratio at the age of 39 or 40.  Why?\n\nAdvancing age decreases home run output for everyone.  UNLESS you are elongating your career with performance enhancers.  In short, Barry Bonds is cheating every single player who ever played straight.\n\nFrom 2000-2005, Barry Bonds should have half the home runs he hit nullified.  These are the dates that he is documented as having been taking performance enhancing drugs.  These are the dates his home run-to-at-bat ratio doubled.\n\nBaseball needs to take action on this for the integrity of the game, and for the honor of every Major League player who did not enhance their skills with some kind of substance.  The fans deserve to know that their favorite players can be looked up to for the skills they were born with.  Not for trying to beat the system, and us, for the sake of more money.\n\nBarry Bonds is a great player, and he is also a selfish, delusional, misguided sociopath who thinks the rules don't apply to him.  That is a great message to send to our kids.\n\nHis punishment will send a message that sportsmanship is not dead.  Even though there is trash talking, fights, and huge egos, a line has to be drawn at performance enhancing substances.  You and I can't get away with it, so why should our athletes.
1154248
Barry Bonds. My problem with him started before the steroid stuff, when he pushed over a 10 year old boy who asked for an autograph. He now represents to me everything wrong with pro athletes - tons of talent, tons of money, tons of ego and tons of stupid, self centered immature "the world revolves around me" behavior. Never mind the fact that he can speak a sentence of correct English.
485350
Who would want to be Barry Bonds? If you're Bonds you have to be selfish, worry about your homerun record, and used steroids. The video game companies had a hard time incorporating those features into the game.
282918
I don't keep up with baseball, however I have heard the Barry Bonds story going on and as far as I'm concerned I'd say NO