Like I was saying are you scared that Berry Bonds is going to break Babe Ruth record well let me tell you something Babe Ruth don't have a record Henry Aaron has the record he is the Home Run King has people for got or they just don't care. Why don't you care about Hank Aaron record this is America and Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, and Berry Bonds are Americans that's all that matters so please don't be angry when Americans do something great as Americans we all should stand up and rejoice please reply because I'm interested in what American's has to say thank you and God bless America and Americans
135469
Its because america has not successfully receded from discrimination and racism and we never will. Its very shameful for a group of people that call themselves baseball fans to rip a guy whos been one of the best players in this game, but i can understand their viewpoint. Barry Bonds has already broken a few all time records and is on the verge to tap on the doorsteps of immortality when he surpasses Babe Ruth and takes the second spot in the all time hr record...all this while he took steroids. So these "fans" call him a cheat and all these negative things because of that. The thing that pisses me off is that there are many other baseball players that have taken steroids like jason giambi, gary sheffield, jose canseco, yet everyone has to drive Barry Bonds to the dirt. Barry bonds would still have been an allstar without the roids just without a few homers give or take 100. since he is the most high profile player in the steroid scandal everyone is disregarding him and hassling him. This is a terrible act and a type of discrimination. the media is not helping either. they are destroying all that is and was bonds and the guy is contemplating retirements because of all these bigots. if giambi was on the verge of breaking babe ruths record i wonder if people would hate on him....anyways, victor conti is the devil here. he should be banned from baseball and put into jail. make him suffer because he ruined all these great careers and put an asterik next to them.
260053
First off, to the guy above me - try spelling "title" right before you type something.\n\nSecond, I have to say that I agree with the allegations that he did use steroids. ESPN the Magazine just had a story about him with a picture of him in '93 and one of him recently. Same pose (stretching before going to bat with the bat over his head). He didn't even look like the same person. However, I'm still undecided on whether or not he was aware that he was using steroids. But, it seems to me that'd be kind of hard not to realize that you're getting that much bigger that fast. On the other hand, you still have to have some talent and hand-eye coordination to make contact with the ball. So, it's not like steroids were the only thing that have propelled him to third all-time in HRs. There's talent there, too. But, I love the Giants and I love watching Barry play. I'm glad he's so close to the HR second place record and I hope he breaks Ruth's second place record and comes back again next year. His agent said that he expects him to return next year, just not sure for what team...be a DH in the AL or continue to play for the Giants? I think everyone should just lay off him, though, and let the man play baseball...for goodness sakes' it's just a sport...and, Ruth and Mantle, etc. weren't all exactly saints either...
162649
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.
465979
absolutely!!! they got to be famous by cheating, and that is not fair to the athletes that used hard work and determination in order to get to the majors!! Babe Ruth is the #2 all-time HR hitter in my mind
135489
How can you people keep saying his record will be forever tainted?  Yes he has admitted to taking things before baseball passed the law against it.  Since that time the man has yet to fail a drug test.  Come on already wait until he fails before you all go trying to take records away.
60550
All time hits king. He deserves to be there,and it's a damn shame that hes not. People make mistakes. If Darryl Strawberry gets a million chances for snorting cocaine over and over again. Pete Rose,one of the greatest hitters ever,deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. Bud Selig is an idiot!!!! I am pissed off now that I have to think hes not in the Hall of Fame.
223993
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.
316159
The HR mark is held by Hammering Hank, the babe is second. I still think JR could have had a shot at 715, but he isn´t healthy enough... and people that get to those milestones have to be! But with a healthy Jr or not, Bonds would be in the same position. It makes no sense to think Bonds wouldn´t be there!\n\nHope tonight is 715 night in Houston!
94699
Possibly the Greatest Baseball player of ALL-TIME!!!!!!!\n\nSteroids or non......... Greatest!!!! He's faced alot tuffer pitching then Babe Tooth!!!!!\n\nPeople just love to hate Great People like Barry!!!!
87513
If he cares about the integrity of baseball, he should retire. Every record that he breaks is going to bring more scrutiny to him and baseball. There seems to be more and more evidence that he did take steroids (intentionally or unintentionally).\n\nThe last thing baseball needs is to have the public question the records and performance of the great players that did not juice it up but will be ultimately burned by the few that did. \n\nI hope that he does not break Aaron's record and retires after this season.
621075
Babe Ruth without a doubt, he revolutionized the game, baseball wasn't that big until he came around, people started coming in droves when he started hitting home runs, one year he had hit more home runs than the entire league combined. He also played in what was called the "dead ball era", the baseballs weren't as tightly wound as they are now, and for a guy with his built he was surprisingly fast, and had a rocket for an arm. Many people agree that no matter what era he had played in he still would of hit all those homers and in all probability would have hit more. \nReggie Jackson would have to be 2nd, he hit tremendous home runs as well and was a winner, he too was fast and had a rocket for an arm when he was in his prime.\nBarry Bonds has always been a very good player, but the fact is he's never one a championship, and all the home runs he's hit be it with the help of some juice or not haven't.helped his teams ever\nwin. This all being said with an objective point of view.....even though I've always been a Yankee fan.
232058
lets see . He is a cheater and a liar . I feel that it does not matter what you did before you cheated .once you have been caught  you should have to step up and be a man ,and take your punishment . the steroids years have hurt baseball how are fans going to be able to trust the players  anymore. I know that no one is perfect but the real reason  behind all of this is greed and jealousy. bonds could not stand by and let sosa and mark get all the attention, they were cheating and people loved them and he thought that if they can do it so can he. well guess what now they are all in the dog house .there is NO WAY that any of them make the HALL of FAME . so let bonds break the record it will alway be tanted and it will be all he has from baseball. long live the memory of  and hank aaron  and roger's 61
121035
How can they justify Ty Cobb in the Hall of Fame or Denny McClain or Babe Ruth and not Pete Rose.  Anybody who has ever watched Pete play knows he didn't throw any games.   His lifetime ban from being in the game is justified, his not being in the Hall is a farce.  The fact that they will let Barry Bonds even pass Babe Ruth's home run mark or get anywhere near the accomplishments of Hank Aaron is a black mark on the game of baseball.  Selig needs to step in and ban Barry Bonds from playing until a inquiry can be completed.
238968
Most people are against war, so they care less. Baseball has been around longer than this war. Baseball is something that may keep people's mind off of the pain of war.
277703
I hold Mark McGwire just as responsible for the downfall of integrity in baseball as I do Mr Bonds.  If I had my way there would be asterisks next to all their numbers.  I think there will be.  \n\nTo answer your question, Mr Bonds is still playing, therefore he is getting the brunt of the attention.  By the way it looks as though Mr Bonds is having all kinds of trouble with negative attention...I wonder why?
98967
I hope he breaks his neck before he breaks any baseball records. Maybe he should be thrown out of baseball for doing steroids. Think about it... if you did drugs in the workplace, would you be fired??? I don't think that any player of any game that gets the saleries that the likes of Bonds gets should be able to compete for any records if they are on any performance enhancing drugs.
551695
It depends upon what standards one wants to use.  If we wanted to elect moral heroes to the Baseball Hall of Fame, then Barry Bonds would not be a good pick.  Aside from the debate about whether or not Mr. Bonds used steroids, Mr. Bonds is a nasty character in American sport.  He is a churlish boor.  \n\nHowever, one does not get into the Baseball Hall of Fame because of one's moral qualities per se.  The simple fact is that many members of the Baseball Hall of Fame were slimy characters.  Babe Ruth, for all of his home runs, was a lush. Ty Cobb would do anything to stretch a single into a double or to break up a double play--including spiking players.  Gaylord Perry was a cheater, too--he managed to doctor the baseball well enough to win 314 games.  But I hear no one say that he doesn't belong in the Baseball Hall of Fame.  And these are not the only examples...just a few I can think up off the top of my head.  \n\nMany people say that Barry Bonds took steroids.  Quite frankly, that is probably true...but he is not the only one.  I wonder how many pitchers took steroids or other substances to heal faster or to get that extra mile per hour on the fastball? I wonder how many pitchers today doctor the baseball (Kenny Rogers??)?  \n\nHere is an indisputable fact: Athletes since the times of ancient   Greece have done everything they could to advance themselves     within and without the rules of their sports.  If Mr. Bonds did take steroids, (which he may have taken and even if he had in the time frame in which he allegedly taken these chemicals they were not illegal to use in baseball at that time) then he simply did what other athletes have done.  \n\nSo, should Barry Bonds be in the Baseball Hall of Fame? Considering the moral qualities of many who have already been elected to this honor and his baseball acheivements, I reluctantly say yes.