Is Barry Bonds overrated?
351359
Well i know i waited for him to come out of a pirates locker room for about an hour when he played for us. He finally came out and was pushing people away didnt sign a single thing when every other player at least signed 5-10 things. Over rated probably. steroids Probably . Asshole most definately.
510464
Yes they are overrated.
218319
Maybe, but he's definitely over-rated. As to your comment that he never took drugs, he was an alcoholic. During Prohibition (when liquor was outlawed by constitutional amendment in the US). \n\nDid you know that he was the all-time leader in strikeouts when he retired? Did you know that the right field wall at Yankee Stadium was designed for the pull hitting lefty at just 295 feet? Did you know that he modeled his uppercut swing after Shoeless Joe Jackson and pioneered the home run era? Did you know that Ted Williams had a higher career on-base percentage and played in an era more tailored to pitching? Did you know that balls that hit the warning track area and bounced into the stands were counted as homers in Ruth's time (not as ground-rule doubles like today)? Did you know that Lou Gehrig hit clean-up while Ruth hit third?\n\nHe sure didn't hit against any Black pitchers either, and the fatass should have dieted--he may have hit 900 homers if he had taken care of himself. Barry Bonds, roids or not, has the best batting eye I've ever seen. At least he took drugs to amplify his talents; not to waste what God gave him.
584436
I THINK HE DESERVED,BECAUSE HE IS VERY TALENTED PLAYER,I KNOW THAT JUST FOR THE FACT THAT HE USE STEROIDS,THE PEOPLE NOT GOING TO RECOGNIZED HIM LIKE THEY DID WITH RUTH.BUT HOW MANY PLAYERS USE STEROIDS AND THEY{THE PLAYERS THAT USED THEM,BONDS IS NOT THE ONLY ONE}NOT EVEN CLOSE TO BREAK A RECORD LIKE BONDS.
905625
no hahah hes just an overrated wrestler.
1008791
Maybe a lil overrated, but the man has business skills.\nAnd ya gotta respect that.  I do like most of his stuff...\nbut not all of it.  Just depends...
1146761
No.  He's a very, very good player.  But very, very good players don't go to the hall of fame.  Special ones do.  He's not that special.  He had 46 HR's last year - but in today's game, that's nothing special.
530848
i dont think barry bonds ever deserved to break a record.  ever since he got into the big leagues he has been nothing but a negative role model.  his attitude towards the fans, media, and his teammates is terrible.  records should be broken with class, not with selfishness.
416001
Babe Ruth.  Saved the game single-handedly after the Black Sox scandal.  He hit more home runs himself than most of the other teams did in the early '20s.  To match Ruth's achievements today, Barry Bonds would have to hit 200 homers a year.  They haven't invented the steroid yet that can juice Barry up that much, but if they did, he'd take it for sure.  Ruth was one of the best pitchers in the league between 1915 and 1920.  Set a consecutive scoreless innings pitched record in the World Series that stood for about 50 years.  And for a so-called fat guy, he managed to steal 123 bases in his career.  Greatest player ever?  No contest.  The Babe.
651553
Whether Bonds is racist doesn't concern me, but if he cheated using steroids it does.  Aaron and Ruth are both good players.
487364
Barry Bonds doesn't deserve my time or attention, so definitely Barbaro. Besides, that horse probably has more conviction, drive, class and heart than Barry Bonds will ever have...!
804168
No i think Jeter is one of the most overated sports players he is surrounded with a team that should win the world series every year with players like A-Rod, Johny Damon, Hideki Mautsui,  Jason Giambi, Mariona Rivera, Jorge Posade, Robenson cano. He's a good player but if you put albert pujols and jeter on the same team they would neither win the mvp. I think Mounraea had a decent team and he led them to win a divisoin title in a hard divsion one team White Sox had one the ws 2 years before that then the tigers were the runner up to the cardnailds this year so that was a hard division and i don't thinked he deseved it necciserely but u can make a case for him
580342
Hell yes!!!!  Not only overpaid but COMPLETELY OVERRATED!!!!! He is not the best 3rd baseman in MLB, but cuz Steinbrenner has more money than GOD he gets the most publicity!!!  Maybe this year the gold glove award for 3rd base will actually go to a GREAT DEFENSIVE player (CREDE WHITE SOX) and not the "more popular" one.  Oh gee - I thought that was the whole idea of the award!!!
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".
670069
Amazing stats,but...the saga of an extraordinary athlete whose ego and pride prevent him from using any kind of common sense.He may get the records but never the respect or admiration he so desperatly desires.You reap what you sow Mr.Bonds..What is the sound of one hand clapping????
542461
I would be surprised if he beats Barry Bonds record this season and hits 74 HR. He could defeat Bonds recods when the San Francisco Giants come to St. Louis on the weeked between Friday to Sunday, September 15 to 17.
369547
As everything involved with T.O., I have the same comment....who cares?  I am so sick of the overhyped coverage of not only T.O. but Barry Bonds.  T.O. catches a fricken ball for a living, that's all he does but he is on Sportscenter everyday along with Bonds.  A golden retriever can do the same job that T.O. does and I would take the dog over T.O. because the dog would be happy just getting a treat for doing his job where T.O. wants to get paid like a god to do his job.  So my answer is who cares?  If you look at the past two seasons, the moron barely played because he couldn't keep his mouth shut and the year before he was injured.  He's a self-centered over-hyped overrated drama queen who will have a good year next year so that he can get even more media coverage expecially him being on the most overhyped team in America, the Cowboys, then he'll be a drama queen again which we'll give him even more media coverage and then all we'll hear is about him and Parcells and Parcells quitting or him wanting a bigger contract.