who is better, Barry Bonds or Hank Aaron?
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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.
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First things first:  Intrepid18's answer is moronic.  First he states that Barry Bonds should be awarded the record because we don't know how many people are ueing steroids, then he uses as his source Jose Canseco, thenin the next breath he states that Jose Canseco cann't be trusted.  Geez, with that kind of gymnastic logic it is hard to even respond.\n\nOf course Bonds should not be mentioned in the same breath as Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron.  It makes no difference HOW many players have "juiced up" today.  The fact that a lot of people have juiced up is irrelevant.  The fact that Bonds has juiced up IS relevant because he is the only one challenging the record.  There is little doubt that Bonds will pass Ruth, probably by this time next week, but i don't think any serious sports scholars think he will remain healthy enough to challenge Aaron's 755.  Bonds simply isn't healthy enough to last another year.  He has virtually no chance of catching Aaron this year.  He is currently at 712, which leaves him 43 shy of tying Aaron and 44 shy of passing him.  Bonds is not going to get enough good pitches this season to hit 45 ringers.\n\nIf by some miracle Bonds does pass Aaron his name should have an asterisk next to his name with a note that "performance enhancing drugs were employed."
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Currently-----> Alex Rodriguez all the way!!! He has over 400 homers, and he is a really stong player. And, he plays good defense on 3B, and even though he swings at a lot of his pitches, that is what gave him all those homers!!!\n\nPast-----> Babe Ruth!!!
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Present:Albert Pujols\nPast: Hank Aaron\n\ni would of said barry bonds, but am not going to because if he did take steriods then he is a dirty ho bag, but if he didnt then i will say him because look at all the records he broke in 2001\n\nBarry Bonds: Broke Mark McGwire's record for most home runs in one season\n\nBroke Babe Ruth's record for highest slugging percentage in a season\n\nBroke Roger Maris' record for most home runs in one season by a left-handed hitter\n\nOldest player to lead the major leagues in home runs\n\nOldest player to hit 50, 60, 70 home runs\n\nBroke the major-league record for walks in one season\n\nThirty-nine home runs before All-Star break\n\nOnly player to have two six-game home run streaks in career (both came this season)\n\nFastest player to 30 HR, 40 HR, 50 HR, 60 HR, 70 HR\n\nbut who knows maybe albert pujols will break all those records. I think he already broke the fastest player to get to 20 homeruns record, so he is doing  pretty amazing this year so far.plus pujols already have some records for himself already in these were set during his rookie year! \n\nWally Berger's NL rookie record for most RBI\n\nJohnny Frederick's NL rookie record for most extra-base hits\n\nRichie Allen's NL rookie record for most total bases
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In the AL I'll say Ichiro Suzuki because he is the better all around player. DH players have never won the AL MVP so that would exclude (Hafner, Thome and Ortiz). \n\nIn the NL I'll say Albert Pujols but only if he returns from the DL. Otherwise, I'll say Lance Berkman (it will depend if he can carry the Astros to the playoffs).
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He is definitely worth it. People totally exaggerate the impact of steroids on the great baseball players. Yes, steroids probably helped Luis Gonzales hit 57 home-runs when he has never hit over 30 in any other season. But steroids have not caused Barry Bonds to hit more home-runs. Go back to his earliest days, and Barry was crushing home-runs. Barry's totals have improved largely because he has become extremely selective (never swinging at anything out of the strike zone), and because he continues to perfect his craft as a hitter. Barry rarely misses a mistake. We are talking about a man who hit over 50 home-runs in a year where he received more intentional walks than ARod received in his entire career...ARod!!!! As for Babe Ruth's single season and career home-run numbers, does anyone complain about the fact these records were made possible by ending the dead ball era? That's right...before 1921, the major league record for home-runs in a season was 16. Do you think athletes all starting doping in 1921? Actually, no. Major league baseball actually changed the baseball, making it travel farther when hit. So yes, Barry Bonds is worthy to break Babe Ruth's career home-run record...and Hank Aaron's for that matter.
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Pujols is better because he continues his dominance at the plate in the postseason, unlike A-Rod who seems to choke every time he gets there. Just look at last year's playoffs. The reason why the Yanks didn't advance was because A-Rod was not putting up constant numbers.
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There are quite a few reasons actually. It might be a long time if ever anybody comes up like Ruth. The guy was an outstanding pitcher and one of the greatest hitters of all time. Ruth was hitting 30-40 HRs back when the baseball was more like a mush ball and HR titles were won in single digits. Ruth's career HR was a record many people thought would never fall. It was also set with over 4,500 fewer At bats and Ruth lost several years of HR hitting to being a pitcher. So Ruth's mark is still a feat of legend. Being surpassed will never change that. Nor will Aaron's record be forgoten when somebody finally passes him. \n\nAaron was more complete ball player than Ruth. Aaron played great defense and stole bases. Aaron played against an almost different game. \n\nBoth Ruth and Aaron hit for good average for their time. Ruth was the Babe. He loved the attention. Aaron just played awesome baseball every year and did the best he could. Both Ruth and Aaron earned their records. \n\nBonds may not even make the hall of fame. For him to soil records like Ruth's and Aaron's is really sad. Bonds did not need steroids but used them anyway and lied about it after somebody blew the whistle on him.
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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.
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Who is Barry Bonz?\n\nIn all seriousness, there is no proof that Bonds used steroids. Did he use them? Probably. Did he use them at a time when they were banned by major league baseball? Probably not. If he explicitly took something that was against the rules of the game at the time, then he should be punished. If not, he was merely playing the game as it was allowed to be played. \n\nOn a sidenote, don't forget that Babe Ruth doesn't hold the record, Hank Aaron does. Babe Ruth is now tied for second all time with Bonds, and Bonds has a long way to go to get to Aaron's record. He'll retire before he gets there.
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I would rather see Bonds retire before he surpasses Aaron on the all-time homerun list. That way It would still be known as a sacred mark. Bonds may have cheated but he was only doing what EVERY homerun hitter was doing at the time, (McGuire , Sosa ) come to mind. With that said, I still believe Bonds would  ( IS ) the most dangerous hitter period in the league. The steroids are not making him hit the ball.
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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.
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The worst, by far, is Jose Conseco. He willing admitted to taking steroids for many years just to allow him to hit more homers and be more consistent at the plate. However, those who continue to "think" Bonds was Not taking both steroids and HGH is unwilling to face reality! He took synthetic steroids that could not be detected and human growth hormones that only a blood test will show. Consequently he DID Cheat and continues to lie in order to his ongoing pursuit of those home run records!
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He became known as the home run king after  passing Big Mac for the single season record of 71 not 73.\n\nSAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds hit his 71st home run Friday night, taking him to a place no player has gone before. Then he hit his 72nd and pushed the single-season home run record even further out of this world. On a night when the Giants' playoff hopes were dealt a knockout blow, Bonds struck back-to-back blows for the history books as he surpassed Mark McGwire's record 70 homer plateau set in 1998 and became the single-season home run king. A game after tying Big Mac for the record in a 10-2 victory at Houston's Enron Field, Bonds ended the suspense on his first at-bat and first swing before a sellout crowd of 41,730 at Pacific Bell Park.
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Bonds.\nI would hate to see Hank Aaron's record broken by that crumb.
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Hank Aaron, i think.you are obviously an Inuyasha fan. Nice.
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Hank Aaron played in 23 seasons, 3298 games and had 12364 at bats when he retired with 755 home runs. He was 42 at the time, when he broke Ruth's record in 1974 he was 40, with the first at bat of the season. It took him 11289 at bats to get to 714.\n\nRuth retired at the age of 40 in 1935. He played in 22 Seasons, 2503 games and had 8398 at bats to get to 714 home runs. Ruth has much less at bats since when he played the seasons were only 154 games. \n\nBonds is now 41. It took him 21 seasons, 2766 games and 9236 at bats to get to 714 home runs. \n\nAll of them were 39 years old the season they reached 700