Do you think Barry Bonds used steroids?
373093
Yeah - the Sports Illustrated article was REALLY thorough... too bad that the guy couldn't just be happy with his natural limits - he had to be superhuman in order to be fulfilled... it's really tragic.
688987
issue is     can Bonds do it without steroids?
503261
HAHAHAHELL NO!!!\n\n\n          STEROID USER!  i HOPE THEY DONT COUNT HIS HOPMERUNS THAT BASTARD!
626872
I dont think he uses steroids.And i love watching him play he   is by far the greatest baseball to ever play so everyone should embrace the fact that we are fortunate enough to watch him play. Enjoy it while you can because he wont be around much longer
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.
518176
Absolutely. Baseball has never proven beyond the shadow of a doubt that Bonds has knowingly taken any performance-enhancing drugs. Yes, most signs point to the fact that he has, but he has never failed a drug test.\n\nUnfortunately for the sport and for the fans, baseball and the players association didn't implement a careful, thorough drug testing and penalty process until very recently. So lots of records over the past decade or so that may or may not be tainted with drug use will always have an implied asterisk next to them.\n\nAlso, the truth is that cheating has been a part of the game since the beginning. Corked bats, scuffed balls, amphetamine use, etc. have always been around and fans and baseball have looked the other way.
575012
If you read Game Of Shadows, you'll see that Bonds started using steroids in '99 because he was jealous of McGwire and mad that McGwire had taken his spotlight. Bonds had such a giant ego, (no pun intended), that he wanted to make sure that everyone would talk about him, no matter what he had to do.
578718
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...
124651
No, he is not.  Did you see how poorly he did this season when they were testing for steroids.  I think that he stopped using them this season so he would not get in trouble.  If you use steroids, why do you deserve to be on the all time homerun list? Plus, there's the whole cork in the bat incident.  He had to cheat to get his homeruns.
275078
I guess you can look at it as he found a loophole.  We should blame MLB just as much as Bonds.  But, it still doesn't change the fact that what he did was wrong.  I personally think he is a cheater and should be banned from baseball and Hall of Fame.
230499
First of all I do not support steroid use and personally yes I do believe Barry Bonds knowingly took steroids.  However, just because he juiced up did not mean he did not have the ability to hit these homeruns, just because he "juiced" up did not make him able to see the ball better etc.  He has to have natural ability and has to be a great athlete to accomplish what he has.  Yes the steroids made him stronger but he still had to have the abilty to make contact with the ball and steroids did not cause that to happen.  So no I do not think they should take his record away, just like I do not believe it is right for Pete Rose to be banned from the "Hall of Fame".  Yes it says in the rules it is illegal to bet on baseball games as a player or manager but NOWHERE does it say if caught you will be banned from being in the Hall.  Which is something he earned as a player before he was ever caught betting on baseball
1144913
A liar from the point of view that no one in the world would either put/drink/inject something into their body unknowingly. As far as you guys saying, "quit hating". Well he got himself into this, he deserves what comes from it. I don't care if he breaks all the records in the world, he still is a cheater and cheaters in my book are losers who can't compete.\nEdit: 6/15/06\nI am sick and tired of people saying that steroids doesn't affect hand and eye coordination as well as bat speed. BS. It may not affect hand and eye coordination enough to be noticeable but it does affect bat speed. You telling me that a guy not on steroids has the same bat speed as one on steroids. No way. Plus you can add length of the batted ball also as being affected. Anyone hitting close to over 500ft per homerun should be looked at even if the batter knew what was coming like in batting practice. Also, I watched a show on the discover channel one day about weightlifting and guys on steroids. Guess what's the first thing to go on a person using steroids for a long time."His knees"......enough said.
719614
Bonds is 41 away from Aaron. On his current pace Bonds would need at least three years to make Aaron's mark. His health is questionable and age is getting the best of him. Not to mention he isn't taking steroids very likely now! So I would say no but it is possible and no I hope he doesn't. He and others like him who have used these drugs have tarnished the great game. Babe's only drug was a cigar and bottle of JD!!
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.
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.
517451
Home Run 'Roids\n\n \n\nBeneath the buff\n \n\nBarry Bonds blasted his 715th career home run on Sunday, surpassing baseball legend Babe Ruth's total tally of 714. Bonds now stands second on the all-time home run list, behind another baseball legend--Henry "Hammerin' Hank" Aaron, who hit 755.\n\nBaseball people put Bonds among the all-time greats. But steroids have put him under a cloud. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Bonds told a federal grand jury in 2003 that he used "clear" and "cream" substances his personal trainer said were a nutritional supplement and an arthritis balm. Yet prosecutors say "the clear" and "the cream" were steroids designed to foil steroid tests, and have put people in jail for making them.\n\nThe investigation continues, as does Bonds's pursuit of Hank Aaron's home run record. Meanwhile, we're taking our own look at steroids. Turns out, when the media say "steroids," they almost always mean "androgenic-anabolic steroids," a collection of more than 100 synthetic drugs used by people hoping to boost muscle mass. Yet the generic term "steroids" actually covers a much larger group of substances--some of which you're "on" right now.\n\nRead My Lipids\n\nAlong with lots of water, you're mostly made of four kinds of organic macromolecules: proteins, carbohydrates, nucleic acid, and lipids. Proteins are long chains of amino acids that combine to do lots of jobs for the body. Carbohydrates are chains of sugar molecules strung together to store energy. Nucleic acid is the key ingredient in DNA. And lipids include a variety of naturally occurring steroids.\n\nNever heard of lipids? You may know them by their other names: oils, fats, and waxes. Some lipids store energy. Others help your body keep moisture in or out. Still others, the steroid hormones, carry chemical signals that help you regulate bodily functions.\n\nName Your Steroids\n\nYour body produces steroid hormones in two major places: in your adrenal glands--located on top your kidneys--and in your reproductive organs--testes if you're male, ovaries if you're female. These steroid hormones do important work, but you may only know them by their aliases.\n\nEstradiol, a.k.a. estrogen, is a steroid that helps regulate the female menstrual and ovarian cycles. Cortisol, a.k.a. hydrocortisone, helps regulate inflammation and blood sugar levels. Cholecalciferol, a.k.a. vitamin D, helps regulate your calcium levels. There are others, too. And each derives from a "master" steroid you've surely heard of: cholesterol.\n\nAmong the steroids we haven't mentioned is testosterone, a reproductive hormone that stimulates masculine traits. Testosterone is the natural steroid that androgenic-anabolic steroids (the ones that get all the bad press) try to imitate.\n\nArtificial Adolescence\n\nBoth males and females produce testosterone. In females, testosterone levels remain relatively low throughout life--and often decrease, along with estrogen and progesterone levels, after menopause. In males, testosterone levels take off at adolescence, triggering the various changes that accompany puberty--including increased muscle mass.\n\nIt's this adolescent effect that users of androgenic-anabolic steroids want. They take regular doses of testosterone-aping synthetic steroids to trick their bodies into producing muscle tissue as if they were adolescents again. How much more they get depends on dosage, participation in other muscle-building activities (such as weightlifting), and genetics.\n\nYet users of androgenic-anabolic steroids also get some less-than-sexy side effects. Kidney damage, liver damage, and psychological problems are all common. Women often become more masculine. Men, strangely enough, often get the opposite. When artificial steroids trick a body into thinking it has lots of testosterone, it can stop makin
534993
I don't think he is on steroids.  Perhaps the fact that he is a nice guy has something to do with this.  Granted, so is McGwire, but I think the fact that Bonds is basically a jerk and Sosa could be one as well (not to mention the corked bat incident) makes people wonder and suspect about the overall ethics of a person.