Will Barry Bonds break Babe Ruth's record before being found guilty of taking steroids?
471301
no he will not break record
408514
Make a decision about the steroids policy, it's really taken over the game the last 18 months. I would say:\n\nSteroids were taken by many players with many records.  There is no way to know who did and didn't use them in the past and even if we know for sure it's not fair to punish the people who admitted to it or got ratted out when there are plenty of people who didn't get caught.  There is a long line of cheating in baseball from stealing signs, to the spitball to "energy" pills.  We now have a policy in place to test for both steroids and "energy" pills.  I don't see any benefit in investigating any past steroid or in putting an asterisk next to any records.  It will be up to the HOF voting members to decide if any specific player meets the standards of the Hall of Fame.
241630
Since Bonds violated no baseball policies on steroids and has never failed a steroids test since their inception in the league, baseball can not and should not take action against him.  Frankly, it is baseball that is ultimately to blame for Bonds' flagrant use of them.  If the league had a reputable commissioner instead of an owners' "yes" man, this would have likely been a dead issue 10 years ago.\n\nHowever, Bonds will not escape punishment--at least in the court of public opinion.  This poor excuse for a competitor pumped his body full of every kind of performance-enhancing drug available, all the while claiming he would never do such a thing.  His outright lies will  (I hope) convince baseball fans that he is not worthy of our praise or attention, let alone induction into the Hall.  I cannot imagine sportswriters, who Bonds has ignored, berated, and lied to, ever voting him in.
597980
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.
574293
i hear he is only one home run shot of the babe but still three roid shots from canseco. also babe called his shot to right field, bonds called hit shot to the right butt cheek! erase cheated records!
597049
Many people do. That is why the reaction to his tying Babe Ruth has been so low key. When Hank Aarons was chasing Ruth in the early 1970s people were really excited. Many people think that he would not be there if it wasn't for steroids, although steroids don't help you win Golden Glove awards. Perhaps he should have an asterisk besides his name as happened with Roger Maris in the home run in a year record. It would be more appropriate for this record. Apparently, investigators are currently looking as to whether Bonds committed perjury in a 2003 trial. In general, Bonds isn't well liked and is under a taint. A recent book called "Game of Shadows" claims Bond starting using steroids in 1998.
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.
320556
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.
291220
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.
241607
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.
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.
691649
I think they'll honor it just like any other record, if he does break the record.  They didn't say that wouldn't.  Steroids were banned just recently, and they can't go back and enforce something that was legal back then.  Otherwise, they would have to go back and investigate every single player since the start of baseball in order to have no discrimination and that's not going to happen.
428771
Since Pete Rose will not go in because of his gambling/ethics violation wouldn't it be unfair and a shame for someone who is tested positive (Rafael Palmiero)for violating the ethics of the game.  And as for Barry Bonds,  since he has admitted to using `clear' and `cream' which are steroid enhanced, he shouldn't go in either.
688987
issue is     can Bonds do it without steroids?
323730
NO  I do not think Barry has ever been suspended nor found guilty of any illegal substances in his body. I will guarantee you he has to pee in the bottle at regular intervals. The steroid use is only rumor and has never been proven as fact. By the way, why is it only star hitters are being accused. Did both Nolan Ryan and Roger Clemens find the fountain of youth in their 40"s or was it in a needle?
436367
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.
542855
The steroid policy is too little too late. He has accomplished so much and there is no way of telling when he started using steroids. It should count. \n\nIn the future, I hope anyone caught using steroids will be banned for life.