when is Bonds gonna tie Babe Ruth????
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If he can't hit one out in Houston, it could be a while.
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Honestly, if he plays 120 games, like the Giants hope he plays, he will hit about 32. The reason 50 and 60 are out of the question is because he will be walked alot this season. That averages to 1 HR in 4 games. That may be even higher but if the players in front of him can get some hits and allow Bonds the chance to swing, he will get his 30 some. To say he will hit 50-60 averages to 1 HR for every 2-2.2 AB.
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comment on your answer about barry bond having it both ways he is saying he wants to break ruths record be cause he is retiring after this year and he is only 6 or 7 away and no one will pitch to him because he is the greatest hitter/ player of all time.  not because hank arron is black who cares if he is black he shattered willie mayes's record and he is black and his god father so race (color ) has nothing to do with it he knows he wone be able to achieve it this year bottom line
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No, baseball won't do that.  The historic awards will remain as they are...\n\nKen Caminiti (sp?) won the NL MVP award one year, and before he died, he flat out admitted he was on steroids at the time... they didn't strip him of the award, and the same will be true of Bonds..\n\nBesides, how do we know the runners-up weren't on something as well? In some cases it might be obvious, but in other cases the runner-up's credentials perhaps could also be questioned.
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I am very happy...I hate Barry Bonds and hope he does not break Hank's record.  Hank Aaron did it on talent and Barry is just full of lies and steroids!!
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Drop Bonds. You'll get too many walks. Not to mention he isn't really playing full time. I don't think his knees will last all season.
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barry bonds' big ass head. unfortunately thats only on saturdays though.
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sadly if pitchers keep throwing to him. If I was a pitcher facing bonds he could expect a bean ball every at bat. If I was a manager I'd tell every pitch to hit him with the ball or they'll be benched.\nWhat a loser to baseball and a disgrace to society. Barry Bonds is nothing but a joke.
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there was seldom , if ever any use of relief pitching used in Ruth's era....he'd be  exhausted by mid season if he adhered to the schedule you suggested....having said that the yankees wanted his bat in the lineup everyday....although he pitched for the red sox he never took the mound for either the yankees nor the boston braves...
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If Mays and Aaron had switched and, had Mays played in County Stadium and then Atlanta's launching pad stadium (hey, in one year, 4 different Braves each hit over 40 homers) - then we would be talking about Bonds chasing his godfathers' record !!!
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inthink barry bonds might be selling some soon!
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The Great Bambino, The Sultan of Swat,BABE RUTH BY FAR!!!!!!!,barry bonds is a wannabe
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Bill Buckner's play at first base in game 6 of the World Series!\nCurse of the Babe, BABY!
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As of 4/13:\n\nBonds 9152 AB\nRuth 8398 AB\n\nand to answer one of the questions from above in the tab, remember Ruth batted #3 if you walk him #4 was Lou Gehrig, so do you really walk Babe to get to Lou.
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I just wanna say good question. I don't have any good memorabilia that's worth money. I'd love to get the ball when Barry Bonds goes ahead of Hank Aaron. Bonds hits it a long way but I doubt he can hit it to England, where I'm at.
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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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I wouldnt do it either.  I like Hawpe i have him on my team.  Bonds is inconsistent and takes many days off. Hoffman also closes for San Diego who is not gonna win a lot of games.  He will have a low era though.