What do you guys think of Barry Bonds?
612831
everyone is picking on him b/c he is black,, comon guys!!! this guy is great!!!!
692448
easily one of the greatest of all-time, the guy won 3 or 4 MVP's before any steroid speculation.  even if he did do steroids, baseball players have been taking them forever and none of them have even approached what Barry is doing, not even close.  mcgwire, sosa, a couple of good years, but nothing even close.  then, you also have the fact that there have been cheats throughout the years, the spitballers.  or the fact that when babe was playing, he wasn't playing against the best players because of the segregation between MLB and the negro league, whose to say there wasn't a barry bonds in the negro leagues.
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.
569487
Barry Bonds didn't need steroids. He is a gifted athlete who had a spot in the hall of fame cinched. Instead he ruined it all doing steroids. So his career stats, records, they are all a joke now. \n\nAs for personality, Bonds has always been in love with himself. Sports writers could not possibly asasonate his charactor any more than he does with his own words. One reason he hates the press. Bonds did one thing well. He played great baseball. If he was ever a team player it was early in his career. So he's always been a selfish player. So if thats what you mean about being a phoney yeah. Bonds knows Bonds. He probably kisses himself in the mirror when he gets up in the morning he is so infatuated with himself.
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.
686905
I don't necessarily "hate" Barry, but I don't respect him or his accomplishments either.  Just as I don't respect Mark McGuire's accomplishments.\n\nIf you cheat, you shouldn't get any respect, and that is exactly what has happened to Bonds.  Sorry, but cheaters never prosper.
574435
I'm sorry that I didn't see your other question.  I guess I'm coming in during the middle of a conversation.\n\nAs a Giants fan, I've witnessed the Bonds thing from his arrival in 1993.\n\nHere is a link to a timeline for the BALCO case.  This is what, of course, really linked Bonds to steroids.\n\nhttp://www.usatoday.com/sports/balco-timeline.htm\n\nBonds played 147 games in 2004, a major load for a player of his age.\n\nBonds had what looked to be minor arthroscopic right knee surgery in January of 2005 (the offseason).  The surgery was intended to treat what has been described as an "arthritic condition."  That left a lot of hope among Giants fans that he would be okay for the 2005 season.  However, the first surgery did not produce positive results, and Bonds was forced to undergo a second similar procedure in March of 2005, right in the middle of spring training.  At that point, fans hoped he could return at some point during the season.\n\nBonds was further slowed by a post-surgical infection in the knee that required a third surgery in early May of 2005.  This led him to miss almost the entire 2005 season.  He returned in September for minor action, during which the team--hopelessly out of the pennant race--performed significantly better.\n\nBonds' knee is chronically bad.  He did not reinjure it in Spring Training 2006; rather his action was limited in order to avoid soreness and injury that would limit his regular season action.  Bonds did have elbow problems in spring training 2006--x-rays revealed bone chips that had significantly swollen his elbow and caused pain.  Bonds has indicated that he will not have surgery for the elbow chips.\n\nBy the way, Bonds had arthroscopic surgery on his other knee in October 2004 (immediately after the season) for the same arthritic condition.  The left knee is painful but has not produced the same level of discomfort and difficulty as the right one.\n\nBonds now is just a shell of the player he was.  He still has tremendous power and can hit the ball harder and further than anybody I've ever seen play in person.  But his tremendous speed and grace are gone.  Nevertheless, I would encourage you to try to see him if you can before he retires.
306069
If McGwire were still playing, he'd likely have the same steroid cloud over him that Bonds does.  While Bonds being a jerk certainly contributes to his being "hassled", most of the trouble is based on the belief that he has not achieved his records fairly.
184386
i don't like him cause he plays for the Giants (i'm a Dodger fan) but honestly as a REAL baseball fan, you really have to appreciate what he has accomplished. i mean whose to say Babe Ruth or Mickey Mantle or anyone else from the past didn't use steroids. besides steroids wasn't banned in baseball until just recently.
620113
This subject is being SOOOOOO overblown. I am NOT a Bonds fan, however having played the game from Little League thru College. Hand-eye co-ordination ( which is NOT affected by steroids ) is the biggest factor in hitting...and particularly in hitting Home Runs. What Bonds has done later in his career has much more to do with that and Strike Zone discipline than Illegal Supplements. If you have watched him over his career..He has taken Ted Williams theory to a new level...his swing is so quick that when He has 2 strikes He can ( normally ) foul off pitches in the zone he does'nt like..thereby FORCING the pitcher to throw pitches into areas of the strike zone where Bonds KNOWS He can consistently drive the ball. Either the pitcher comes to him...or He walks...look at the stats.My other concern is ( and no one ever asks this )How many of his homers were hit off PITCHERS who were JUICING as well ? And when push comes to shove...at least he's trying to improve his game...as opposed to guys who take the field high, drunk...or having just beaten their wife.
529106
Bonds seems like a selfish kind of guy (he collects hella memorabilia of himself if I understood that right on "Bonds on Bonds"), but like most athletes I have to assume he wants a championship more than anything. If he was simply about records, you'd think he'd want to go to the AL so he could DH.
612081
He'll pass the Babe, but I think (actually hope) Aaron's record is safe.\nHe's not any favorite of mine anyway. The steroids scandal will taint his legacy.
1063506
He is a hell of a ball player!  No one is worth that much money though.  He could make millions less and still be a happy and talented ball player.  The money that he is being paid and has been paid sets him up for public scrutiny.  If he is not perfect the critics will be after him.  No one can be perfect as a field player in baseball.  I am not a Yankees fan!  But much respect for them and their long standing traditions.   Go Astros!
360346
Yes, it's like a deal with the devil. Barry Bonds got a boost in power but he had to give up years of his life for it. Even though he has stopped taking them, the steroids still will play an effect on his body. He knew what he was doing, but I guess he thought breaking the all-time homerun record was worth it. He'll be sorry in about 10 ti 15 years.
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.
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...!
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!!