Will Barry Bonds pass Hank Aaron next year?
912799
i hope not..Bonds stinks\nb
557147
Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron
365000
Bonds could if they would pitch to him. It's amazing despite his slow start, he is still the most feared hitter in all of baseball. When they are not walking him intentionally, they are throwing very little in and around the strike zone.\n\nSo... to answer your question, this year it will be Manny.
594169
A-Rod against one and bonds against multiple teams and Manny will be there this year
593474
Well, I'll put it this way. The legends of the game have had cold streaks way longer than 4 days. I wouldn't be suprised if he doesn't hit 714 until tuesday. Bonds is not a legend, and due to the fact that the footnote attached to his asterix on homeruns will cut off half the page, it really doesn't matter if and when he passes Ruth and Aaron. You ever hit a homerun? It's tough, and no one wants to be the guy who let Bonds tie Ruth.
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.
1038216
He will probably end up in the AL next year as his body is just too week from...old age.  Or that he cant take steroids anymore.  One of the two, actually a combo of both.  Hopeully will not break Aaron's record of 756.
514891
Without steroids, Barry Bonds would have made the hall of fame. He's that good of a ball player. Without steroids, however, he wouldn't have come close to Aaron's Home Run record. Does he deserve to be the Home Run king? No. Will he be? Yes. Sad to say, the deed is done, he took steroids, and he will break the record next year. This whole fiasco makes the Pete Rose lifetime ban from baseball a big joke.
419594
Hell no, he's gonna be lucky to pass Ruth!!  He might not even make it the next two months if the investigations keep going the way they are and all his records will be abolished!!
12584
He's on track for more like 800.  As long as he stays healthy and continues playing like he does he should have no problem breaking quite a few batting records.  No one has ever had as many homeruns at his age, so the only question will be longevity.
740597
Nov. 20- NL MVP\nNov. 21- AL MVP
178389
Absolutely they will.\n\nOh, wait, you mean this year?  No.
373003
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.
420301
no way...it is a tainted record and bonds is out of favor. In the long run, 10-20 years it will die down some and records will be considered, but for now....look out below!
613479
I think that Barry Bonds should be up there with his godfather, Willie Mays, but not with the babe and hank arron. Without the steriods he still would have hit a ton, even if what the book Game of Shadows says is true, and he started in 1998, the pace that he was going on, he still probably would have reached 600. And even 600 is enough to be put in the same category as the babe and aaron, but not worthy of being on the exact same level as the two greatest homerun hitters of all time.
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.
126244
Yes, he will.  The only exception would be if he gets banned for drug use.  \n\nHe'll end up either 1st or 2nd on the home runs charts, and that alone will put him in on the first ballot.  People may not like him, but that doesn't mean he shouldn't be in the hall.\n\nTy Cobb was widely hated when he was around.  He would TRY to hurt guys with his spikes, but he is regarded as one of the best hitters ever and he went in on 98% of the vote...more than BABE RUTH and WALTER JOHNSON!