Only in this country are cheaters idolized. Hell, we got a guy running for the highest office in the World who cheats the IRS, cheats on his wife, steals U.S Government documents, and the worst of all cheats at golf. Yes, I repeat he cheats at golf. Never trust a guy who cheats at golf. Anyways, look at Bonds stats. It is no mistake his cheating coincides with a meteoric rise in his stats after the age of 35 yrs old. I liked skinny Bonds much better. He was still a great ball player. maybe not quite other worldly like PED Bonds, but still great. Best of all, it was all legit. Bonds after 35, not legit.
Giants vs Yankees , Jon miller on the call , russell uniforms , fila BALCO edition barry bonds , ball hit above the classic facade into the fcking stratosphere on a crisp clear summer day , America as a nation literally peaked at that moment and it’s been downhill ever since
A travesty this man is in the hall of fame. Look how he batted in beginning career versus he was on the plate. His bat to ball eye was ridiculous. He was 40 and 40 in Pittsburgh stealing bases. Ppl forget that. Winning mvps. Hate he is not going roses until he almost gone or gone. THE BEST OF ALL TIME. COMING FROM DETROIT AND BROKE MY NECK TO SEE HIM PLAY. B Bonds, A Rod, Junior Griff. Cmon now
I hate how people talk about him supposedly using steroids, how about i name a few white ball players in the hall of fame that were using steriods a couple were at his time oh wait a couple hundred. Lol
Roids or not, it was a good time in baseball to be a giants fan. If they pitched to him, and it was in that strike zone, that ball was gone damn near guaranteed.
Visual Acuity, the common thread linking all elite sports performers. I saw a Getty Images photo of Larry Bird where his eyes literally focus just like an eagle. A stunning image demonstrating what the rest of us don't have. Clearly, Barry Bonds visual acuity surpasses anything in modern baseball times, probably all time.
Lastima que lo obligaron a dejar el deporte muy temprano, privaron a la gente que amaba su bateo, de seguir disfrutando de esos momentos bonitos, aunque haya otro que rompa el recor de Barry, el seguirá siendo el mejor porque si no lo han retirado ni idea de cuántos más pelotasos del otro lado de la barda hubiera mandado
Yes he was the most electrifying hitter ever yet, there were other things about his play and abilities that left me in awe. From 1994 to 2007 I watched basically 70% of all the games. I recall one time back in the mid 90's that he got caught in between bases. The 2nd base player ran him almost fully back to 1st before he threw it to the player covering 1st. Bonds stood as the ball flew over him. When the player covering 1st caught it and began to run full speed to tag him Bonds turned to second and began to run. Mind you, he was standing and the 1st baseman was running towards him at full speed. Bonds began to run and accelerated so fast that the 1st baseman couldnt reach him even with his outstretched arm. By the time that he threw to second Bonds made it safe. The ground that he covered in the outfield was RIDICULOUS and he made stealing bases look easy. Aside of his strange attitude or what seemed like an introvert personality the guy dominated for 20 yrs.
Barry bonds was a phenomenal player! But to say steroids doesn't help you at all is crazy. It helps you recover quick and increases your power like crazy. Obviously he has the skills Beyond has the skills the greatest skills of any player ever but they were enhanced by steroids for sure
Barry Bonds is so much better then the second best in his sport. The distance is the greatest in sports history in this country and soccer as well. *Idk about cricket, darts, rowing crew, high jump, or pool. There's others but I have a grasp on most popular sports. LeBron has MJ where the distance is probably the closest it gets. You then have Nicholas and Tiger probably the second closest distance. I guess Bonds has Ruth but I think if we had a time machine for all these guys Tiger would overtake Nicholas something he couldn't do against his health and a much more talented field which transpires sports. Evolution is never more glaring then in sports it's part of the reason I think LeBrons better then MJ. It really is a testament to Wayne Gretsky still holding onto that belt in hockey also Pele in Soccer and Ali still in Boxing but the distance isn't as far away as the distance between Barry and whoever you got at second best, it may not be as close as the NBA debate but it's not glaringly far away for those three. You have to factor in so many things because this is a loaded premise but I stand by it and I will save it in my notes for the next time someone says Barry wasn't the best. Tom Brady's line has a distance but it's not as big as it seems. Look at what Brees did to the record books with Peyton also what Joe and Terry did with the rings and now what Mahomes is doing now. Consider he had the best coach in every game he played in as a pro and awesome defense in the beginning and a goat mentality with some arm talent as well. If only Kraft wasn't so cheap and a good GM drafted the players every year while belichick just stuck to coaching. They would of won even more and maybe the distance would be farther for tb12. A time machine would only help Bonds more then the rest of them as well cause if babe Ruth is who your calling second best and we just put em side by side.... Let's just say it would be embarrassing for one of them. Time machine might not be so nice to Wayne Gretsky or Pele either but we don't have one. On the subject woman's tennis has woman who are actually kind of close to Serina Williams but again a time machine would make that distance even greater. For this argument men's tennis is where it's at because I got to watch all three of the Goats all just take away from each other being truly the diamond era of tennis, talk about a small ass distance between first and third. That's one that's not even really clear like the NBA one. To me if it's not LeBron, MJ, and Kareem in some order I don't respect your basketball opinions in this comparison I think that Nadal would be Kareem cause for most people he is prolly number 3 on most everyone's list. I think if the joker wins one more somehow maybe he separates a little bit more. Also the distance between Usain Bolt and the guy right behind him is like the NBA. Usain Bolt racing against whoever is reading this that isn't a track star is the distance between Barry and second best.
Watching this took me right to being a kid watching these HR chases. There was no better power hitter of the baseball in the history of the game than Barry Bonds! People will always hate on him for the steroids which is truly a shame since he was playing against juiced up pitchers as well. It was a wild time in baseball, the most fun the game had ever been. Its criminal that he isn't in the HOF. Thank you for the memories Barry
It can be your opinion that bonds is the greatest ever. But using steroids, that's all it can be, an opinion. There are indeed factually great hitters that exist that didn't use a lopsided advantage. Bonds put on a great performance, but that is just an opinion.
Numbers ,records, history, skills, discipline, consistency, determination speak for itself....the greatest pound for pound, ounce for ounce, lbs for lbs,only Barry Bonds
