Bonds was a legit 40/40 guy for years. His plate discipline is amazing and for years he was a great defensive player. I think he looked at the attention that other players received and couldn't stand it even though he had 3 MVPs. The roids gave him some extra HR power and prolonged his career. He would have retired with 500 steals and 500 HRs and no one has or will ever duplicate that feat.
Sort of, but not exactly. He only accomplished this once (1996), and came close one other time (1997, when he hit 40 home runs and stole 37 bases).
He would have retired with 500 steals and 500 HRs and no one has or will ever duplicate that feat.
Alex Rodriguez would have had a good chance of doing this if he had stayed in Seattle. His base-stealing dropped off once he signed with Texas and became more of a slugger with that big contract . . . and the Yankees have never been a big base-stealing team to begin with.
I think he looked at the attention that other players received and couldn't stand it even though he had 3 MVPs. The roids gave him some extra HR power and prolonged his career.
I agree, and I think the "career-prolonging" part of this is bigger than most people realize.