Bonds’ 715 embarrasses baseball

Atlanta Journal Constitution ^ | 05/28/06 | Jeff Schultz

[edpc]

Bonds and Selig are both embarassments to baseball.

[lancer]

Bonds would have been shamed out of the game in a more respectable time.

[Mr. Mojo]

It's not even close to as embarrassing as it would be if he passed the actual MLB career HR record (Hank Aaron's 755).

715 was big news in 1974. Baseball has moved on.

[Past Your Eyes]

Was just watching Sunday Night Baseball and the reporter couldn't say enough times that, in San Francisco, Bonds receives "unconditional love" from the fans. I think they deserve each other.

[Sometimes A River]

Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron: still no's. 1 and 2 on the all time HR list.

[Sometimes A River]

I'd say he's not going to reach it.

Athritis is degenrative. ie, he won't heal.

[libs_kma]

I'm not of of those "The enemy of my enemy is my friend" guys. But I despise Bonds even though the cretin media does too.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Ditto.

[jwalsh07]

He will pass Aaron as well. How Hammering Hank will react will be very interesting when that day comes to pass.

[San Jacinto]

Without the juice, Bonds would have had a nice carreer--about 450 homers, good hits, walks, rbi numbers. Hall of fame consideration-maybe-down the line-maybe.

As it is now, he's just a bum. (As are McGuire ans Sosa)

[Mr. Mojo]

Yeah, his physical condition is going to make it tough. ....especailly in the NL where he's barely able to field his position nowadays. Wouldn't surprise me if he finished up as a DH in the AL.

[Bernard]

715 will be big news as long as there are baseball fans who think there was a substantial difference between pre-expansion and post-epansion play. The schedule changed from 154 to 162 and the entire game has not been the same ever since.

When the schedule changed, baseball went from National Pastime to professional sport.

[Roberts]

Bonds was the greatest player of his generation before he juiced, and the greatest of his generation after he juiced. He is a sign of the times in baseball.

On the other hand, you would think he had killed someone given the hysteria over his passing Ruth. Bonds was the greatest player during the steroid era, just as Ruth was the greatest player during the segregated era. Ruth dominated his sport more dramatically than any other pro athlete ever, something that comparing the numbers of others in other generations will never take away. Ruth was far more dominant than Aaron by a long shot, but Aaron is the all time home run king.

History will place it all in perspective, including the fact that Jose Canseco (a joke in his own right) was correct: at least half of major league players were taking some form of steroid for years. In that era, Bonds towered over all in terms of performance, and was probably the most feared hitter ever (hence, the number of intentional walks).

[Roberts]

Bonds was a lock Hall of Famer before he ever juiced.

[fieldmarshaldj]

What's baseball ? Wasn't that a sport they used to play in the 20th Century ?

[GregB]

He treated us fans and Pittsburgh reporters like crap and deserves the same!!!!!!!

[MikefromOhio]

Without the juice, Bonds would have had a nice carreer--about 450 homers, good hits, walks, rbi numbers. Hall of fame consideration-maybe-down the line-maybe.

Bonds was a absolute lock for the HOF before he ever juiced. He is the ONLY 400 Home Run and 400 Stolen Base guy. That along gets him in. The natural arc of his career would have STILL put him over 500 HRs and 500 SBs. Sorry but before the Juice, Barry was one of the 5 best position players EVER in the MLB.

[Roberts]

Exactly.

[San Jacinto]

I doubt it.