How Good Was Barry Bonds Actually?

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2 ай бұрын

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Barry Bonds. Even the name itself conveys an air of controversy.
No player in the one-hundred plus year history of the MLB was so dominant at the plate. Never before had fans witnessed a player with such precise vision, with so much pop in his bat.
Someone so intimidating, that opposing managers time and time again elected to pitch around him, rather than face the consequences of giving him something to hit. Never was a player so praised and admired, and yet ridiculed and detested by others. Never before had we seen a player hit as many home runs in a season… …and then in a career. And yet, so many voices arguing to discredit them all.
Never before had we seen a player like Barry Bonds.

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@jonnyschwartz
@jonnyschwartz 2 ай бұрын
I am a life long Dodgers fan and I have to say no player ever scared me so much when he batted against my team. I lived near the Bay Area during college and I went to many Giants games. He was like no one else. Many many many of the players from this era juiced, still none could hit like Bonds. He was the most intimidating, capable, hitter I've ever seen.
@gregpenismith1248
@gregpenismith1248 2 ай бұрын
Your team? Sports fans would do well to move away from this term.
@jonnyschwartz
@jonnyschwartz 2 ай бұрын
These sports, these teams, belong to the people. Yes, some John Fisher's out there will muddy that but at the core these are our teams. We support them, pay for tickets and merchandise, our spirits rise and fall with them. They are ours, like this country is ours. We might not own them but they are a part of us and we are a part of them. Thank you for your unsolicited advice but how about you just do you?
@ryanthompsonthompson820
@ryanthompsonthompson820 2 ай бұрын
​@@jonnyschwartz😅⚾️
@gregpenismith1248
@gregpenismith1248 2 ай бұрын
@jonnyschwartz you don't own the team. You're just a pay pig. No matter how much copium you want to huff. Thanks for the world salad though.
@ConnorBrew19
@ConnorBrew19 Ай бұрын
@@gregpenismith1248you’re that type of guy. Nice 🤡
@jemirtoussaint4940
@jemirtoussaint4940 Ай бұрын
103 wins and not making the playoffs is absolutely criminal
@meekmozart5216
@meekmozart5216 Ай бұрын
When the ‘80s 49ers went on their run, teams were going 12-4 & not making the playoffs…that shit is foul…50 win suns with Nash & stoudemire & no playoffs is insane…standards were diffy…now teams are under .500 & a 2 seed 💁🏾‍♂️
@MartiniGTGP
@MartiniGTGP Ай бұрын
@@meekmozart5216when are teams 2 seed teams under 500.. ever? Name twice.
@meekmozart5216
@meekmozart5216 Ай бұрын
@@MartiniGTGP take it easy beloved, I didn’t mean it literally, was simply making a point how teams that suck get rewarded compared to teams from yesteryear who were good got jerked….another point in CFB 6-7 will get you a bowl game but 13-0 won’t guarantee you a shot at the national championship….IJS 💁🏾‍♂️
@marcvslicinivscrassvs7536
@marcvslicinivscrassvs7536 Ай бұрын
Thank the Braves
@chrisfletcher4764
@chrisfletcher4764 Ай бұрын
Boy if I was Bonds I would’ve went to Atlanta. They kept him out of the WS when he was at his best.
@TheBatugan77
@TheBatugan77 2 ай бұрын
Let's be real. Barry isn't in the HOF because of his personality. Nothing to do with PEDs. Right, Piazza, IRod, & Papi?
@darrellvice2010
@darrellvice2010 2 ай бұрын
Facts bro
@flame-sky7148
@flame-sky7148 2 ай бұрын
That's the truth! and you can add Bagwell as it was reported in the Houston Chronicle. Bonds, Clemens, McGwire and Sheffield didn't test positive for PEDs. See I view them differently than Arod, Manny Ramirez, Palmerio and Braun. THey tested positive and faced suspension. Those are three categories, those who juiced and are in the hall, those who most likely juiced who never tested positive, and those who juiced and got busted and tested positive.
@brandonmccollum7879
@brandonmccollum7879 Ай бұрын
Yep let's add bagwell to that list
@flame-sky7148
@flame-sky7148 Ай бұрын
Yep the Houston Chronicle reported that Bagwell used the andro.
@potentially__9445
@potentially__9445 Ай бұрын
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@carlosgarcia5082
@carlosgarcia5082 Ай бұрын
Barry bonds the reason i start watching baseball… and the reason im SF giants fan🔥🔥
@mcdonoghrahloh459
@mcdonoghrahloh459 Ай бұрын
The reason I stopped,they colluded against him so he wouldn't get 3000 hits.
@hispanicservices2589
@hispanicservices2589 Ай бұрын
I'd say he was a big part of why I started watching, but also a big reason of why I've lost interest as well (think: tiger woods and golf, once he was no longer dominating it got boring). When you see the top of the mountain, everything else pales in comparison. Bonds put up sustained numbers not seen since Babe Ruth. A lot of people are like Mike Trout or Ohtani is the best and I'm like lol, did any of you watch Pujols for the first 10-11 years of his career, let alone Bonds. People will say stuff like well pitchers throw harder yada yada yada, but during 9 out of 10 of alberts years in anaheim he never struck out more than 76 times in a season, the one exception being 93 in 2017. Says a lot about the guy in todays strike out happy climate.
@nickolaslewis4416
@nickolaslewis4416 Ай бұрын
I don't care what anyone says, this era of baseball was absolute MUST WATCH tv!!! So glad that I was able to enjoy it. Bonds should be in the HOF
@Vick_Lagina
@Vick_Lagina 2 ай бұрын
Give steroids to the next 100 other top players and they still wouldn’t have done what he did.
@devinwalton408
@devinwalton408 2 ай бұрын
If you gave them to some of the longest lasting HoF career players, they would accumulate much higher stats, but the rate they did so would be less, almost certainly.
@laartwork
@laartwork 2 ай бұрын
Of course they would. Frank Thomas was a .330 40 hr guy clean. Shohei, Judge ... forget about it. Brady Anderson juiced for 1 year and went from 15 home runs to 50. Bonds would have retired at 37.
@jtothed81
@jtothed81 2 ай бұрын
Give roids to Ted Williams in his age 35-39 seasons and the 4+ years in his prime when he was serving in the military. That would probably be interesting to see.
@Vick_Lagina
@Vick_Lagina 2 ай бұрын
@@laartwork After thinking about it for a few days, I think I over-stated things a bit. You are correct about some of these guys in terms of longevity, for sure. Bonds was a combo of insane talent, but he also managed to stay healthy. Steroids don't prevent you from pulling hamstrings or blowing out your knees- some of the guys you mentioned would never have held up like that. In short, it was a combo of steroid longevity, insane talent, fortunate health and the mental focus to actually rise to the occasion (can't discount performing under pressure). I'll never forget watching it as it happened.
@erikdayne5429
@erikdayne5429 2 ай бұрын
This is pure nonsense. If you gave Ted Williams steroids he would have hit 1000 home runs.
@BNatoAk
@BNatoAk 2 ай бұрын
I remember Barry Bonds as the greatest MLB player of ALL TIME!!!!
@thewkovacs316
@thewkovacs316 Ай бұрын
bonds would say his godfather was the greatest of all time
@juliocenteno5400
@juliocenteno5400 Ай бұрын
Me too I know bums that did steroids & there still bums
@thewkovacs316
@thewkovacs316 Ай бұрын
@@juliocenteno5400 but i bet they know the difference between there and theyre
@juliocenteno5400
@juliocenteno5400 Ай бұрын
@@thewkovacs316 dude are you serious wow get a life it was one word I didn’t know you were an English major
@Gandalf47
@Gandalf47 Ай бұрын
@@thewkovacs316 And he was. If he had not lost those years during the Korean War, Mays would have hit 715 homers first, IMO (To be fair, I think Ted Williams would have broken most hitting records as well during that time). In any event, I saw Willie Mays during most of his career, and even had the extreme pleasure of witnessing him hit a homer off Claude Osteen of the Dodgers in Dodger Stadium. He is the best all-around (complete) player I have ever witnessed play. He excelled in ever category. Mays = GOAT
@VesaJay
@VesaJay Ай бұрын
He's the best player I've ever seen
@TheOlmonroe1
@TheOlmonroe1 Ай бұрын
That makes two of us
@coopericus
@coopericus Ай бұрын
​@@TheOlmonroe1Make it 3.
@TheOlmonroe1
@TheOlmonroe1 Ай бұрын
@@coopericus That's right
@flame-sky7148
@flame-sky7148 2 ай бұрын
Glad you mentioned his first four years of batting at lead off position. 1987 Bonds finishes 8th in WAR amongst position players, 1988 Bonds finished 7th in WAR amongst position players, 1989 Bonds finished 3rd in WAR amongst position players. Had he been moved down earlier his career hitting in between the other two all stars (Bonilla & Van Slyke), his RBI numbers would have been better. Oh and Bonds was robbed of the MVP in 1991. He would have 3 MVPs with the Pirates. When you're best player on the team isn't your highest paid player, you agitate that player. Anytime you walk a man more than anyone else that has ever played, anytime you walk a player intentionally with the bases loaded (1998 clean), that player deserves to be the home run king. Correct, you ain't never gonna see that type of player again.
@madxD144
@madxD144 2 ай бұрын
I don't care what anybody says, that swing is clean
@devinwalton408
@devinwalton408 2 ай бұрын
Fast fucking hands. Great eyes. Still can’t stand him in the fucking dugout, though. So toxic.
@tajmula671
@tajmula671 2 ай бұрын
@@devinwalton408u was in the majors?
@BottomoftheInning
@BottomoftheInning 2 ай бұрын
CLEAN AF
@erikdayne5429
@erikdayne5429 2 ай бұрын
Ken Griffey Jr’s swing was even better and he never needed steroids to help him
@madxD144
@madxD144 2 ай бұрын
@@erikdayne5429 nah
@ItBeNolanTho
@ItBeNolanTho 2 ай бұрын
Steroids don’t help with BA. You still need to be able to hit the ball, Bonds deserves the hall
@Rynoheonlydoesawsome
@Rynoheonlydoesawsome 2 ай бұрын
My argument to this is steroids can help with your bat speed allowing you to wait longer in the pitch to read the ball prior to starting your swing which is huge when you're already talking about such little time to make your decision. But I agree I think it would be a disservice to not acknowledge the players of that era when the sport was heading downhill. Everyone was taking anabolics, and today tons are taking them. There are only so many compounds you can test for and the types of test you can take to detect them as performance enhancers are always evolving and being studied.
@wingracer1614
@wingracer1614 2 ай бұрын
@@Rynoheonlydoesawsome Exactly, this "steroids don't help BA" argument is complete BS. Not to mention if all your long pop flys are now going out of the park, that improves BA as well. Bonds was a 25-35 HR kind of guy before roids. Then he was hitting 45-73. That's 10-38 more hits. Also, if you increase a batter's exit velocity, his BA will go up. A 105 mph line drive is more likely to get by a fielder than a 98mph line drive.
@uptowng7819
@uptowng7819 2 ай бұрын
I agree there have been worse people in the hof
@mukitulislam3533
@mukitulislam3533 2 ай бұрын
@@wingracer1614You do know that He had more than 400 dingers, 400 sb , multiple all stars, MVP, ss and ggs before roids and balco. If he retired after 98 he would have still had a hof worthy career. He's still the only 500-500 player in MLB history.
@uptowng7819
@uptowng7819 2 ай бұрын
@@wingracer1614still gotta hit the ball 🤷🏽‍♂️ can you hit a ball coming at you 95-99
@Alexjanisse
@Alexjanisse 2 ай бұрын
My goat for sure. Need Barry in the HOF.
@Marcus-kr9dk
@Marcus-kr9dk 11 күн бұрын
Hall of fame sure, but he can’t be the goat. If you look at non steriod years Aaron judge has a better career
@ZachAbueg
@ZachAbueg 6 күн бұрын
@@Marcus-kr9dk lmfaooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
@Marcus-kr9dk
@Marcus-kr9dk 6 күн бұрын
@@ZachAbueg lmfao until you realize than judge hits more home runs per game and that’s including the years bonds cheated
@ArJayDM
@ArJayDM 2 ай бұрын
Barry Bonds was my favorite player growing up as a kid. I lived 30mins away from SF and saw him play a bunch. It's nice to see legit baseball fans give him his credit. I was confused as a child when ppl started telling me he sucked /cheated
@winosandbar5077
@winosandbar5077 2 ай бұрын
I spent my birthday money and bought two tickets to three games to see Barry. He earned the hall before he even played with the juice.
@tonyo3544
@tonyo3544 2 ай бұрын
He never sucked as a ballplayer. He could have made the HOF without the roids. But man was Barry a dick to people. That doesn't help the public perception.
@erikdayne5429
@erikdayne5429 2 ай бұрын
He did cheat though. That’s a fact and it’s not good to ignore facts just because they hurt your feelings.
@ArJayDM
@ArJayDM 2 ай бұрын
@@erikdayne5429 you're the one that sounds hurt kiddo
@erikdayne5429
@erikdayne5429 2 ай бұрын
@@ArJayDMbecause I’m not simping for a known cheater? Interesting theory but I gotta disagree kid. You’re free to lick dirtbags boots though, seems like being on your knees is your natural state so go ahead and bow down to scumbags all you want.
@themoderndaygamer637
@themoderndaygamer637 2 ай бұрын
Bro what do you mean? My MLB the show 24 RTTS self has already hit 130 homers in 46 games in double A I’m coming for the record baby
@samfisher170
@samfisher170 2 ай бұрын
If you’re not playing on legend or hall of fame hitting difficulty? We’re jot tryna hear that man
@jeremyweems4916
@jeremyweems4916 2 ай бұрын
Legendary numbers. Maybe the HOF will vote you in soon 😂
@tiemann55
@tiemann55 Ай бұрын
lol good job on rookie difficulty. My 4 year old son could do that .
@Onthebrink5
@Onthebrink5 Ай бұрын
Why even play the game if you have no push back? Turn the difficulty up.
@Endalamu
@Endalamu 25 күн бұрын
What a corny comment
@thinkforyourself5672
@thinkforyourself5672 2 ай бұрын
Bonds 100 percent deserves the Hall. It's not even a question. 103 wins and no playoffs lol. That shouldn't be allowed to happen
@erikdayne5429
@erikdayne5429 2 ай бұрын
He 1000% does not deserve to be in the Hall of Fame. He cheated the game. He belongs in the Hall of Shame.
@jimnfl7134
@jimnfl7134 2 ай бұрын
That's actually a good thing, Along with Jose Canseco who else is the most hated MLB Player of all-time???
@thinkforyourself5672
@thinkforyourself5672 2 ай бұрын
@@erikdayne5429 The steroids obviously gave him more power. They don't give you ridiculous hand eye coordination and turn you into one of the best hitters in mlb history. He showed enough before the roids to prove how good he actually was. He didn't need the drugs. Yes he shouldn't have done it but you can give those same shots to 99 percent of other players and they won't come remotely close to accomplishing stats like Bonds finished with
@lovelessissimo
@lovelessissimo 2 ай бұрын
Oh it's a big question.
@lovelessissimo
@lovelessissimo 2 ай бұрын
​@thinkforyourself5672 if he was so good, why did he use steroids?
@guidonagle5075
@guidonagle5075 2 ай бұрын
Bonds was arguably the most talented player in the history of the game. Through 1999 (his age 35 year - and before the juice), he had over 400 HR, over 400 SB and 8 GG. Amazing. The thing about juicing up is this: he was the best and he knew it. When he saw what lesser lights like McGwire and Sosa and others were accomplishing juiced, and that baseball wasn't doing anything to stop it, he was motivated to join the party. It wasn't all roses, as the bulk (and age) robbed him of speed and the mobility to be the Gold Glove outfielder he'd been in previous years.
@potentially__9445
@potentially__9445 Ай бұрын
ALL FACTS
@fuckgoogle9061
@fuckgoogle9061 Ай бұрын
Because he didn't start roids till 99 rightttttt
@sirjer73
@sirjer73 Ай бұрын
If the 94 strike didn't happen he would've been a 40/ 40 guy twice!!!
@markryan2109
@markryan2109 12 сағат бұрын
He was the Best
@mikea.6696
@mikea.6696 2 ай бұрын
He's never tested positive. Was he on them? Absolutely. Did anyone ever prove it? Nope. It isn't what you know it's what you can prove and it never was. He should be in the hall. End of discussion.
@erikdayne5429
@erikdayne5429 2 ай бұрын
That’s true in a court of law. This is not a court of law. We know he cheated so it doesn’t matter if we can prove it or not. He’s a cheater and cheaters don’t deserve to be honored. If you want to honor someone then honor guys like Ichiro and Ken Griffey Jr who were amazing and did it the right way without cheating.
@hispanicservices2589
@hispanicservices2589 Ай бұрын
@@erikdayne5429 I don't know man. There's definitely levels to cheating. The 2017 Astros were actually cheaters. The people who participated in the 2017 scandal deserve nothing. People scuffing up baseballs, using spider tack, amphetamines, etc, are all cheating as well, but we'll call them lesser cheaters. I don't see anyone trying to keep these so called 'lesser cheaters' out of the hall of fame. That's the hypocrisy of this whole thing. (Cheaters are everywhere) Trying to gain an advantage is part of baseball. I have a hard time placing steroids on the scale of cheating. Quantifying the effect is difficult. They obviously make you bigger, and likely stronger, so you can probably swing the bat a bit faster. That warning track power suddenly turns into homeruns, but you still have to be able to hit the ball. I personally don't have an issue with what Bonds did, he showed us what the human limits were in todays game. Putting up better than peak babe ruth numbers against much deeper fields of competition is incredible regardless of what he was putting into his body. None of his contemporaries were coming close to what he was doing. Outside of Sammy Sosa and McGwire putting up a combined 5 60-70 home run seasons, nothing else seemed particularly anomalous about the steroid era. (I want to be clear this is an oversimplification, some people had high batting averages and for a while we'd get a lot of people with over 1.000 OPS.)
@m.freedomlovingamerican2723
@m.freedomlovingamerican2723 Ай бұрын
True. How did his head get so big? 😂
@stevenjenkins3882
@stevenjenkins3882 Ай бұрын
Exactly. NEVER
@Mr.Oct___
@Mr.Oct___ Ай бұрын
​@@erikdayne5429u sound stpd af.
@mikedirain
@mikedirain 2 ай бұрын
Barry was a hall of famer after Pittsburgh! Best player I’ve ever seen.
@chadromano3444
@chadromano3444 Ай бұрын
He got one pitch a game and he would hit it in the seats ! Barry was a hall of famer before the juice! He is the goat
@socalangler4082
@socalangler4082 Ай бұрын
The best hitter of all time, if not the best hitter in recent times. I didn't see Babe Ruth nor Ted Williams, but I saw Barry Bonds. That dude was unbelievable. His plate vision was unmatched and still is.
@TheGoldenKumquat
@TheGoldenKumquat 2 ай бұрын
I feel like at the 7:00 mark we go from watching Ronald Acuna Jr+ highlights to David Ortiz+ highlights
@borisslager1906
@borisslager1906 2 ай бұрын
Only player with 400/400, 450/450, and 500/500. Hall of fame!!!! Ruth didn't play African American players. Mays took uppers that are now illegal. STOP IT! elect him yesterday
@erikdayne5429
@erikdayne5429 2 ай бұрын
Nope he’s a cheater he can enjoy being in the Hall of Shame where he belongs
@flame-sky7148
@flame-sky7148 2 ай бұрын
Mays and Aaron didn't have to face specialty relief pitching. Bonds had to face HoF closers. Speaking of closers, they need to elect Billy Wagner.
@Trizzer89
@Trizzer89 2 ай бұрын
People drastically underestimate the amount of athletes on drugs in the past
@darrelljones3965
@darrelljones3965 Ай бұрын
Ruth was actually so called black himself so yea
@Gandalf47
@Gandalf47 Ай бұрын
@@Trizzer89 "Greenies"
@YoboyPilot
@YoboyPilot 2 ай бұрын
This man posted at 5 Am my time. This man woke me up😭😭😭
@831farmeros2
@831farmeros2 2 ай бұрын
Barry is the 🐐. OPEN YOUR EYES HOF AND LET HIM IN!!!!!
@laartwork
@laartwork 2 ай бұрын
Only because he cheated. He was a good all star before that who would have retired at 38 with numbers good enough for the HoF but not in anyone GOAT conversation. His numbers are steroid inflated.
@TheStaticJedi
@TheStaticJedi 2 ай бұрын
Barry Bonds is the 🐐. Period
@laartwork
@laartwork 2 ай бұрын
He cheated and can't pitch. So that leaves Shohei as the GOAT.
@erikdayne5429
@erikdayne5429 2 ай бұрын
He wasn’t even the best player of his own generation. That would be Ken Griffey Jr.
@potentially__9445
@potentially__9445 Ай бұрын
@@laartwork😭😆😂😂😆
@potentially__9445
@potentially__9445 Ай бұрын
@@erikdayne5429ABSOLUTELY FALSE, Bonds numbers were better, you’re just bitter.
@kyle013100
@kyle013100 Ай бұрын
​@@laartworkShohei don't know you exist he doesnt need your devotion little bro
@peaceroolz
@peaceroolz Ай бұрын
In over two centuries of baseball, no one player has struck more fear into their opponents than Bonds. He leads all time intentional bases on ball by over double the second place Albert Pujols. A lot of guys were geared up during that era, but none of them did what Bonds did. He absolutely deserves a place in Cooperstown.
@joesaiditstrue
@joesaiditstrue Ай бұрын
he's #2 on the goat list behind Ohtani imo
@tajmula671
@tajmula671 2 ай бұрын
the juice doesn’t give u an eye which is evident through his whole career not just the years on the juice
@erikdayne5429
@erikdayne5429 2 ай бұрын
Yes but steroids can turn ground outs into line drive hits and fly outs into home runs. It absolutely makes a difference otherwise players wouldn’t take them.
@craigwheeler4760
@craigwheeler4760 2 ай бұрын
@@erikdayne5429 How many times do I have to point out the following: BEFORE STEROIDS BARRY WAS A HALL OF FAMER 411 Home runs, 1200 RBI, 1357 walks, OBP of .411, OPS of 990, 8 Gold Gloves for his defense, 3 MVP awards, and nearly 100 WAR......BEFORE HE ROIDED OUT!!!! A .290 BA with 445 Stolen bases BEFORE ROIDS!!! Tell me that 1986 - 1998 Barry Bonds was not a HOF career on its own. After Steroids (1999 to 2007) his BA went up exactly 26 points from 290 to 316. His OPS jumped from 993 to 1217. It's an insane increase to be sure, but the BA didn't jump nearly as much as you'd think. The real damage was his slugging % and OPS. Barry is a sure fire HOF player pre 1999 when he started using roids to keep up with McGwire and Sammy Sosa. Oh yeah, and his gold gloves were not due to steroids either, since he didn't win any after he began using.
@WarWolfeX
@WarWolfeX Ай бұрын
@@erikdayne5429 and yet he was already hitting home runs at a high clip before his alleged use. It turned his home runs into mega home runs but they were still homers. great eye for the ball and one of the purest swings of all time!
@thewintersoldier383
@thewintersoldier383 Ай бұрын
@@erikdayne5429the whole league was on steroids. Bond still stood out.
@F4llenGrizz
@F4llenGrizz 2 ай бұрын
Best way to start my day. Bonds 100% deserves to be in the HOF. The man should have been in even before his career and controversy with the giants. Obviously a controversial topic but no doubt in my mind.
@bjblitz2701
@bjblitz2701 2 ай бұрын
Lol, no.
@erikdayne5429
@erikdayne5429 2 ай бұрын
Wrong. His numbers are fraudulent. Barry Bonds belongs in the Hall of Shame.
@Barrybonds762
@Barrybonds762 Ай бұрын
@@bjblitz2701 3 mvps (tied for most all time), the most good gloves for a LF, 7 silver sluggers before 98 dosent belong in the hall ??? Lmaooooo
@bjblitz2701
@bjblitz2701 Ай бұрын
@@Barrybonds762 Yes? It doesn't matter if he hit 100 hrs a season, that does not impact the disqualifier.
@at2130
@at2130 2 ай бұрын
90s Barry is my favorite version and he was CLEAN
@dourmoose
@dourmoose 2 ай бұрын
Watching young Barry was a treat
@at2130
@at2130 2 ай бұрын
@@dourmoose Yup, Watched him at candlestick growing up
@winosandbar5077
@winosandbar5077 2 ай бұрын
Oh man I miss the fog horn at the stick
@at2130
@at2130 2 ай бұрын
@@winosandbar5077 Gives me chills
@erikdayne5429
@erikdayne5429 2 ай бұрын
You can’t possibly know when he started taking steroids
@TheGaara802
@TheGaara802 2 ай бұрын
It's criminal that you only have about 3k subs the quality of these videos are really good way better then those channels with millions of subs that screams at you
@BottomoftheInning
@BottomoftheInning 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the words man, videos are only going to get better too. One day at a time
@GoonerVen
@GoonerVen Ай бұрын
best batter of our time. sweetest swing ever. hof'er. those that know, know
@Remixchannel-xv2nh
@Remixchannel-xv2nh 14 күн бұрын
Let's take a moment and realize that Barry bonds and Tom brady went to the same high school
@GoonerVen
@GoonerVen 14 күн бұрын
@@Remixchannel-xv2nh did they? That's mental. 2 🐐 high school
@cellamuert
@cellamuert 28 күн бұрын
i remember ken griffey jr being the spark that fueled kids my age to love baseball. i remember sosa and mcgwire fighting for the hr title, and i distinctly remember my friend coming over unannounced wanting to ride bikes, and me saying wait a minute sosa is at bat, and i watched him hit number 66. i remember pedro martinez owning an era in which pitchers were cannon fodder for monster hitters. but none of that compares to how dominant barry bonds was in baseball. he was dominant like shaq was in basketball, and that's not a common comparison one can make. there's never been a more fearsome baseball player and i don't care about doing steroids. not when baseball is okay with what pitchers have done since then. he deserves hall of fame, he deserves recognition as the GOAT on-base and power hitter and without an asterisk, it just isn't legitimate baseball history if we don't acknowledge it.
@DanielSong39
@DanielSong39 23 күн бұрын
Loved the Kid! Ken Griffey was the absolute bomb in his prime!
@JoeyStreamzz
@JoeyStreamzz 2 ай бұрын
Bro this content is elite please keep it up
@Marty9mm
@Marty9mm Ай бұрын
So many current players are on the sauce and people just look the other way, so because he was caught now none of his stats count ? That’s not right. He deserves to be in the Hall easily as well as Pete Rose, Clemens ect
@RWCO
@RWCO 2 ай бұрын
The GOAT. 100% deserves to be in cooperstown
@misfortune6666
@misfortune6666 2 ай бұрын
Bonds 100% deserves the hall. People seem to forget that he was an MVP caliber player in the 90s which is before he took roids, and he also has the record for most walks in a single season and the most walks in a career. Steroids don't help you see the ball or not swing at things outside of the zone.
@laartwork
@laartwork 2 ай бұрын
But then he cheated for years so can't have him Hall of Fame. What message does that send?
@erikdayne5429
@erikdayne5429 2 ай бұрын
Also how do you know he was clean in the 90s? If he was willing to take steroids later in his career, you can’t say for sure he wouldn’t have been willing to do them earlier in his career. Yes he got bigger later but that could have been because he added HGH to the steroids he was already taking.
@potentially__9445
@potentially__9445 Ай бұрын
@@laartworkit sends that the writers let David Ortiz in knowing he cheated as well. Get off your high horse, Barry Bonds is not in the Hall of Fame because the writers are holding a grudge against him because he wasn’t nice to them. It has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with “integrity” of the game.
@JackKnoxx
@JackKnoxx 2 ай бұрын
Barry is better than the Babe. Even prior to steroids.
@thomasrobinson5190
@thomasrobinson5190 27 күн бұрын
Absolutely crazy that the Greatest baseball player and the Greatest Quarterback to every play their respective sports went to the same high school!
@prioritytarget7157
@prioritytarget7157 19 күн бұрын
Barry Bonds is the greatest baseball player to ever live.
@PavyMac
@PavyMac Ай бұрын
Bonds should be in the HOF. Plenty of steroid users already are.
@MichaelCosenzaIII
@MichaelCosenzaIII Ай бұрын
Absolutely needs to be in the hof.
@chadromano3444
@chadromano3444 9 күн бұрын
People said Bonds couldn't perform in the playoffs early in his career but look who he was facing that Braves pitching staff was iconic
@mcpappysgolden
@mcpappysgolden 2 сағат бұрын
He's the best player of my lifetime without a doubt. I wasn't around to see Dimaggio or Mays or Ruth, but I've watched 4 game series during which Bonds didn't make an out. He either homered, hit for extra bases, or drew a walk. The most dominant and intimidating hitter I've ever seen.
@kevinh2770
@kevinh2770 2 ай бұрын
WAY TO START MY FUCKING DAY!!!!! 👏🏽 👏🏽 HELL YEA
@troyhughey4791
@troyhughey4791 Ай бұрын
Bonds should be inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Pirate. He put up Hall of Fame numbers as a Pittsburgh Pirate
@charlesinoakland1206
@charlesinoakland1206 2 ай бұрын
Good videos, man. Keep 'em coming.
@BottomoftheInning
@BottomoftheInning 2 ай бұрын
Thanks! Going to be posting a lot this season ❤️
@charlesinoakland1206
@charlesinoakland1206 2 ай бұрын
@@BottomoftheInning I'm now a subscriber, so I'm looking forward to them.
@patjoslin4087
@patjoslin4087 Ай бұрын
My grandpa was on several coaching staffs in the MLB in the late 50’s, 60’s, and early 70’s. He spoke often about players in those eras using steroids as well. It was widely known that Dianabol was the drug of choice. Its been in baseball for over 60 years and Bonds is one of the unfortunate to get pinched.
@pnojazz
@pnojazz 3 күн бұрын
Give Bonds the hall already!❤
@DERRTYCHYBO
@DERRTYCHYBO 6 күн бұрын
Best hitter I've ever seen. When he came up to bat everyone tuned into the game. Never seen anything like it
@Korean_Right
@Korean_Right 20 күн бұрын
As a Padres fan he was a walking menace...
@TizzleF
@TizzleF Ай бұрын
Literally the greatest player in the history of the sport not even in the hall…
@Howtocreatewinningfocalsbeads
@Howtocreatewinningfocalsbeads 2 ай бұрын
It’s been 23 years since 73, no one’s coming close. And don’t tell me that there’s a clean MLB team out there
@theshadowstrike6
@theshadowstrike6 2 ай бұрын
Great video man! I think it's crazy he's not in the hall, imo if he didn't also have a bad rep for behavior he'd be in.
@BottomoftheInning
@BottomoftheInning 2 ай бұрын
Thanks! 🙏
@Autumnnss
@Autumnnss Ай бұрын
Live national TV cut-ins during his at-bats. That's pretty good.
@FivelsHappyroBot42
@FivelsHappyroBot42 29 күн бұрын
Bonds, he was the ultimate weapon against any pitcher, any franchise, any bad publicity, etc. The fact that he was not your social media news cast muppet(Aka trouble maker), he never tested positive steroids, wasn't on the news for weird behavior out in public or at home. Barry Bonds was a well raised man from Southern California in a racist era yet he continues to be a normal person out of the news. He's the flip side to Ken Griffey jr. Smiley fun guy, Bonds must of known that his bat swing was all that mattered. He doesn't have to take team pictures with his teammates holding hands. I love baseball and so I love Bonds.
@DanielSong39
@DanielSong39 23 күн бұрын
Ken Griffey Jr. had a better gimmick than Bonds, loved them both when I was a kid! (To be fair though I was always rooting against Bonds because I was a Dodgers fan)
@Shhhh....DaMoviesOn
@Shhhh....DaMoviesOn Ай бұрын
It's crazy the two best players in baseball history will never see themselves in the hall.
@zuritowns5232
@zuritowns5232 2 ай бұрын
Barry Bonds The King
@baxoutthebox5682
@baxoutthebox5682 16 күн бұрын
Every era had some kind of performance enhancing drug that was ubiquitous. Bonds was playing on a level field with his contemporaries, who were also using the same class of drugs. He was still miles ahead of them. The separation between Bonds and everyone else was on the same level as Cobb, Ruth, and Ohtani (for now). And he absolutely should be on everyone’s all-time great list. If you saw him, you knew. If you didn’t, look up his highlights.
@butchdabayboss7073
@butchdabayboss7073 Ай бұрын
Put bonds in the fu kin hall of fame
@paulhager1281
@paulhager1281 Ай бұрын
He truly mastered baseball..best hitter ever..imagine if they were no intentional walks allowed...he would hit 150
@TheRexrapper
@TheRexrapper 21 күн бұрын
Barry Bonds was what Mike Trout was in his prime BEFORE PED's. He had already won 3 MVP's prior. With PED's he was a superhero at the plate. Regardless, he is far and away the greatest hitter I have ever seen and most likely will ever see.
@user-he3gf4is5k
@user-he3gf4is5k Ай бұрын
He never ever test positive for steroids,not once , that's the part no one's considered.
@TheHomeman
@TheHomeman Ай бұрын
Greatest player ever. Nobody knew it was Hank Aaron until Bonds passed him.
@BrandonKClark86
@BrandonKClark86 25 күн бұрын
Also 6 years 43 million dollars... what a steal
@madrich3050
@madrich3050 Ай бұрын
Greatest ever. that was baseball!
@JohnnyFarcry
@JohnnyFarcry 26 күн бұрын
Greatest hitter of all-time. He was a true 5 tool player in his younger days
@perryholmes8652
@perryholmes8652 Ай бұрын
I saw him play in college and in SF (I also attended ASU). I've never seen a better hitter.
@roccofranken1016
@roccofranken1016 Ай бұрын
6 years 43M - That's crazy🤯
@hakeaooda1549
@hakeaooda1549 Ай бұрын
in a time where everybody was doing it is a little unjust to judge him. Many were doing it, we are just mad because he was so good he broke record while consuming...
@Fict10n
@Fict10n Ай бұрын
Best hitter of all time.
@Churtis_Churner
@Churtis_Churner 2 ай бұрын
Dudes head size increased plain as day 15-20% after he was already pretty old lol. How did he never pop??
@laartwork
@laartwork 2 ай бұрын
Weird it deflated once he retired. What is happening inside his head when on steroids?
@707ridah
@707ridah Ай бұрын
Bonds 💯 Deserved to be in the HOF .. EVEN if he took PEDs it takes hand eye coordination and hitting 90mph its hard as hell. Strength means absolutely nothing if you cant see it
@koog008
@koog008 Ай бұрын
barry bonds is the greatest hitter of all time. noone was more dangerous than him.
@Howtocreatewinningfocalsbeads
@Howtocreatewinningfocalsbeads 2 ай бұрын
As someone who takes TRT, sorry, I can’t go and slam a 95 mph heater 480 feet. Guy needs his props and people are super two faced over who’s in the HOF and who isn’t. Put Barry in
@KrisKringlez
@KrisKringlez Ай бұрын
Greatest hitter I’ve ever seen
@jayboogie4249
@jayboogie4249 21 күн бұрын
You can divide Barry Bonds career in 4 sections and any section is a hall of fame career! I still can't believe pull 100mph fast ball foul.
@idarwish23
@idarwish23 Ай бұрын
Greatest player ever!
@Brandonmichaelc
@Brandonmichaelc Ай бұрын
He never failed a test. He never admitted guilt and gain 30lbs of muscle mass by putting in the work... most Athletes that lifts weights gain 20-30lbs in their mid to late 20s to their 30s. Michael Jordan gained 30lbs of muscle by the time he was dominating the league in the 90s from his rookie season at 185lbs. Pippen gained 25-30lbs. Rodman. Football players do it often. But Barry crushes his whole career whatever his size. Barry is the best player to ever play baseball. Fuck the media who hate on him and trash his name with zero evidence.
@DanielSong39
@DanielSong39 23 күн бұрын
All those guys were on the juice too LOL Cheating is just part of the sport, I've gotten over it ages ago
@killyshoot9161
@killyshoot9161 2 ай бұрын
Barry was unapologetic and the old boys didn’t like it. We will never again see someone so intimidating at bat.
@josephbey7179
@josephbey7179 Ай бұрын
Barry bonds is a certified baseball legend one of the greatest of all time put some respect on his name
@matkiley17
@matkiley17 Ай бұрын
Barry is my favorite player of all time and will always be.
@randalleaton6347
@randalleaton6347 Ай бұрын
This is the man who redefined the meaning of "bigheaded".
@2011sliverdude
@2011sliverdude Ай бұрын
That’s because of the steroids
@m.freedomlovingamerican2723
@m.freedomlovingamerican2723 Ай бұрын
He was on his way in Pittsburgh. Not only was he an elite fielder, he hit and stole a ton of bases. His biggest flaw is his arrogance but that’s not a crime… yet.
@pathutchison7688
@pathutchison7688 Ай бұрын
Barry Bonds is the greatest hitter in baseball history. Full stop. No * required.
@albertjimenez7896
@albertjimenez7896 Ай бұрын
The most impressive baseball player I have ever I have ever seen play, both with and without the use of steroids, is quite evident and straightforward. It doesn't require complex analysis. Barry Bonds is not in the Hall of Fame due to his personality, despite being the most exceptional player I've ever witnessed. It is important to be honest about this fact, regardless of what others may claim.
@MelvinCooper-ov8lg
@MelvinCooper-ov8lg Ай бұрын
The greatest baseball ever .
@tothetop-omaid
@tothetop-omaid 3 күн бұрын
Bonds at the plate was electrifying
@Silver_79
@Silver_79 Ай бұрын
I have yet to see a PED that helps you see the ball faster, recognize a pitch type quicker and helps you decide bat placement over the pate…………..Obviously Gear helped his power, bat speed and exit velocity (which allowed his HR numbers), BUT all the Gear in the world won’t help you to know when & where to swing and place the bat……..He’s on the Mt. Rushmore of Hitters, without question.
@iancarrey4123
@iancarrey4123 Ай бұрын
Bonds is in the HOF before 1999
@BottomoftheInning
@BottomoftheInning Ай бұрын
💯
@duckios1641
@duckios1641 Ай бұрын
glad to finally see a person with true passion for baseball on yt. W content
@jeanpayano1506
@jeanpayano1506 2 ай бұрын
Bonds is the most complete baseball player to ever live next to Willie Mays and Griffey Jr, love him or hate him the guy was a different before the Roids he was a superstar with the roids he became an Alien
@Jimmyd134
@Jimmyd134 Ай бұрын
Barry was a hall of famer before the steroid talk. Fact is, baseball writers think they are bigger than the game.
@ryanadverderada3973
@ryanadverderada3973 Ай бұрын
It's wild to think how Bonds could have helped a handful of contending teams from 2008-2009. He could still hit and get on base, shame the league essentially colluded to get him away from the game.
@jlaisdaddy
@jlaisdaddy Күн бұрын
Im a dodgers fan and have started a "barry sucks" chant out in the left field pavilion one time he turned around and just smirked. He was up to bat the next inning....goes up and belts a mammoth homerun. Hecomes back out to his position looks at us and does the shhhhh motion like "barry what"
@christianperez7846
@christianperez7846 Ай бұрын
He’s a Hall of Famer if he retires before he ever took steroids. It was the culture of performance enhancement in baseball that made its most talented and competitive its victims. Bonds wasn’t going to let less talented players eclipse him because of performance enhancement, so he said “I’ll do it to”. So the most talented bat on the field before steroids, became the most talented bat WITH steroids.
@ACR999
@ACR999 Ай бұрын
bro deserves his hall of fame bro …
@Mbbrog
@Mbbrog 22 күн бұрын
If Bonds never took steroids, he might not have beaten Hank Aaron’s record, but he would still be the greatest hitter of all time.
@dylanshue2537
@dylanshue2537 Ай бұрын
He will always be the GOAT in my eyes
@CanadaMMA
@CanadaMMA 2 ай бұрын
When it comes to the Hall of Fame, we should throw out every single statistic Barry Bonds gathered in the seasons after we suspect he started taking PEDs. That's the only way to make things fair. And..... *checks notes* He's worth 100 WAR as a result, and is a no doubt first ballot level player.
@erikdayne5429
@erikdayne5429 2 ай бұрын
Key words- “we suspect”. The fact is we can’t say for sure when he started taking steroids, so we can’t say for sure which of his stats are legit and which are fraudulent.
@dukedematteo1995
@dukedematteo1995 2 ай бұрын
@erikdayne5429 it's not that difficult to ballpark his stats sans PEDs. It's still amazing but not quite as amazing.
@DanielSong39
@DanielSong39 23 күн бұрын
At that rate we need to throw out 60 WAR from Ortiz, leaving him with... 0 Look, they all cheat, it's just part of the sport. I don't believe in Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny anymore either and I'm still OK
@dukedematteo1995
@dukedematteo1995 23 күн бұрын
Exactly. You know who else had 100 WAR in his first 15 seasons, and before he ever used PEDs? Roger Clemens. It's an absolute absurdity that both men aren't in the HOFer.
@Yungkobe415
@Yungkobe415 10 күн бұрын
Most Dominant player of the 3 major pro leagues in my lifetime
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