Sad part is he never needed to go down the PED path. He was great without it. It was his pride and ego that drove him down that path when he saw the accolades other PED players were receiving.

@bbjfam8248

3 жыл бұрын

He has said himself it was seeing all the attention on Mark and Sammy while he was putting up Natural MVP numbers while being way overlooked. So you're absolutely correct💯

@god_hand576

3 жыл бұрын

@LEROY JENKINS he was already a HOF in the pirate years

@metalmac2347

3 жыл бұрын

This is what I always say. The guy was easily a Hall of Famer before any of the PEDs. Unfortunately, the allegations will always overshadow the many amazing season he had before them.

@rbbrbb4715

3 жыл бұрын

could have still been a great player, never would have touched the HR record though

@strkeout

3 жыл бұрын

@@rbbrbb4715 He was a great player that soiled his reputation by turning to PEDs. The HR chase between McGwire and Sosa was in 1998. "Assuming" Bonds was clean through 1998 and he started the PEDs the following season, he was averaging 31.6 HRs per season up until that point. In 1999, he turned 34 years old and players start to decline in their mid 30's. At best, if he plays the same length of time and his performance doesn't decline (which is unlikely because no one beats father time naturally) he probably gets near 690 HR's. Adjusting for natural decline, he probably doesn't get near 690 but is still probably top 6 all-time and just ahead of GriffeyJr.

Bonds: What time is puberty? Aragorn: Barry, you're in your 30s. You've already had puberty Bonds: I had first puberty, what about second puberty?

@danielrodrigues2041

3 жыл бұрын

Second puberty was called "Test".

@steroidsR4losers

2 жыл бұрын

What time is STEROIDS! Stay natural buddy!

@ColbyCadwell

Жыл бұрын

Omg lolll

@sela562jig

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣👍

@jeremywehrman906

Жыл бұрын

Every place is a good place for some Tolkien.

You can see a distinct difference in Barry Bonds’ build from his days as a Pirate to his days as a Giant. Plus, the homers he hit went a whole lot further when he was a Giant than they ever did while he was a Pirate.

@asc00pamanuka

18 сағат бұрын

His homers DID NOT go much further....his bat speed remained the same regardless of his size which proves he DID NOT do anabolic steroids aka needles.

@awakentotruthmichaelsmith4698

16 сағат бұрын

He didn’t start juicing immediately with the giants, 99 is when he got on the juice

During his freak years everyone just focused on the hr totals, but equally impressive to me was that Dbacks game in the video, he stroked his 40th hr while posting a .341 avg, and his obp was even more gaudy. Literal video game numbers

@InfamousCrimeLocations

9 ай бұрын

His walk vs strikeout numbers is also insane

@thirdlegstalliano

9 ай бұрын

Ted Williams numbers

@photocrafting6068

9 ай бұрын

​@thirdlegstalliano Ted didn't need steroids.

@Dapper_Dean

9 ай бұрын

Bonds was great with or without roids. Ted was the same way, if he would have chosen to take roids. @@photocrafting6068

@michaeldoran4367

7 ай бұрын

ARM-Pittsburgh BUTT Pirates

For those old enough to remember watching Bonds during his steroid era, the video can’t truly capture how incredible he was to watch. During this period if you threw Bonds a strike that caught any decent part of the plate, the ball was leaving the yard, period. He was walked once a game of not more, and on at least one occasion intentionally walked with the bases loaded. It was a surreal scene to watch his at bats.

@zacharykropidlowski172

Жыл бұрын

I am so glad this was my childhood. I got to watch the Greatest Era in sports period.

@fluffnstuff91

Жыл бұрын

I remember watching him in both candlestick and the new stadium

@fdsfs665

Жыл бұрын

I remember he played against the Mets and they intentionally walked him while the bases were loaded lol never saw anything like that ever, dude was hacking irl

@bassAssassin187

Жыл бұрын

So happy I got to see him hit one in mcovy cove. We saw the best to ever swing a baseball bat period!

@jroq1235

Жыл бұрын

4 straight years with an .OBP above .500 peaking that 4th year at above .600 ... absolutely crazy

Bonds before steroids: "You don't want me to get angry." After steroids: "Hulk smash puny baseball."

@JsPerspective

3 жыл бұрын

😆😆😆😆

@PaulusTHC

3 жыл бұрын

Bonds after steroids: “Me angry? Roid rage all the time!”

@geraldgoldsby8533

3 жыл бұрын

Gold gloves...please! Barry is baseball.

@danm9460

3 жыл бұрын

After steroids? What steroids are you referring to? Where are the positive test results?

@AJ-ly8si

3 жыл бұрын

GEORGE!!!

Bonds and Griffey jr have the smoothest swings in the history of the game

@morecowbell235

Ай бұрын

@greenlion2890David. The wife beater. Justice.

@Bizzyphazilly

12 күн бұрын

Griffey Jr. Hands down, greatest hitter ever

@afridgetoofar1818

9 күн бұрын

I like Griffey better

@_not_sure_

6 күн бұрын

Shoehei and Ichiro have the sweetest swings

@username-zj9id

4 күн бұрын

I always include Daryl strawberry too.

I saw Bonds hit 2 in Kansas City. When the dude came to bat, you couldn't hear a peep in a sold out stadium crowd. The ball coming off his bat made a sound I have never heard from any other hitter, ever. The ball jumped to every field with such a scary pace, no matter if he had gone to the opposite field or pulled it. Sad thing is, as some mentioned, he was doing that before he was juicing.

@anti-apathy9715

10 ай бұрын

There are some players who really showed great improvement with PED. McGuire, Sosa, Rafael Palmeiro and Juan Gonzales to name a few. However, it's Bond's post prime numbers that are simply not believable. No human athlete ever got better after his prime. Bond's was really juicing! He wanted to be the King of Baseball... He wanted to replace the Babe. No way. No one talks about Bonds when they talked about GREAT hitters. He ruined his image.

@shanedelgado666

9 ай бұрын

Aaron Judge has that same pop off the bat.

@larimerbixby4853

9 ай бұрын

Sad ending for an angry, talented man.

@larimerbixby4853

8 ай бұрын

NO, actually he wasn't.

@larimerbixby4853

8 ай бұрын

@@anti-apathy9715 KUDOS! "No human athlete ever got BETTER after their prime." What in Jehovahs business more do have to realize. And it has since STOPPED. Man we are pathetic to let these irrtional thoughta paralyze us in hero worship. SAD.

Great no nonsense batting stance. Full body swing. I don’t condone steroids, but a homer that barely clears the wall or goes to the upper deck is the same earned run. No matter what, he started with a great stance and swing.

When he joined the Giants he took the name literally.

@danvan318

3 жыл бұрын

Except he was on the Giants for 6 years before he started using PED’s.

@jwallace_windowsbyrba9703

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣

@therealbrillshow2984

2 жыл бұрын

He didn’t use until 2003. He was the same size for years. 73 HRs that year probably was using.

@steroidsR4losers

2 жыл бұрын

The ROIDERS might as well put pillows under their clothes and walk around. ROIDERS are FAKES! Stay natural buddy!

@ozzuzzomg

2 жыл бұрын

@@therealbrillshow2984 he started in 1998

The 90s were unreal. The home run chase between Sosa & McGwire was insane. I remember every day checking Sportscenter and it seemed like every single day one of them had hit a home run. The other thing was Arizona Diamondbacks pitching. Schilling and Johnson regularly were throwing complete game shutouts or 8 IN 1 R 12 Ks. On a daily basis. Ken Griffey Jr and Barry Bonds were killing the ball. When Bonds finally decided to take over, it wasn't about the power alone. His batting average became insane. .340 .370 & then he mastered the strike zone on a godly level. If you threw it in the zone. GONE. If you missed he wouldn't even flinch. He calmly watched the ball pass by as if it was in slow motion. Ive never seen someone so locked in for so long. Not Judge, not Pujols, not Soto, not Griffey Jr, Sosa, McGwire, etc. Bonds was better than Ted Williams on roids. Even when he retired his last season was amazingly efficient. He couldn't run for squat but he probably could have DH'd for 3-4 more years but the league shut that down. I have no doubt that he had 75 more HRs in him. Maybe more.

I've been watching since the 80s, he's the best hitter I ever saw. His peak years were absolutely ridiculous, rarely struck out

3:18 “This one is headed for New Jersey!” Easily my favorite Jonny Miller call

@SCFishinDad

Жыл бұрын

He’s had a lot to love!

@oldatarigamer

Жыл бұрын

Never really understood that since the ball would have really had to boomerang to get there. LOL

@gregoryheim1484

Жыл бұрын

Wonder what the exit velocity was on that one?

@theabsorbingman2492

Жыл бұрын

@@oldatarigamer he should of said all the way to Shea stadium.

@kennymitchell1730

Жыл бұрын

Does anyone rememberhis dad Bobby bonds one of the best all around d players I've ever seen

Years ago I worked out 7 days a week with three other guys. Two of the four decided on the juice and one guy and myself decided to not. The growth of the other two (after two years of being neck and neck in workouts) was unbelievable. I am not saying that it was the steroids alone but one guy lost his mind and house and cars and marriage and the other guy, once he stopped juicing, stopped working out and disappeared. Haven't seen or heard of him in years. Does it work? You bet your ass it works! Overnight! But Boys, let me tell you this one very isolated story ... these two guys were "all kinds of f*cked up after getting on the juice"! Gains? You betcha! Temporary? Definitely? Did it F them up? I am not a doctor but I saw what I saw and it was bad.

@bball1777

Жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks for the story. Jesus loves you (John 3:16)

@factsornah5847

Жыл бұрын

Good story bro

@TheSean7564

Жыл бұрын

Yes, He does, Brother! You too! Thank you for the reminder!

@alexquinonez8443

Жыл бұрын

They couldn't handle the gains 💪

@ryanjacobson2508

Жыл бұрын

Yeah but I would guess that recreational drug users probably are more impulsive and reckless in the first place, even while sober, than non-drug users.

I don't care he was just one of the best batter in the game just awesome!! Just seeing him in real time not on TV was unbelievable to watch the ball come off the bat was unbelievable

I will say the way that bat looked in his hand post steroids was crazy. I miss that swing the way he got thru the zone and turned on a ball was beautiful. Was lucky enough to see him play a lot in S. F.

I remember some commentator or former player saying,"players usually lose bat speed as they age, Bonds' bat speed is getting faster."

@heavy7799

3 жыл бұрын

...and we all know why.

@erikdayne5429

3 жыл бұрын

As a Cubs fan I remember hearing stories about how every year Sammy Sosa’s helmet size kept getting bigger because of HGH

@Cincinnatus1869

3 жыл бұрын

@Lionel Clay how then did he hit .370 ? Because he was getting around on pitches he couldn't have gotten around on before. His bat speed definitely increased

@kalemcshane9391

3 жыл бұрын

Roids will do that

@MrJabbers24

3 жыл бұрын

@@Cincinnatus1869 Actually, the bad speed didn’t change much from BONDS 206 lbs (Pirates) of 67.34mph to BONDS 230 lbs (Giants) of 68.81. He used the same 32oz bat throughout his career. Mph difference was 1.48mph which is not a ridiculous change for your conclusion. He was a low and high middle in hitter for the most part. However, he had no problem going opposite field and dead center. He had the eye for it just like some good players do is all. He was the best LF of the 90s hands down. It sucks that he got caught up with the roids era honestly. He still deserves to go to the hall of fame like the rocket, aroid, palmeiro, Big Mac. Do you agree? I’m 45 years old so.... Question, during your lifetime, who is the best 5 tool talent baseball player you’ve ever seen played? Mine is the kid Griffey Jr

Pre-steroid Bonds (age 21 - 34) averaged 32 HRs per year. Steroid Bonds (age 35-39) averaged 52 HRs per year. ALL the steroid users, both hitters and pitchers (like Clemens) put up huge numbers during their mid- to late-30s and later, years when all normal athletes endure a natural decline in performance. Looked at another way, four of the five best HR years for non-steroid Bonds immediately preceded the year when he began to use steroids. But even those excellent years, from age 31 - 34, showed consistent decline in power: 42, 40, 37 and 34 HRs respectively. Then at age 35... BOOM: 49 HRs. There is absolutely no question that all his HR records are tainted by steroid use. Which is a shame, because he was a legitimate 5-tool player, one of the best in history, and would easily have been a first-ballot Hall of Fame inductee were it not for the steroids.

@astrobullivant5908

Жыл бұрын

A lot of guys are either still dominant or even improve in their late-30's and early 40's, but they just choose to retire because they have already been playing for 20 years and opponents have figured them out. Nolan Ryan, Tony Gwynn, David Ortiz, Randy Johnson, Willie Mays, Ted Williams, and many other players had dominant seasons in their early 40's, although Mays declined when he was 42. One big factor for the decline doesn't seem to be related to biological aging at all, but rather pitchers' strategies improving against the players because they have a lot more data and film to study. Look at how Ichiro declined: pitchers and catchers just figured him out and he was too stubborn to adapt. Pitchers' cut-fastballs improving a lot is what hurt Ichiro, not age.

@bobgomavitz1330

Жыл бұрын

Stats mean little till you provide all the stats….like the % of HR’s during your time frame to compare his in ease vs the leagues increases too. Also, where you are in the line up means something. BB was a lead off hitter at times.

@mikejessmax

Жыл бұрын

Aww cone on Clemens never used steroids....you must have misremembered that

@derekgoldstine1523

Жыл бұрын

Who really cares u would have done the same thing

@gonzaloleon-gelpi9151

Жыл бұрын

Bonds age thirty-four-year would be a steroid year. The years before age twenty-five would be his early years when hitters hit less HR as a rule. Then you have expansion, the last one taking place in 1998. If you look at records after expansion, you will see that power hitting increased. Testing for steroids started in 2003. Bonds still hit a lot of homers after that, even in his last two years after the injury year at age 40. There are some hitters that clocked a lot of homers at a later age. The most pronounced case is that of Cy Williams in the 1920s. Hank Aaron also had a surge in HR production in his later years. So, your numbers are somewhat skewed because of the way you divide the years. Also, started right after 1998, Bonds went into serious training, something that he didn't do before. He was known as a laid-back player, but when he saw all the adulations that McGwire and Sosa were receiving, he took it upon himself to go into training. And last, he only admitted to taking the cream. There is no proof that he ever did steroids. And how is it that steroids improved his performance but had a deleterious impact on Canseco's?

Greatest swing EVER in baseball. The way his hips just burst out into the ball.

@djb2843

9 ай бұрын

Ken Griffey Jr. wins but it’s close

I remember telling people that MLB wouldn`t do anything about steroids until they improve a pitchers fastball.

And MLB was complicit in the entire steroid era!

@steviesevieria1868

3 жыл бұрын

Yup, used to be a big baseball fan until the steroid era, now I wouldn’t watch a baseball game if you paid me. Permanent taint that can’t be removed.

@brandonduhon1933

3 жыл бұрын

That’s what ppl never say . I agree

@justindolcater5277

3 жыл бұрын

@@steviesevieria1868 all your favorite players before steroid dra will still taking performance enhancements also pitchers were taking forms of meth like adderall from the 1950s on

@peacethroughstrength172

3 жыл бұрын

F it, its entertainment and if I can pay to see that 500 ft yard hit thats great. You still have to have been a great hitter to do this. Also if a pro athlete can be around an extra 5 seasons on Andro or whatever it was at the time, so be it.

@brandofamily

3 жыл бұрын

I’ll also add a question for you all, why are the PEDs in baseball such a cheat that both fans and esp writers ostracize plays even suspected of using them but in the NFL it’s a few games suspension and fans and the rest just lament the loss of the player for a few games, then put them in the Hall of Fame if they were good enough, even on PEDs?

He went from looking like Michael Phelps to looking like Bill Goldberg

@williamfolts8862

3 жыл бұрын

Over a ten year period

@stevest8675

2 жыл бұрын

Lol. So true

@steroidsR4losers

2 жыл бұрын

The ROIDERS might as well put pillows under their clothes and walk around. ROIDERS are FAKES! Stay natural buddy!

@stevest8675

2 жыл бұрын

@@steroidsR4losers , agree

@steroidsR4losers

2 жыл бұрын

The reason the STEROID LOSERS don't like talking about their STEROIDS: The STEROID LOSERS want us to believe their "size" & "strength" came from lifting weights! The STEROID LOSERS want us to buy their BOGUS supplements & "training programs"! FAKES & CROOKS! Stay natural buddy!

This guy was really good man. He hits them off with ease.

The mustache was holding him back.

@jwalk7134

3 жыл бұрын

Underrated comment

@cptsparklfingerz9210

3 жыл бұрын

I hate Bonds but this was the greatest comment in KZread history

@lonesomecowboy848

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@eugenemoore191

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@steroidsR4losers

2 жыл бұрын

The ROIDERS might as well put pillows under their clothes and walk around. ROIDERS are FAKES! Stay natural buddy!

Steroids or no steroids, that swing was buttery smooth, fast as lightning and full of power

@levivanpelt703

3 жыл бұрын

Andros helps you recoup faster after workouts

@steroidsR4losers

2 жыл бұрын

Too bad the ROIDERS can't lift weights for size and strength! ROIDERS are FAKES! Stay natural buddy!

@jwil4905

Жыл бұрын

Actually, fast as lightning and full of power BECAUSE of the steroids.

I remember Bonds when he first came into the league and he used to be known as a big time threat to steal. He and KG Jr. were probably the greatest pure hitters of all time. Bonds would have been in the HOF even without juicing.

@timpasco7025

10 ай бұрын

Yup he didn't even need to take them, could of stayed pure like KG

@coreyshafarman8918

10 ай бұрын

He would still be a legendary baseball player if hadn’t juiced

@timwilde4200

9 ай бұрын

Best pure hitter? I think many people would give that nod to Ted Williams, not forgetting the prime years he lost to giving service to his country.

@chamuuemura5314

9 ай бұрын

Ted Williams was before most of our time but you’re probably right. Even in Bonds’ own generation there was Tony Gwynn who was also a good hitter. Ichiro was, too, but lacked power.

@timwilde4200

9 ай бұрын

@@chamuuemura5314 In this day and age he's just about before EVERYONE'S time. :) His numbers are pretty mindblowing when you consider that he was the last hitter to average over .400 for a season, finished with a career batting average over.340, yet slammed 521 home runs along the way and finished with a slugging percentage second only to that of Babe Ruth. Add to that the fact he essentially lost five prime years to military service and his case is pretty solid - and I say all that as a Yankees fan! :)

Bonds hand/eye coordination is top 3 ALL TIME in the history of baseball. Bonds bat speed was tremendous his entire career as well. It just got a lot "easier" to generate bat speed as he got "BIGGER".

@Jimb0tr0n

Жыл бұрын

That's what it makes it so disappointing from my perspective. I don't think he had to juice to be great.

@joeyswaney8497

Жыл бұрын

@@Jimb0tr0n He is an All Timer for sure... his EGO got the best of him. He wanted to be the greatest not just one of the greats.

@BST-lm4po

10 ай бұрын

At the age of 24 Bonds had 19 HRs. At the age of 23 Trout had 41 HRs. Without Peds, Bonds was a lightweight!

@greggibson33

10 ай бұрын

@@BST-lm4po Bonds is a first ballot A-Hole Hall of Famer... he's bruised ego couldn't stand the ink McGwire and Sosa got so he chose to juice... His choice. A bad choice. It's 100% his fault he's not in the official HOF. I got no sympathy.

@discobee7097

10 ай бұрын

Steroid use has nothing to do with hand/eye coordination.. That's why Bonds is the legitimate Home Run Champ 😅😅

When you're great enough but still need PEDs that's the tragedy in this...

@gato7908

3 жыл бұрын

Want not need. He wanted immortality which he would probably not have without them.

@rickrobitaille8809

3 жыл бұрын

@@gato7908 Semantics..you're reading very deep on this one...lol..

@gato7908

3 жыл бұрын

@@rickrobitaille8809 it's not at all semantics. Some players did it just to keep their jobs or earn a higher level of income. Bonds was already a superstar bound for the hall of fame. He did it to put himself above even the best hall of famers.

@rickrobitaille8809

3 жыл бұрын

@LEROY JENKINS True..

@OtisMoto

3 жыл бұрын

his performance allowed him to make tens of millions of extra dollars, hardly a tragedy.

I was talking to my dad today and he was telling me how he met up with an old friend he hadn’t seen in 30 years and it brought up all these memories he forgot about. I told him I can’t remember my teenage years at all. He told me I will whenever something triggers those memories. Not even 24 hours later a random Barry Bonds montage pops up on my KZread feed and BAM.

@ACarter87

Жыл бұрын

This is what sucks about losing your friends to life or death :/ You truly do lose a part of yourself, because they hold memories you don’t have, and you hold one’s they don’t The best is when a 3rd party shows up and remembers things both of you forgot I used to have impeccable memory up to a couple years ago, and it just turned into blocks missing :/ sucks

He was a great player without the roids. With them he was a monster.

Regardless of steroid use, hitting a baseball is one of the hardest things to do in sport and at his peak he was a threat at the plate like no other player that has ever played the game. It was amazing to watch him hit. I can't imagine another player getting to that level of play again.

@teller1290

9 ай бұрын

He was a fraud. His pop ups were going 450-ft. The shift started for the first time since Ted Williams because of him. He ballooned to 230-lbs in one off -season.

@ibuprofenPill

9 ай бұрын

True, but how many of those home runs would have been pop-flys had he not been juicing?

@teller1290

9 ай бұрын

@@ibuprofenPill lots. I personally watched him at then Pac Bell Park routinely hit pop homer after pop homer in '03, '04. It was a joke. The body language of the pitchers he faced, after such a HR, said it all. In the early days of PacBell Park, they used to have a HR count board in right field there that kept track of how many HRs that were hit over the right field wall made it, in the air, into SF Bay (pretty close behind the r. field wall there). They had people in small craft who'd miss the game just to be in position to retrieve a homer. I was told repeatedly that Bonds was personally responsible for over half of balls that hit the water on the fly. In '04, at 42, I gave up my lifetime passion for MLB. I did this because of that d-head destroying the history of the game with his "clear" and "gold" pharmaceuticals. Of course, there were others. They all got away with it and baseball just moved on. Not good enough.

@Duck_Dodgers

9 ай бұрын

He was barely making it over fence then in old age knocking them OUT! Bobble head Barry bonds is a joke. Great player before a joke afterwards they knew all these guys where on roids just put one in hof not long ago Ortiz

@dickhitswater4836

9 ай бұрын

Huge difference in making contact and going yard. He was always great at making contact which helped him go yard after the roids

Three of us were workout partners and we would hit the gym every morning and every evening 6 days a week, we worked out like animals. At the same time, 3 individuals joined the gym approximately our age. They were fit, in good shape but after a period of time started injection steroids. Within 7 months they left us in the dust, they grew and gained so much muscle and size in such a short period of time that it frustrated us. We were working out 3 hours per day and they surpassed us in no time. Years later I run into one of them and he has lost 90% of the size he gained and later I ran into another one of his training partners and he was overweight. Steroids allowed them to make incredible gains but it is fleeting. Look at before and after pictures of former Mr. Olympias. If you want gains that last go natural, it is slower, more difficult but healthy and long lasting!

@wauliepalnuts6134

Жыл бұрын

I once did 650 lbs bench RAW. How do you like that, DALE?!?

@adamtruitt2353

Жыл бұрын

Size doesn't matter like it does in football. Until the 90s lifting was generally considered counterproductive by limiting ROM and flexibility. The average player now is stacked compared to the players of the 80s and before, as weights are used properly. But, roids were there as the weights increased (as was creatine and all the other cocktails meant to improve a workout and gains, to a much lesser degree). You still have to see and hit the ball. Other than his belt and hat size, Bonds showed a-typical general roid behavior, becoming almost Zen like.

@cjvaye99

Жыл бұрын

you were probably working out way too much. over training is a real thing. 1.5-2 hours at most. 3 hours sounds nuts.

@nigabastard1268

Жыл бұрын

Lifting 6 days a week for 3 hours everyday is stupid..less is more dummy

@ExtrovertedCenobite

Жыл бұрын

@@nigabastard1268 Ok, thanks for the advice Jack A$$$$$! Of course benching 405, squat 450 and 1,200 leg press 45 degree angle for 12 reps and curling 220 Natural was the result. 52" chest 18" arms and 32 inch waist! Have you done better you clown? Would I advice 3 hour workouts per day now, No, but this was a different time period and the results we achieved with NO HGH, Steriods, etc was good enough for us!

I remember he was a dangerous hitter with the Pirates. He never needed steroids. He would have made the HOF without them. He would have gotten 500 homeruns 3000 hits or both. I remember he played in the first MLB game I saw in person. He went 3-4 with a single double and a HR. He was awesome even without the steroids!

@neon920

Жыл бұрын

What did Pittsburgh receive from SF for the trade?

@sqwurd4610

Жыл бұрын

@@neon920 it was free agency, I believe

@NeverOwned

Жыл бұрын

Barry was pure talent. Definitely didnt need them, but sure was fun to watch those bombs.

@stankatic8182

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely ! He became jealous of McGwire and Sosa grabbing headlines in the 1998 season .

@neon920

Жыл бұрын

An obvious steroid situation was Buddy Bell's son, who played for Seattle and Cincy. He had one great year and his shoulders were huge. Two years after, he had a bad year and the next injuries and poof never seen anything about him ever again.

The word is contemplation. The idea is greatness. @strikeout. The ride you ride revolves around the fact we do not need to single each other out. The worst joke only stops with us. If ur more than that may the sun shine on all the ppl you love.

Doesn't matter, still one of the best... ever!!!

In 1997 Barry Bonds was clean, a five tool player, the best in the game and he knew it. Suddenly juiced up McGwire and Sosa come along and become the heroes of the nation in 1998, and Bonds becomes barely a footnote. I'm not saying it's right what he did, but I can understand why he did it.

@voiceofreezn8018

Жыл бұрын

Better than Ken Griffey Jr?

@SaltoDaKid

Жыл бұрын

@@voiceofreezn8018 yes Bonds was slightly better hitter, also Bonds was great stealing bases unlike Jr.

@voiceofreezn8018

Жыл бұрын

@@SaltoDaKid glove in the outfield?

@BXGUY73

Жыл бұрын

So you understood his jealousy? Still not an excuse as far as I am concerned.

@voiceofreezn8018

Жыл бұрын

@@BXGUY73 facts...that homerun record was arguably the most sacred record in sports and took that by cheating...I can't stand Barry Bonds or Mark McGwire and ESPECIALLY Sammy Sosa

The book 'Game of Shadows', which chronicled Bonds' steroid use, was on point in its assessment of steroid use: if you were an ok player, steroids made you good, if you were good, steroids made you great, if you were great, steroids made you a legend. Bonds was great without the steroids.

@RandyRhoadsRules3

Жыл бұрын

He was a top 10 position player even without steroids. Steroids made him OP

@manuelsoto9939

Жыл бұрын

@Dark Lord Samoht there was a lot of evidence. Read the book.

@manuelsoto9939

Жыл бұрын

Jury did not convict Bonds of lying in sworn testimony about his drug use. But they did convict him of obstructing justice with evasive and misleading testimony.

@nick-rp2do

Жыл бұрын

@Dark Lord Samoht doesn't mean he didn't either. Oj committed murder and got away with it.

@nickajk1

Жыл бұрын

@Dark Lord Samoht haha

I know alot of people don't like Barry Bonds I'm one myself but you absolutely can't take away the fact that he was by far the best Baseball Player in his Era possibly ever... Hand eye coordination has nothing to do with Steroids.. You couldn't fool Barry at the plate its like he knew what pitch was coming next

@VaderPopsVicodin10

4 ай бұрын

True ..his plate discipline was top-tier and would usually know exactly when & what pitches to wait for.

@ricomajestic

17 сағат бұрын

Yea but bat speed and strength are enhanced by Steroids and that makes all the difference. Base hits and flyballs become homeruns once you are on the juice!

Still a first ballot hall of famer before the summer of 1998. All he had to do was stop before he reached Hank.

@jamaalhorton2343

3 ай бұрын

Yep that’s what pissed people off! He should have stopped at 700

Wow. Before steroids he actually looks like his dad, Bobby Bonds.

@obbor4

3 жыл бұрын

Bobby didn't have Barry's bat control, but boy could he fly!

It’d be good if you added some context and wrote his age or the season he was in when he hit each home run to better understand where he was in his career at that point.

@mikepastor.k6233

Жыл бұрын

I thought there would be some dialog and comparisons and actual data to provide what we all know. This is just another home run compilation.

@dollarcostbackpacker1226

Жыл бұрын

Others have commented to fill us in.

@dollarcostbackpacker1226

Жыл бұрын

@@mikepastor.k6233 no it isnt, there is this thing called nuance. Look at his homeruns. Then he is 40 years old and slamming them 600ft!!!!!

I remember watching that game when Troy Percival pitched to Barry while in Anaheim. That ball was so gone even the cameraman couldn't get a shot of it. Baseball unfortunately is just one of many sports whose players use PEDs. It's still around these days.

I’m an old geezer and Barry Bonds was the scariest hitter a pitcher had to face.

That sweet, devastating swing never changed tho

@scoremat

3 жыл бұрын

@@jefferyschroeder5245 I don't know about that... but even if true anyone could have used it, and many were on roids - but Bonds was the only one launching balls into the cove consistently. He was a hated player, but his talent and baseball IQ were off the charts. A polarizing figure for sure, but love him or hate him the world stopped when he stepped into the box, during a game or batting practice.

@Alundrahs

3 жыл бұрын

If it was so “devastating” then why did he need to cheat and bring shame to the sport he’s “supposed” to care about?

@scoremat

3 жыл бұрын

@@Alundrahs I've thought about that a lot... I read the book Game Of Shadows written by a reporter that hated Bonds. Even that book admitted that he only began using PEDs in 98 or 99 (I can't remember off hand) after Mcguire and Sosa got all that love for their home run chase, Bonds felt he was the better and more complete player then both of them. He was jealous that they got all the attention. At this point, Bonds was already 400HR/400SB, he could have retired that day and been first ballot HOF, no debate there. Bonds had a rough relationship with the fans but especially the media. He often was not kind or outwardly engaging - he played with a chip on his shoulder. He grew up as a kid in the SFGs dugout with Mays/McCovey, he was never impressed by the fact that he was a baseball player, this was expected of him. So he was never in awe of the reporters, he was grumpy from the start! His father also had a tumultuous relationship with the media so Bonds learned from that as well... it's a complicated case, and Bonds has rarely done himself any PR favors. Admittedly, he's easy to hate. He was arrogant, but knew he was the best. Whatever the case, I am a Giants fan and the early 2000s and the feats he performed with a bat, wow! I've just never seen that kind of domination so consistently. It was an interesting time to be a SFGs fan, that for sure...

@stephenstrang590

3 жыл бұрын

@Jason Rodriguez dude you haven't done shit research. There is evidence that he communicated daily with a man who was known as the kingpin of hgh. All over bonds transformations are signs. I don't give a shit about court. Did Michael Jackson sexually abuse those boys? I could go on an on. You haven't done any research, nobody in the whole planet is arguing as you do. What do you suspect that means? Sigh.

@natef3986

3 жыл бұрын

@@jefferyschroeder5245 if you think steroids made bonds better at baseball than he already was, youre dumb

I’m 43 yrs old, born in 1978, been following baseball and going to games since the mid ‘80’s and steroids or no steroids, he’s still the best ball player I have ever seen in person.

@victorguzman2302

Жыл бұрын

I disagree. The best player ever is Pete Rose. And he didn’t cheat playing baseball like Bonds did.

@TheBaconator1347

Жыл бұрын

@@victorguzman2302 Your last sentence wasn't necessary.

@bobbarringer4746

Жыл бұрын

Bonds was great but he cheated, if all the pitchers cheated was he that great. The only answer is to not watch anymore, good bye

@adamdavis5312

Жыл бұрын

Ted Williams hit .400! .. that seems like a big deal.

@mathhomework4209

Жыл бұрын

@@victorguzman2302 maybe he didnt see pete rose in person, did you consider that?

i remember going to a Mets game he hit one homer his first at bat, so they tried to intentionally walk him and he hit a homer off a intentional walk guy was just different.

omg.. Eric Show on the opening highlight... i remember when Show hit Andre Dawson squared in the mouth. benches cleared.. the hawk was unstoppable that year

@bobzani

18 сағат бұрын

I saw it, too.

The most amazing thing about Bonds was his plate discipline. Forget all the home runs for a minute. His walks and on base were inhuman. #7 all time. Steroids or not, this is pure talent.

@dantedlane2

2 жыл бұрын

Most are intentional walks thou so...

@Homershanks

2 жыл бұрын

@@dantedlane2 no he had the best plate discipline since Ted Williams and he drew 2,558 walks and only 688 were intentional, and he still had to square up the ball to hit it that far

@steroidsR4losers

2 жыл бұрын

We see how FAKE these STEROID users REALLY are when they finally can't take their STEROIDS because they got ARRESTED/in PRISON or the doctors tell them to come off because of health PROBLEMS...there goes those FAKE STEROID muscles they been HIDING behind! ROIDERS are FAKES! Stay natural buddy!

@mattievans6023

2 жыл бұрын

@@dantedlane2 nope. most sources say he started taking roids in 1998 due to envy over the sosa/mcgwire hr race. he lead the league in walks multiple times in his career before 1998. an incredibly disciplined hitter, but adding steroids to the mix in the last half of his career truly made him a pitchers worst nightmare

@iamjp1

2 жыл бұрын

@@mattievans6023 after the 98 season, be clear. the jealousy was because of the RESULTS of the 98 season where mcgwire and sosa both passed maris. roids started in 99 for him and it is a big difference statistically

Stopped watching baseball after bonds retired. He was the greatest hitter I’d ever seen. Teams would walk him and allow runs rather than face him. He was amazing

@smoke6534

10 ай бұрын

Better watch again, Ohtani, Judge, plenty of great young talent.

Damn man! Even his head doubled in size...

@lt4vet17

3 жыл бұрын

That was from the HGH

@willdelarosa9440

3 жыл бұрын

Remember pitcher on steroids at the time also...not about strength it's about bat speed...

@steroidsR4losers

2 жыл бұрын

Too bad the ROIDERS can't lift weights for size and strength! ROIDERS are FAKES! Stay natural buddy!

@aintnoplum

2 жыл бұрын

Was about to say that looks like a different guy

@joesmith5159

Жыл бұрын

@@willdelarosa9440 pitching was about recovery not pitching speed so even though they were not looking huge with muscles it still helped your body recovers and is fresher and more healthy making your pitching more likely to be on point

Damn. Crazy to see the pirates win games and be in the post season.

The baseball card era of the late 80's through early 90's is when I watched Bonds. I kept meaning to buy his 1987 Fleer rookie card but I was a teen with a strict budget. I liked Bonds though because he was always on the opposite end of the Braves, and the Braves were one team I did not like back then. After the 1994 strike, I never got back into watching baseball. So I missed the Steroid era.

Bonds was a lock for the Hall of Fame before the steroids. The jealousy of the attention Sosa and McGwire were getting in that Homerun Derby of a season in 1998 is what set him off. Narcissism is what ruined Barry Bonds.

@nonyabizz3533

Жыл бұрын

No it was the will to be the best which we should all strive for. Bonds did it the right way. You do whatever, by any means necessary to be thr best. Anything

@richardgrace5043

Жыл бұрын

@@nonyabizz3533 except ken griffey jr was just as good as him and bonds and sosa and never touched PED's or steroids and is now in the hall of fame. Griffey could have done WAYYY more in his career if he would have just avoided that jump into the outfield wall that fuked up both of his knees and basically derailed his career from that point on

@Vic82toire

Жыл бұрын

@@nonyabizz3533 No. Not by any means necessary, unless you're a psycho.

@anthonyriche552

Жыл бұрын

I agree. I lived through it and remember it well. I think the biggest key was McGwire who was juiced up probably doing basic roids. Bonds was likely doing HGH which caused his head/neck to swell. Jealousy definitely played some part in it along with the fact that it was open season for roid use back then- never thinking that they'd get caught. And honestly, if it wasn't for Canseco, this era might've gotten swept under the rug.

@louispaine820

Жыл бұрын

You're absolutely right I saw the interview, Bonds was great before but his achievements are bifurcated by his steroid CHEATING .

Didn't even need the roids

@jimtaylor6447

4 жыл бұрын

V6ix was already the best player in the game prior to it

@v6ix89

4 жыл бұрын

Big facts

@jimtaylor6447

4 жыл бұрын

V6ix and get was on trajectory to end up in the top 5-10 all time position player category as well regardless.

@v6ix89

4 жыл бұрын

@@jimtaylor6447 you think his career in SF is a lil tainted??!?! Cause I can't sit here and say he didn't cheat the game and the sad part is I'm a dodgers fan and still respected his game play. We talk about this topic a lot In my Barbershop...

@jimtaylor6447

4 жыл бұрын

V6ix I personally don’t view it as tainted per se, even though by the rules regarding federal regulation on PED use (off the top of my head) probably establishes that he did break rules. Granted, MLB did a poor job enforcing them too, and since so many players used at the time, it makes me care even less to try dropping the whole “tainted” label on him (which by the way would apply to 1999-2007). So many players used and still sucked. I’m honestly so happy that he used because McGwire and Sosa, while they were using were still not better players than him, and so when he hopped on the bandwagon and used, it was so unfair to everyone else because he was already the best. Dude literally broke baseball, and that stretch from 2001-2004 is the single greatest highlight reel in the history of the sport. Whether people like it or not, this man is the best player of all-time.

He never would have broken Aaron’s record without PEDs, but he was no doubt a hall of famer

Bonds before steroids: empty, silent stadiums Bonds after steroids: packed house, everyone is hyped

Hammerin' Hank is still the HR king! RIP Hank Aaron

@1guitar12

3 жыл бұрын

No he’s not. He had 4000 more at bats than Ruth to break his record for christ sake.

@eugenemotes9921

3 жыл бұрын

@@1guitar12 SHUT FUCKKKKKKK UP

@1guitar12

3 жыл бұрын

@@eugenemotes9921 Did I strike a nerve Eugene??? Math and credibility isn’t your fucking forte is it? And change that wimpy name too if you want to be taken seriously. Eugene Motes and Ill Suck You is the same thing in YT here

@mambamentality5875

2 жыл бұрын

@@1guitar12 Ruth only played against one race of people. I mean.. come on! haha

@steroidsR4losers

2 жыл бұрын

The ROIDERS might as well put pillows under their clothes and walk around. ROIDERS are FAKES! Stay natural buddy!

Still the best player I’ve ever personally seen play.

@rebirth_mishap

Жыл бұрын

me too

@williampatterson8877

Жыл бұрын

I’ve said this for a long time. Roids or not he was the best I ever saw with my own two eyes. Can you imagine the years he lead the league in walks? Imagine if you cut that in half he may have hit close to 100 HR. Some may think that’s crazy but he walked over 200 times. That’s an extra 100 plate appearances and at the rate he was hitting HR’s there are no telling how many he would have hit. He also hit for AVG as well. I loved the roid era. Best baseball I ever watched.

@KrolKaz

Жыл бұрын

Has yoy seen shoelace ohtani?

@wildcat31772

Жыл бұрын

Shame it seems you never got to see Griffey play.

@frostywarrior4649

Жыл бұрын

@@wildcat31772 they played in the same era...

My final memories of County Stadium in Milwaukee was Bonds crushing a 3 run shot on a rainy evening back in 2000.

One of the best to ever swing the bat...💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

Aaron then Ruth. The true Home Run kings. Bonds, McGuire, Sosa, Canseco stats should not count or at the very least have their own "steroid" category. 756 by Aaron should be the ONLY Home Run record recognized!.

@brucecarlson6143

Жыл бұрын

I totally agree....

@stevenwaller3295

Жыл бұрын

If they counted the early African American League Josh Gibson would be the hands down Home run King.. then hank… both truly amazing athletes from the times when men had more grit and needed less help..

@annapolismike

Жыл бұрын

@@stevenwaller3295 Josh Gibson was a once in a generation athlete. I attempted to find the dimensions of the Parks he played in with-out any luck. Can you provide those?

If they put Bonds into the HOF then Pete Rose should be there too!

@loringjohnson7797

3 жыл бұрын

And Shoeless Joe Jackson.

@goodtogrow7774

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely 💯💯💯!!!

@strangelakers1079

3 жыл бұрын

Rose and Jackson should be in. Bonds, Sosa, McGwire, and other steroid users should never be allowed in.

@Nick-dl9dn

Жыл бұрын

There not going to !!

@shustyrackleford7692

Жыл бұрын

Pete willing signed the lifetime ban

Bonds was potential Hall of famer without the roids. The man could put the bat on the ball. Like no other.

Greatest hitter I ever seen. PEDs or not. Dude was a monster.

Sad thing is, he didn't need steroids to be good. He had the natural ability. Now he will always be know as a steroid user.

@malcom4328

3 жыл бұрын

So what they all take riods no big deal but they wanted to discredit him simple as that

@stephenstrang590

3 жыл бұрын

He is not known as that. It is one way in which he is known, but he's known as being a tragic case of an immense talent and showed the works the dark underbelly of baseball and eventually other sports. And the whole world respects that man for taking it in the chin like he did.

@griffinbrothers4401

3 жыл бұрын

PED's have beaning going on long before Bonds came around. Don't forget all the players of the past that also used PEDs. PUD Galvin in the 1890s for first know baseball PED use. Athletes been using anabolic steroids since 1930s. Before the 30's it was cocaine and animal testosterone. Mantle, Mays, Ruth, Aaron,Stargell, etc and just about everyone been using PED's light years before Bonds, Sosa, and Mcguire. It would be naive or just willful ignorance to think that "cheating" in baseball started in the 90s.

@swindler9483

3 жыл бұрын

@@griffinbrothers4401 Links please need evidence

@cleftwich84

3 жыл бұрын

The armor he started wearing that allowed him to crowd the plate without the fear of getting hit should have also been illegal

Maybe he was just hitting the weight room . . . doing skull squats.

@lakermd

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah those head workouts are something else.

@jeffwilliams6857

3 жыл бұрын

Skull squats...🤣🤣🤣...you win.

@jorgeB21LA.

3 жыл бұрын

😅🤣🤣 and his shoe size grew 3 sizes I think

@damohanson5393

3 жыл бұрын

Lol perfect

@TheMustyrusty

3 жыл бұрын

Balanced breakfasts

Without steroids, he probably would've retired about 6-7 years sooner with about 300 less HR, but he would definitely be in the Hall of Fame.

@asc00pamanuka

18 сағат бұрын

lmao....if he ACTUALLY DID anabolic steroids, which is what you're inferring...HE WOULD NOT HAVE LASTED AS LONG!!!!!!!!! You people seriously have no clue about what injecting ANYTHING into your body does...it DESTROYS and ERODES your CD4 lymphocyte count, lol. This is why those who DID inject needles did not last that long after doing so.

Ken Griffey Jr. the true legend of this era for not roiding.

@jamaalhorton2343

3 ай бұрын

Stop it!! He was roided too!!

@TheMarianoDelgado

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, as far as you know. Would you put your hands in the fire for any of them? Griffey kind of blew up a bit too, except his body broke down on him, he didn't become this super monster cyborg like Bonds

@reesejabs1895

2 ай бұрын

Another good guy was Jim Thome.

@trevor5904

2 ай бұрын

​@reesejabs1895 thome juiced too.. thome blew up top go look.at him in like 1991.. some guys juiced to get over or prevent injury.

@TheMarianoDelgado

2 ай бұрын

@@trevor5904 yup, fact of the matter is, no one is safe. It wasnt just about bulking up. It was also about stamina and recovery time. They also had masking agents to avoid any positive tests. Every now and then someone still tests positive.

Bonds had one, if not the fastest wrist snaps in baseball and that is what made him a great and feared hitter..

@aholmes74ah

3 жыл бұрын

Choked up on the bat

@yell0wberry

2 жыл бұрын

I think Tony Gwynn probably had the best wrist snap I’ve seen from a hitter this side of Hank Aaron, Barry bonds is by far the greatest dead red hitter during an at bat I’ve ever seen, easily

@dicktracy5066

Жыл бұрын

because he used a shortened bat

@leecowell8165

Жыл бұрын

@@dicktracy5066 he had a very short, compact swing with tremendous speed on it. he'd actually be waiting on a 100 mph fastball. The man had incredibly quick reflex as well. Saw him many times jerk a 100 mph ball foul and out of the stadium.. right field, btw. insane. nobody did it like Bonds. I remember an interview with Yellich when Bonds was coaching Miami as their hitting coach. Yellich stated that Bonds taught him a LOT about hitting.

@birdman8156

Жыл бұрын

The steroids, also adds quickness and speed, which is part of the by-product from the added strength 💪

His dad (Bobby Bonds) was thin when he was a young ballplayer as well but then he grew a lot thicker as he aged...like most of us

@HHMGBOSS

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad someone finally said it. But no one wants to talk about that. Emphasis on "US". Everyone wants to talk about Steroid use (never proven) or his attitude with the media (justified)...but we all know what the REAL issue is.

@kheindl100

3 жыл бұрын

hah. his head didnt get bigger. funny how it happened only after mcgwire n sosa got attention. cheater. liar. no hof u til he admits it

@mikemckenzie3488

3 жыл бұрын

Are you really suggesting that he didn't use steroids? How native can a person be?

@erichvonmanstein6876

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikemckenzie3488 why got proof he did? Huh? Then shut your mouth.

@mikemckenzie3488

3 жыл бұрын

@@erichvonmanstein6876 lmao. You can't prove he didn't. He obviously did, but you're apparently blinded af. I can't believe I even wasted my time replying to you're dumbass. Have a nice life

Barry lost the NL MVP race to teammate and rival Jeff Kent and later sacrificed everything to be the undisputed best.

The thing with Bonds is that he was a sure-fire first ballot Hall of Famer if he had never touched 'roids/PED. He was on a pace to be a top 15 player All-time had he never touched 'roids/PED.

Bat speed was incredible. He waited on every pitch like he was holding a plastic wiffle bat. WOW!

If you thought steroids enhanced Barry's career, imagine what it would have done for KGJr 24.

@bigdofba

3 жыл бұрын

Griffey was the greatest player of the 90s

@thegritzmayne4412

3 жыл бұрын

Griffey would have hit about 900 home runs.

@Blingem14

3 жыл бұрын

Greatest hitter no doubt

@TK0_23_

3 жыл бұрын

Bonds was a better hitter than Griffey. Sorry. Bonds is 1 of 8 players with an OPS+ over 180 over a 9 year period. And before you cry steroids, this was the 9 years BEFORE he started taking roids. After, it was above 200. There were 30 players over 160. Griffey did not even make this list. His best stretch was an 8 year stretch with an OPS+ OF 157.

@senororlando2

3 жыл бұрын

@@thegritzmayne4412 800 easy

HE WAS ALWAYS A TRUE HITTING MACHINE

Seeing him play innthe bayares as a kid was like watching a suoer human. Ill never forget watching him hit homeruns

It’s actually quite sad that a 40/40 guy, a multiple gold glover, a guy with a decade of splits at .300+/.400+/.1000+, a literal top ten player ALL TIME felt he HAD to do steroids to get the recognition he deserved. You ever hear the story of the dinner he had with Griffey after the Sosa McGuire home run season? They had been a friends since Griffey was like 17. They had a lot in common. Both raised with fathers in the league, both phenoms, both black. Apparently they related to each other and were good friends. Anyway, after the 98 season Bonds takes Griffey out for dinner. Bonds tells him how he feels. That he’s basically tired of McGuire and Sosa and the other steroids home run hitters getting all the recognition and never getting punished for taking steroids. He’s better than they are. He’s decided. If that’s what the league wants. If they are simply going to encourage these cheaters, than he’s going to do it as well. Griffey should consider doing the same... Griffey said that he had kids and he didn’t want his kids to even think he was a cheater. Their careers diverged from there. Bonds went in to have the greatest hitting seasons in the history of baseball. The rest of Hriffeys career was downhill from there. Plagued by injury. And he was like 5 years younger than Bonds. Then again Griffey is in the Hall and Bonds isn’t. But you can’t help sympathize with Bonds. He had seen steroid use and steroid users not only countenanced and not punished but glorified by the league and press during his decade in the league. Every one knew about steroids and no cared. So if that’s the way people felt than he would do them too. After years of not doing them and getting no credit at all. Then he does then and everyone collectively changes their minds and now he’s a cheater. Shit sucks...

@conanlive3784

Жыл бұрын

I don't agree that "nobody cared". It turned a LOT of fans off when they found out about all the juicing. I no longer care about McGwire, Sosa, Bonds and their accomplishments, they're tainted. I'm excited to see how many homers Judge will get this year, and if Pujols can get to 700.

@mrsinister8943

Жыл бұрын

That's why I blame the MLB. They failed to protect the sanctity of the game and their legendary homerun records. I remember when that reporter found that androstene or whatever in McGwires locker and nobody cared, it wasn't a secret though us fans didnt know the extent across the league. What I find sad is that now those homerun records will never come close to being broken unless the player is also cheating. Bonds was always a superstar and a great player though I think Griffey was better until injuries and Bonds taking steroids. Bonds in roids was probably the best offensive force in baseball history. I'm also assuming alot of pitchers were juiced up also but I'm not sure how it was compared to alot of hitters. Baseball really screwed up not protecting their game and forever losing alot of luster for the recorded.

@DoubleJHas2ManyDoodles

Жыл бұрын

Point proven that roids doesn’t help you hit baseballs. It helps you stay healthy enough and strong enough to do it past your prime.

@conanlive3784

Жыл бұрын

@@DoubleJHas2ManyDoodles And it helps warning track fly balls go over the fence instead of being caught in front of it. Had to have added dozens to his homer total.

@mikebird5148

Жыл бұрын

@@DoubleJHas2ManyDoodles I used to have this argument with my buddy who was a Bonds fan, "roids don't help you hit the ball" , , but they do, your body on juice is a totally different animal, you recover faster, your muscles react faster, stronger, ....and a once pop up to left turns into a upper deck home run, every pro can hit the ball, they are pros after all, , on steroids, they are pros with super powers.

Bonds knew he was the best of his generation before taking roids but when he saw not only Sosa but guys like Brady Anderson and Greg Vaughn jacking more homers than he ever did in his career around 1998 I think that pissed off him. He had to set the bar once again.

@dominickmilano4858

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah he has a lot of World series rings to prove it

@troutjunkie8863

3 жыл бұрын

I would say Griffey jr

@elliotmyers625

3 жыл бұрын

No way. Before he started juicing, no one would have taken him over Griffey. For most, probably not over Frank Thomas either. Steroids inflated Bonds' place in history by a lot.

@tonycrabtree3416

3 жыл бұрын

@@elliotmyers625 Junior is still the better 5 tool player than Bonds of that generation. Junior is 7th all time.

@TekRizzy

3 жыл бұрын

@@dominickmilano4858 rings to prove he was the best of his generation? Like Mike Trout? Griffey doenst have any rings either, no MVPs etc. If you hate Bonds because of the steroid stuff, that’s legitimate. But you gotta hate other players just as much as well.

I'll never forget seeing Bonds during the 1998 Home Run derby. Watching Mark McGwire launch moon shot after moon shot. I think Sosa ended up winning. Anyway Bonds is watching McGwire like a kid who just saw the greatest toy any kid could ever hope to get from Santa under the Christmas tree. More excited than the fans almost. It was the next year in 99 he showed up 20 pounds heavier, head shaved, forehead popping out like a cro magnon and his HR % jumped from 5.3% to 7.8% and of course only went up from there. His stolen bases went from 28 to 15 as he lost speed. less doubles and triples as well he was just swinging for the fences. It didn't take a genius to figure out what he did.

@bobdibenedetto5891

6 күн бұрын

..didn't matter. McGwire and Sosa were not his equal. In an era where most everyone was juiced (including the pitchers), he (and Griffey) stayed clean as the best baseball players on the planet and got no pub. Bonds decided to show what an elite HOF'er can do on roids, not just an any old HOF'er on roids. He made McGwire and Sosa look pedestrian after that.

The greatest hitter that ever lived everyone needs to knock it off

3:16 - That is one of the most impressive cuts I've ever seen. Absolutely manhandled. Griffey is still my favorite swing overall though.

@RC_Engineering

Жыл бұрын

This one is headed for new jersey!

And yet when he was chasing McGwire’s record in 2001, no decision maker in MLB said anything. Just like they didn’t say anything when McGwire was chasing Maris’ record in ‘98. They’re just as bad if not worse than the players. And now they get denied the HOF. Sickening. McGwire especially deserves a lot of credit for bringing glory back to baseball since they were reeling from the strike in ‘94.

@larimerbixby4853

10 ай бұрын

u r an imbecile.

@russs7574

9 ай бұрын

Oh absolutely....Bud Selig was their enabler. But HE's in the Hall of Fame. What a (Quack)ing hypocrite.

I've been watching baseball since late 70's. Bonds was always a great player, with or without steroids or PED's. I personally have no issue with the PED's. I mean I'd rather they not be a part of any professional sport, but during the end of Bonds career I'd say a huge percentage of players were taking PED's, and I would imagine if I was in any of their positions I probably would have taken them too. It became part of the culture. They make you stronger and recover quicker, but they don't exactly make you a better baseball player. The ones that were great and rose to legendary status were great ballplayers to begin with. They were all on the juice, why are people trying to condemn only the few? Regardless of steroids Bonds was one of the best hitters of all-time. Go Cubs!!!

@fmbbeachbum8163

8 ай бұрын

A lot of players were'nt, which makes the cheaters worse.

@Ferbes47

3 ай бұрын

Go Cubs!!!

@NosEL34

3 ай бұрын

@@Ferbes47 yep...that's all that matters here

@Ferbes47

3 ай бұрын

@@NosEL34 Yes Sir!! 💯

5:36: All those electric home run calls in this video, and then Joe Buck casually calls a grand slam like it was a routine play.

Steroids or no steroids, I love to watch that swing

@steroidsR4losers

2 жыл бұрын

Too bad the ROIDERS can't lift weights for size and strength! ROIDERS are FAKES! Stay natural buddy!

@johnbrennan2028

Жыл бұрын

I'll take Griffey ,smooooth !

He must’ve drank a lot of protein shakes!!!

@sushi4breakfast293

3 жыл бұрын

And did a lot of push ups

@yell0wberry

3 жыл бұрын

A porn star couldn’t have drank that many proteins shakes

2:10 the crowd went wild!! love it

Bonds is a hall of famer, period. He was on a hall of Fame career path prior to PEDs, and he was going up against pitchers on steroids and competing against contemporaries on steroids. Others were able to stay under the radar on peds while he ascended to being the greatest and most terrifying batter of all time

Even his head got bigger. Literally. Lots of guys were juicing in that steroids era, but Bonds was out of his mind on the stuff. The brutal irony being he was a 1st ballot HOF player naturally. .300+ hitter with natural 40+ home run power and speed on the bases too. His ego and his outrage at being overshadowed by juice hounds McGwire and Sosa led him down the wrong path. Sad but true.

He should be in the hall of fame. One of the greatest baseball players ever. MLB turned a blind eye because of revenue and then get mad at the players for doing something they encouraged.

@stratplayr6997

2 жыл бұрын

That's the arrogance of MLB, thinking that the fans either wouldn't notice or wouldn't care.

@cliffpadilla5871

2 жыл бұрын

MLB also turned a blind eye because of the strike in 1994.

@djrep6122

2 жыл бұрын

Probably because he was using steroids. Lol

@xdghost4845

2 жыл бұрын

@@djrep6122 hank aaron admitted to using amphetamines so he should not be in hof because that is a performance enhancing drug

@ExoticDva

2 жыл бұрын

It’s the Hall of Fame. Not the Hall of Morally Correct

Back in college I was in class with a guy who took steroids in high school so he could play football. He was out of football and was having knee surgeries. Massive muscle growth puts a lot of strain on other parts of your body

@asc00pamanuka

18 сағат бұрын

yeah, and Bonds just kept getting better and better as he worked out, honed his skills and maintained from START TO FINISH one of the best eyes, best timing and FASTEST bat speeds of all time. End of story. If you inject needles YOU WILL NOT PLAY THAT LONG, lol. People need to comprehend this.

@ricomajestic

17 сағат бұрын

@@asc00pamanuka Steroids also enhance bat speed!

Aside from the one year when he hit 73, he hit 30s and 40s of HR most years of his career. He always had power...

@davidstewart1757

10 ай бұрын

That's true, but doesn't tell the whole story. Bonds suffered a serious knee injury in 2005; his career never quite recovered thereafter. Prior to 2005, he had six seasons of reported steroid use. During that period, he hit at least 45 home runs EVERY single full season he played (he missed 60 games in 1999, and even then he was on pace for more than 45 home runs). He only had one 45 home run season in the previous 13 years.

@thomascatification

9 ай бұрын

@@davidstewart1757 Weightlifting took on big weight in the 90s. NFL o linemen went from benching 300 to 400+, tailbacks went from benching 250 to 350, etc. Bonds wanted to be stronger. He pounded the weights and at some point, asked what else he could take, presumably legal, to help. In those days, nobody knew what was allowed and what wasn't. It was constantly changing. And the vendors probably were lying.

@davidstewart1757

9 ай бұрын

@@thomascatification I have sympathy for much of what you say here. The only potential disagreement I can see might relate to whether the "vendors were lying." I don't know what you mean. Are you saying that Bonds may have been unaware of something he was taking? If so, I don't buy that at all. As for the rest of what you said, look, I have no dog in this fight, aside from the conviction that cheating is wrong and shouldn't be rewarded with the game's highest honor. I can't remember the evidence against him. If there's good reason to think he's innocent, he should be let in. If allegations are true, however, he shouldn't be. Yes, I understand the desire to win (although granted, I can't of course imagine the specific pressures Bonds was facing), and yes, I understand the burning desire to gain an advantage -- any advantage -- over opponents, but we've seen in recent years what a difference it makes when players don't use performance-enhancing substances. It changes the game dramatically.

@willshad

6 ай бұрын

It's not the raw totals you have to look at, but the HR per at bat. Before 2000, bonds hit a home run about every 15 at bats, and from 2000-2004 he hit one about every 8 at bats...in his mid-late 30s no less.

@thomascatification

6 ай бұрын

@@willshad Fair. But his batting average also improved -- he was seeing the ball better, improved his swing mechanics, and used his head better. He also changed lineup spots. A lot of moving parts to consider. There was a change generally among athletes as the 80s passed into the 90s -- and i remember it: guys hit the weights harder in the 90s than they did in the 80s. Strong NFL players in the 80s could bench like 300-350... and in the 90s guys, same size and body type, were putting up 50-100 pounds more. PEDs can't add 100 pounds to anyone's bench press. You need to be in the gym to do that.

Knew how to drive a baseball, regardless of steroids

@BeesFitness

3 жыл бұрын

I agree with this statement. Berry was just a great hitter and had an eye

@adammatthews6733

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly. Why didn’t any of the other steroid players hit over 700. Hitting home runs takes talent

@codylebleu9573

3 жыл бұрын

As well as see it

@timlampron2792

3 жыл бұрын

Has there ever been a 5 year stretch in baseball where a player put up the numbers Bonds did from 2000-2004? Dude went from being arguable the best player in the game to a 5 year stretch of perhaps being the most feared hitter of all time. Steroids or not, you have to have the ability to hit/lay off pitches. He didn't just become marginally better, be became a fucking machine.

@jorgepancho

3 жыл бұрын

Pete Rose "drove" a baseball 4256 times. But without PEDs, only 160 home runs. Imagine how much driving Rose could have done juiced.

Hank Aaron is the home run king. He did it legally

@Nls-nj5yw

3 жыл бұрын

No he isn’t Bonds is. It technically wasn’t even illegal when he did it. And it may be obvious, but he never failed a test. He’s the home run king.

@willdelarosa9440

3 жыл бұрын

Well according to some people the babe is still the home run king...I'm leaning a little towards Dave (Kong) Kingman boy he hit some tape measures...

@calebklingerman7902

3 жыл бұрын

I’ll never accept Bonds as the title holder. Hank Aaron is the home run king and the Bambino is the best baseball player in my book. Unfortunately, my book isn’t the one that matters.

@Nls-nj5yw

3 жыл бұрын

@@calebklingerman7902 saying babe Ruth is the best baseball player of all time is a complete fucking joke. Any stud from the Dominican Republic is better than Babe Ruth lmfao.

@steroidsR4losers

2 жыл бұрын

Too bad the ROIDERS can't lift weights for size and strength! ROIDERS are FAKES! Stay natural buddy!

I used to go to a barber in Virginia who actually took the time to project/extrapolate what Bonds' career numbers would've been without 'roids. I don't remember it verbatim, but it was damn impressive, easy HOF numbers. Something like 600 HRs, 1900 RBIs, 600 stolen bases... He was great without the 'roids.

He was an unbelievably skilled player, but the roids took him to Super Saiyan levels that nobody had ever seen, or ever will again. The guy wasn’t just hitting HRs, he was at or near the top of the league in batting average, and he was drawing around a walk a game if I recall. I don’t remember pitchers ever showing anyone else the respect he was getting, you simply could not throw the man a strike.

The juice ain’t no joke. He was already a badass hitter, just made him even better

@joshclark2109

Жыл бұрын

Y does he get love but Sosa's doesn't

@brennanhuff596

Жыл бұрын

Cuz nobody likes Dominicans

@angelicalynn1259

Жыл бұрын

@@joshclark2109 Because Sosa was a good player before them. Bonds was already a top three in the NL. Sosa was far from that. Before roids Sosa had one AS game only. Shoot if roids stayed out of baseball Bonds already was the best player in baseball (and this coming from a Braves fan). Oh and of course Sosa was a strikeout machine as well.

@asc00pamanuka

18 сағат бұрын

wasnt on injections aka anabolic roids. You people are so dimwitted....ANYONE who took needles had their careers end not long after.

He kept the same sweet swing, but gained tons of power behind it. He became the best hitter I’ve ever seen. Truly amazing to watch.

@nickajk1

Жыл бұрын

Cheater

@Deuce-2x

Жыл бұрын

@@nickajk1 cry about it bitch 🤣🤡

@_1ben

Жыл бұрын

i agree, he was locked in

@nickajk1

Жыл бұрын

@@_1ben I agree

@TheRealDarth_Vader

Жыл бұрын

@@Deuce-2x get mad he is a cheater😂😂😂😂

When ever you did anything a little too strong we’d be like “Damn Barry” lmfao this man was truly a different breed

Simply The Best Ever!