Barry Bonds ESPN page 2 article

[EricG]

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=hruby/060512

616 HR without steroids

[WindyCity]

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=hruby/060512

616 HR without steroids

 

So still a first-ballot HOFer by that measure.....

 

 

I highly doubt that will happen when he's first eligible for the Hall.

[Backtobanks]

When all is said and done, Bonds probably would have been considered in the top 5-7 ballplayers ever without steroids. He now may end up the most infamous ballplayer ever.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

The time spent to write that article could've been spent on so much more useful endeavors or purposes.

[Mizzou]

I guess I'll post this here, just cause there's no need for another thread.

 

When he hit 714 the other night, what was the reaction like from the fans?

[soccer10k]

I think everybody agrees that Bonds would have been a surefire first ballot HOFer without steroids. Heck, even if you cut off his career after 1998 - before he started taking steroids - he would most likely have been a HOFer anyway.

[katway]

I'd go for an even lower number because, in all likelihood, Bond's playing career (at least 6 years longer than his father's) has been extended by the juice and the increase in bat speed allows a hitter to no only hit the ball further, but also wait back on a pitch a little longer to make better contact.

[Irrelevant Dude]

When he hit 714 the other night, what was the reaction like from the fans?

I didn't see it (or care to see it for that matter), but from what I heard the reaction was mostly positive. But then again, they were playing in Oakland.