I'll defend Bonds as a great hitter, one of THE greatest, up until 1998...hell, even after them, all the 'roids in the world aren't going to help you spot the ball and know how to hit. The only thing I question and look at with a wary eye are the home runs after 1998, as I do with pretty much every big HR hitter in the "steroid era." Bonds is a jerk, and the accusations of '98-'02 are pretty ugly...but his career beyond that is still beyond phenomenal. You can't just ignore how damn good he is as a hitter.