nimue77 said:
Do you think that the Baseball Hall of fame currently includes nobody who used steroids at some point in their career?
I am not comparing him with everyone in the hall.Bonds is someone that is considered by many (not me) to be 1 of the 5 greatest players of all time.He needs to be held to a higher standard.I doubt that any of the following elite 5 (who are the greatest to play the game) ever used steroids.
1.Babe ruth- In case you didnt notice he played a few years back before performance enhancing drugs. How anyone could compare that puke with ruth is on some sort of drug himself.Ruth had a higher batting average by 42 points, hit more homers (hopefully will stay that way) and alot more productive years then that bloated fool bonds amongst other stats.People dont realize that ruth had numbers as a pitcher that would have got him in the hall by itself.Career era under 2.25, .671 winning percentage as well as winning 3 championships as a pitcher. He is the best ball player ever and no one can dispute that.While he had some run ins and some OFF the field issues (key word OFF) he was considered a good role model to many.
2. Ted williams-The greatest pure hitter since cobb.His 521 homeruns in his day would equate to about 700 in todays game.Grumpy but likeable, a guy who gave it up for awhile to do his duty for his country.would that fool do that???again, no comparison
3.Hank Aaron-24 time all star,holds records for career rbis, extra base hits and total bases as well as the 755.Off the field was a true professional and to this day still handles himself as well. One more time, no comparison
4. Willie Mays-660 homers, 12 gold gloves and a 24 time all star.Not the nicest guy in the world but still acted with class. Best fielder/hitter combo player in the history of the game. No comparison
5. MIckey Mantle-because he's the mick..There is a reason his rookie card is the most prized rookie card of any card ever printed.He was the polar opposite of bonds. Likeable, funny, TALENTED and admitted his mistakes.Best switch hitter in the history of the game. Numbers may not have matched with bonds but if they would have moved the fences in a few years earlier would have hit 650 easy.It should be illegal to use that a$$holes name in the same sentence as mantle.its like comparing man and beast
NONE of those 5 ever needed to cheat and to put a scumbag like bonds with the likes of the them is a black mark to the game.Barry bonds is bobby bonilla with juice nothing more.
arty: He is a a piece of garbage cheater along with mcgwire and the rest of the scum. If mcgwire, bonds and the rest gets into the hall the game will be tainted forever. It makes me sick that one day those names will hang on the same walls as Mantle, Ruth,Paige, Cobb and the rest of the players who made baseball what it is.
