Thread: Barry Bonds passes Hank Aaron with 756

Congrats dumb bitch.

I think this picture in the NY Post is better than Yahoo's!

Lots of hate around here.

Keep following the pied piper (media).

If this is McGwire passing Aaron, why do I think we'd be celebrating this? Bud Selig is a scum bag for not being there and shaking Barry's hand. He helped create this mess by turning a blind eye to the steroid problem in the mid-late 90's. Juiced balls? Remember that argument? It was pretty obvious 10 years ago that the players were juiced, not the balls. Why roast one guy, when i'm guessing that 20-30% of major league ballplayers were experimenting with roids?

Bonds..McGwire...Sosa...Clemens?...Sheffield...Gag ne...
Caminiti...Palmeiro...Giambi...This list goes on and on.

Put an * next to Babe Ruth.. He played in an era when the best players did not pay in MLB, they played in the negro leagues.

Put an * next to Hank Aaron..He played his last 7 seasons in a tiny ballpark.

I'm in no way a Barry Bonds fan, but I respect him as a baseball player. He's right up there with the best ballplayers of all time.

If he was a lifetime Dodger player, i'm guessing all of the Dodger fans that were booing, would be standing and cheering this moment. Just like the Giant fans were last night.

Congrats to Barry on hitting 756.

If he didn't roid it up he'd have finished at around 600.

He's a dick.

He plays for my most hated team in baseball.

The media didn't need to tell me any of this, but thanks for playing. I've got plenty of hate though.

Baseball Fans > 12 Year Old Girls

(but not by much)

Maybe it's not all the HGH and/or Steroids. Check this article out concerning his armguard.

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/ea..._id=1003621797

Originally Posted by Cup B4 I Die

Lots of hate around here.

Keep following the pied piper (media).

If this is McGwire passing Aaron, why do I think we'd be celebrating this?

You don't know much about society or baseball? Or you think race has something to do with this?

Bud Selig is a scum bag for not being there and shaking Barry's hand.

As the MLB commissioner he represents baseball. Baseball (like all sports) it's nothing more than entertainment. Without fans to be entertained there wouldn't be professional baseball. Selig not being there to celebrate an * was a perfect way to represent what the fans think.

He helped create this mess by turning a blind eye to the steroid problem in the mid-late 90's. Juiced balls? Remember that argument? It was pretty obvious 10 years ago that the players were juiced, not the balls.

Selig is partly to blame, no doubt.

Why roast one guy, when i'm guessing that 20-30% of major league ballplayers were experimenting with roids?

Bonds..McGwire...Sosa...Clemens?...Sheffield...Gag ne...
Caminiti...Palmeiro...Giambi...This list goes on and on.

First, your guess means nothing. Second, while lots of guys were probably juiced how many of them have evidence (circumstantial or not) against them for doing so? Even out of that list you gave there are some guys you're taking a blind guess on. Third, Bonds is the only one breaking records right now. We aren't roasting Sosa because the guy is hitting .243 with 16 HR. Sammy would be getting killed if he was going for the triple crown.

Put an * next to Babe Ruth.. He played in an era when the best players did not pay in MLB, they played in the negro leagues.

More speculation. Were there plenty of great players in the negro leagues? Of course. You don't know if they were the best. Furthermore baseball was king back then. Bonds is playing in an era where the best players are on a court or football field. Should we add another * to 756 because of that?

Put an * next to Hank Aaron..He played his last 7 seasons in a tiny ballpark.

Now your comparing ballparks dimensions to steroids and segregation. C'mon guy.

I noticed you left out the number of at bats Bonds has had compared to Ruth. Convenient considering that has more of an impact on HR totals than anything you've mentioned. Guess we can just call it 756***

I'm in no way a Barry Bonds fan, but I respect him as a baseball player. He's right up there with the best ballplayers of all time.

If he was a lifetime Dodger player, i'm guessing all of the Dodger fans that were booing, would be standing and cheering this moment. Just like the Giant fans were last night.

Maybe, that's why they are called fanatics. Too bad we will never know. Until that happens it is the Giants fans who are crazy and delusional, not the ones in LA.

BTW I like CBS.sports image too...

Originally Posted by lath19

BTW I like CBS.sports image too...

The size of his head there is more telling and probably more effective than the asterik. They should just put that in the record book next to his HR total--on a fold-out page, of course.