For Barry Bonds, choking up on the bat started early

[@AntonelliBaseball]

Very cool story! Makes sense!

[@Thefvkingoat]

yeah best hitter ever

[@ethanniedorowski6020]

Looks like he can still play damn shame ... I wanted more

[@KianPatel33]

Hi Matt i am a subscriber

[@Truckerdaddy]

Pete Rose use to choke up too.

[@DubbyDubois]

@@Truckerdaddyanother all time great

[@bankrobba6731]

Whether you like him or not. You can’t deny Barry is a hitting guru. He learned baseball at a young age from his father ,who was a pretty fair player himself, and his godfather was one of the 5 greatest players ever... The great great Willie Mays. When you’re watching Bonds play it’s pretty much the closest thing to Willie Mays you’ll ever see.

[@meyer7312]

He's a cheater bro

[@Sizzle403]

@@meyer7312and you a fuckin goof what’s the difference

[@HARVEY_1988]

@@meyer7312Cry somewhere else kid

[@averagejohnson3985]

He looks younger now than he did when he was on the Giants

[@bspoon2529]

crazy right

[@e-rab_malibu34]

Yeah he’s not getting bigger because he’s not doing steroids anymore lol

[@jeffwhite2395]

Ian Blackwell he definitely still does trt

[@swillo4280]

Them roids man

[@KIDSHIT100]

Less stress

[@abigailellcey1514]

Man, i love Barry. What a slugger and legend.

[@OpinionatedPeach]

Bonds looked good for a guy who used to be two guys

[@MrJking065]

😂👌

[@evanchan9215]

@@MrJking065 huh?

[@TheBatugan77]

@MANCHESTER UNITED FFFFUCK soccer.

[@williambrennan1658]

@MANCHESTER UNITED socker is for people who suck at baseball

[@danielquiroz4802]

MANCHESTER UNITED fuck soccer that shit is gay af

[@OrbitRex6215]

It is great to have Barry in the Marlins ! I remember when I saw him play with the Pirates, I was impressed and told myself this is a very special player, all that power and speed! I wish him well and always a fan !

[@MAMP]

Bonds is very likeable. I wish he was my hitting coach. Rock on Barry!

[@WonkaBiz]

U still F with J-Lo on the side or nah?

[@courylanders5154]

@Michael Lansky Alot of athletes weren't media friendly when they were playing.

[@apjay_stl]

Yeah i wouldn’t be so nice either if majority of the world don’t understand how a mans body blows up when our testosterone slows down. (Slow metabolism)

[@dogpd3]

Wish Bonds was the pirates hitting coach

[@OMGruesome]

@@dogpd3 Facts

[@richardd6669]

Bonds could hit 250 with 25 hr today at 55 years old....Also he would get 70 walks and under a 100 strikeouts....Only had had a 100 strikeouts once (102) when he was 22 . His first season in MLB. Now a days players don't care about striking out . Back in the days a strikeout was like the worst thing you could do !

[@cedricgist7614]

Never knew Barry Bonds choked up! He was more of a monster than I thought! You choke up for bat control, but you lose some power. Barry was scary - if he lost leverage, then he supplied the strength. What a gifted individual! And he was charming in this interview....

[@frankwilliams5802]

honestly i feel as if i gain power when i choke up because of better contact maybe im wrong idk all i know is that i hit wayyyyy farther choked up

[@Bidwellz9]

look at his bat, his grip on the bottom forces it lol....i mean his actual bats not the one here

[@silkboxing4454]

Spencer Grant Great Comment. He was a Beast and sight to witness.

[@gerifranzese4973]

Spencer Grant his power was from steroids that’s why he could hit for power

[@dynamicvoltage9765]

I'm sure the roids more than made up for the power he lost from choking up

[@dice-city1386]

you belong in the hall of fame, you're one of the best I've ever seen.you been the best before all of this rumors.The sad part about all of this is that you were so good that you did no need to do anything else, for what? you and Roger Clemens were hall of fame way before all of this.... Sadly, so many probably will go to the hall of fame that are not even close as good as both of you were.I'M very happy to see you back,so keep doing right things and God will bless you and your family---Remember that only God can judge you.

[@cbanks1980]

I agree

[@ralforch2893]

Cheater cheater cheater

[@OutlookPositive]

Rumors? No more like facts. Sad cause you're right. Why Barry did u use steroids. U didn't have to. So talented of a player. It's pretty obvious to me that he used Ped's. Take a look @ Pittsburgh & then the Giants. Big difference in build. A huge difference.

[@lenq8643]

Ral Forch never tested positive

[@johnnytravis6697]

He leveled the playing field by juicing....I don’t blame him a bit....but he was so good that he could keep up with the juicers naturally...once he leveled the playing field and started juicing himself, no person past, present, or future will ever touch how great he was.

[@joshmcrae8225]

looks like he can still play

[@joseanthompson9069]

@MANCHESTER UNITED Caught you. Again

[@mcdouble1560]

MANCHESTER UNITED Fuck you little bitch

[@_shl_6103]

MANCHESTER UNITED sucker is for pussy’s

[@blakewatson4192]

@MANCHESTER UNITED so what's ur point?? I don't watch soccer and could care less what other countries like. I love baseball it's what I grew up playing.

[@danielquiroz4802]

MANCHESTER UNITED stfu

[@jerrybresnahan9993]

One of the best hitter in baseball all time

[@cabin_fever]

i was always taught to choke up at least 2 fingers sometimes it just works :-/ say what you will but it also works well for bat control / changing your leverage

[@cappy2282]

Barry the Goat

[@jackhamm5554]

Everybody though Barry was a jerk, I never did , he was just good and he knew it. As a Gs fan I watched him his whole SF career, he pretty much walked or Homered.Phenomenol talent.

[@thepope9648]

oh he was absolutely a jerk, no doubt. still love him

[@GrwnASman]

Amazing how he choked up so far on the bat and still generated a lot of power! Top 3 hitter of all time. Hammer Hank Aaron #1.

[@CSDonohue11]

I love the stories about seeing Barry Bonds Bat in The HOF and it being worn out in 1 spot. The sweet spot.

[@Careerender]

“I didn’t like getting jammed” This man singlehandedly jammed every pitcher he faced.

[@guilhemherisson3254]

GOAT!

[@Veal44]

Sterioads aside....still one of the best hitters history.HOF is actually a possibility for 2017

[@smokinjoe4684]

ad wall I don't give a fuck. hof all day. steroids don't teach sitting on a fastball.

[@x00p3]

If you went by what Bonds did in his pre steroid era there is enough there alone to put him in the hall of fame.

[@dzanier]

yes there is, but that's not how the hall should view him. we the public should view him that way because everything with the roids is distracting from the fact he was an absolutely great player.

[@smokinjoe4684]

Here here (champagne sip)

[@9Desiderio]

ad wall I agree. In my opinion he did use steroids, regardless you still have to hit the ball - and he was good at it. One of the best hitters of all time.

[@menorsosa8674]

El mejor de todos los tiempos. #25

[@user-jv9qz2bu1r]

anyone else grow up in San Carlos when Barry was a kid there? I regret not seeing him play Little League. First time I heard his name I was about 12 years old and some kid said, "Heh Barry Bonds is down at Burton Park (where they had a few ballfields). My house was like three blocks from that park and I did not go. Sigh. Barry - you the best - hope the Hall comes a calling for you.

[@christopherbako]

Best of all time.

[@TheBatugan77]

Both sons of great ballplayers.

[@no-bozos]

Great, great, baseball player.

[@olympiabats4512]

my first game in 4th grade! First at bat i dont think i ever went to the cages. I hear him yelling CHOKE UP!! I was so confused i did not know what he was talking about, The next day we went to the cages and he showed me. I am 43 still hit the same with slight variations!

[@franktrujillo3376]

I always choke up on the bat I was a decent hitter I was a single hitter get on base let the big dogs move me over but choking up on the bat made me feel comfortable like I had more control

[@juniormartinez1122]

Best of the Best don't matter what Barry Bonds is Barry Bonds.

[@andrewnyman4128]

The goat without question

[@jeffymeh]

I could listen to Barry all day

[@silkboxing4454]

Bonds was bad SOB! Luv him or hate him. He was a sight to witness

[@_1ben]

every phenon in every sport seems balance is essential

[@jasonkassa2204]

Good video. Choking up makes some sense, and potentially could use longer closer to maximum barrel bat from the tradeoff in weight. Today's pitchers all throw hard and spin. I was only comfortable at the end of the bat, and sometimes even down in my pinkie finger. It wasn't easy to find long bats. I think everyone has had thousands of hours of whiffle bat and weighted bat swings emulating their heroes. Bonds was the best.

[@JDwJC11]

Bonds definitely looks slimmer now than his playing days.

[@jimmyz7218]

Alittle late now but wish I would've tried it.

[@jakethegreat444]

When I was 4 (swear not lying) I’m happy to say I met him

[@scshufran251]

When Barry Bonds played for the Pirates during the early 1990's, he obviously had MVP stats during the regular season, but, when it came time to demonstrate that talent in the playoffs he would go AWOL! The truest measure of greatness for any professional athlete in his chosen sport is "how did he perform when the stakes were at their highest"! Unfortunately, Barry Bonds would 'shrivel up and die' during the Post Season when his team needed him the most! For that very reason, he'll forever be labeled a "CHOKER" in the eyes of many Pirate fans!

[@bonswanger]

That says it all! Lighter is b much better.

[@counter546]

Rick Swanger definitely you can swing it alot faster as opposed to a heavy bat that feels like you swinging underwater

[@simonbolivar4361]

Quisiera saber que dijo

[@OrbitRex6215]

Of course he deserves to be in the Hall of Fame!

[@paulvon2378]

Born in 1964! Barry is the man

[@blakewarren5613]

Greatness

[@Search4theYeti79]

This is the most human I've ever seen him.

[@TimTheMusicMan]

Bonds is great, steroid or no steroid, was brought up and taught correctly under the right supervision and the right environment...

[@jeffshepherd1342]

Barry would probably still dominate at 57

[@Trystaticus]

he was so temperamental in his days as a player, I was never a fan Absolutely one of the best to ever do it, and now that he's coaching, it seems like he may have mellowed out a little bit.

[@booniedavillier504]

He was always this way... He's a family friend... Been knowing him for a min and I can literally say that Barry is the homie... No caps.. Humble genuine dude..

[@YoooItsRex]

Being famous and getting shit from millions of people can make a person that way. Once you get to know someone on a personal level, that’s when you find out who they really are.

[@Edgelawd]

Choking up is weird for me. Plus, if you choke Up, you get LESS coverage. On the outside corner how will you get the barrel on the ball that far out?

[@petecamiolo4955]

Free Tha carter V yeah, I didn't understand that comment either..

[@34thncrenshaw]

barry bongs is barry bonds!!! nuff said

[@rmartin7558]

Greatest of all time. None of those other guys using steroids ever hit 73, and that was most of 'em. Jus' sayin'.

[@mikesnight1974]

To me in my generation Bàrry Bonds was the greatest.

[@questtech7148]

They said Bonds wasn't a good hitting coach because he couldn't understand how the batters cant pick up ball spin instantly out of the pitchers hand like he could.

[@redlineaddicts2997]

Mussina was smart Gave a away 3 balls consecutively on purpose not only to make him chase but to make bonds forget he even had a fastball And bam surprise Awesome hall of famer ❤

[@raygordon3728]

Barry, come clean. At least tell us when you started touching the stuff. It would be great to know what your numbers were when you were clean.

[@iii_EazyLou_iii]

Berry uses a 34” 31.5 oz bat Arron using 35” 31.5 oz them bats are heavy lmao

[@Shootskas]

It must have been nice to have Willy Mays as your godparent.

[@isletgedeon4785]

Forget steroids, he is the best ever.

[@silverguard8105]

Islet Gedeon Without them he doesn't touch Aaron.

[@idansolon4715]

What about all the pitchers he was facing who were also using?

[@silverguard8105]

Cheaters, just like Bonds. And guys like Clemons didn't need them, same way Bonds didn't. Ridiculous thing is, even with steroids, the best pitchers of the 90s and early 2000s were not as the pitchers of the 60s.

[@tnbtnb3369]

without steroids. his name would be irrelavant. probably 100 home runs at the end of his career

[@silverguard8105]

TNB LKD I don't like him either but come on man be realistic, he had over 300 home runs before he started using. Before he started using he was the best all-around player in the game.

[@MRDYNAMITEDAWG]

Why not just use a smaller bat if you’re going to choke up every pitch?

[@SynysterGoose]

I've always choked up just enough to clear the knob

[@DavidHolcomb1776]

That dude should be in the HOF no matter the steroid issue,they can put an asterik by his name for those years but he was HOF talent before that.Hank is still HR King to me though .

[@fockinausty]

natural born hitter

[@DavisMann]

I get it if the point is to send a msg...but again, BBall isn’t any more legit than its players. He was the toughest OUT I’ve ever witnessed. He could do anything w a baseball...he just ruined it all with a hormonal needle. Walking him was a MUST in essentially all situations. The other bash bro’s weren’t gonna slap one to the opposite field in the 9th w a runner on 2nd and two outs. They were there to: 1. Sell tix; 2. Bomb it.; 3. Or blow it. I AM proud to say that his head has shrunken back to a normal size (physically).

[@jeffw1267]

Ted Williams choked up on the bat too. If you have enough power, you can do that.

[@jazzcabbage1776]

Barry Bonds is a good argument for the best hitter of all time no doubt, but what about someone like Ted Williams or Joe Dimaggio? Hank Aaron or even Babe... but i feel like Ted Williams might be the better hitter, just cuz bonds hit the most homers doesn't mean he's the best hitter necessarily. Idk just my opinion.

[@tonygaertner8863]

Taking babe or mike trout over bonds

[@jazzcabbage1776]

@@tonygaertner8863 wow Mike trout? Im not disagreeing but that's bold. He is a good hitter tho probably the best in the league imo

[@rjvsmb]

Ok, who played Strike Out as a kid?

[@bellagiotapes]

chokin up on the bat should be common sense, why is this even a discussion, blows my mind

[@lilbrusselsprout8261]

growing up he was painted to be a bad guy cause of the steroids etc. He seems like a really sweet guy

[@hackrjack]

ASU !

[@toxictheone3251]

they should not have fired bonds...MARLINES....IMPROVEMENTS...TAKE....TIMEEEEE!!!!

[@rjdodgerz2776]

Best home run hitter in baseball and that’s coming from a dodger fan.

[@MrJking065]

This man was a HOF'er before he cheated. Why in the world did he use steriods.And obtw yes steriods makes a huge differnce. The baseballs are no longer flying out of the park homerun totals are way down and we are almost what seems to be a dead ball era. So yea steriods make the great greater and makes the OK great. Baseball needs to make them legal so we can see the most exciting thing about baseball the home runs.

[@brotherhtl4860]

Jerry Traveler allegedly Sir..... no proof he purposely used it. Never failed a test.... just propaganda.

[@MrJking065]

@@brotherhtl4860 So Barry Bonds Head Just grew 3 times the size of a normal head? That is the biggest tell tell sign of steirod use.

[@brotherhtl4860]

Jerry Traveler where is the proof? Just talk. He was the best before he banged73. No proof, you just adding fuel to the toxic waste.

[@MrJking065]

@@brotherhtl4860 Well he admits to using steroids. www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/barry-bonds-perjury-trial-begins-032111

[@BobsonDuggnutt]

Jerry Traveler Home Runs are actually being hit more than ever nowadays. In 2017 there were 6,105 hit in the MLB, which is the most hit EVER in the history of baseball.

[@timothykelly628]

Super cocky....but hes the best of the modern era....handsdown......40 40 club ....homerun king ....rbi monster....five tool alien.

[@billyriendeau4856]

Great story. Barry killed inside pitching.

[@510YOLO]

anyone hating is a dodgers fan. Barry the g.o.a.t

[@MrPewee32]

Rafa Moss I’m a dodgers fan and I admit he was really good but he was a steroid user man. He cheated

[@richiebambara3980]

Couldn’t Jamm him because he used the leverage he had to his advantage.

[@bromidedrag]

Great stuff for kids to see.

[@michaelhorner6804]

Human Growth Hotdogs 🌭

[@chance-m-holton]

Can barry bonds ever just be humble???

[@michaelh1889]

Barry Bonds not is Hall because he was mean to Twinkie reporters...imo...

[@TheoHuxtible]

Marlins Dolphins Heat Panthers Hurricanes. 🇺🇸305

[@chrisdub846]

see, it's not the PED's

[@treygray2817]

chrisdub84 who didn't know that?

[@OutlookPositive]

So what was it then? Yes it was the Ped's.

[@flanaganvaldezgaminlvez3720]

The Best ever and l'm not talking about Floyd ok, ok.

[@briancalifornia1]

Get him in an Angels Uniform they need him

[@kalebcarter364]

The lightest voice for a side that used roids

[@wenotdabank_2835]

Kaleb Carter zero correlation

[@captlucky2320]

HOF go to his house you'll see a hof

[@gobillz6895]

@aaronjudge

[@billmoyer3254]

rahoyd hittah

[@TenshinhanIsKing]

Why is he small again? Hmmm

[@antoyal]

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that he stopped eating 4000 calories a day and scaled back his workouts tremendously.

[@carboardpickaxe6615]

Event Horizon i dont know maybe its because hes fucking 54 years old and doesnt play baseball anymore

[@halwarner3326]

Afrocentric Asian he's the same size, nothing to see here move along.

[@eduardogomez5856]

@@halwarner3326 hahahahaha, tell em

[@johnjacobjingle7177]

This must've been along time ago...Barrys head doesn't look like a tire and his voice sounds like a little kid...All I can say kids is... (JUST SAY NO) Steroids are bad 👎

[@jason8079]

This was over a decade after his career ended

[@scottychi]

His voice doesn’t match his body

[@jackson5116]

Was this before or after he used the steroids?

[@danielho1567]

Career change is choke up on steroids.

[@LLPOF]

Barry could have been considered the greatest player ever if he would have just let his charisma shine instead of being the person he was. It's not a hard thing to do. If someone asks you a question you don't like, respond with how much you love the game and wish every day was a double header. If a teammate is getting better press than you, be happy for him and elevate him. Do this in earnest. If you have to fake it, then do some introspection to find out why.

[@ac8274]

Bonds has shrunk back down to his Pittsburgh size lol

[@rockabillylaker]

My hate for him as a Doyer fan has went away. Seems like a really cool dude. That being said, if you want to erase his steroid era, he still belongs in the Hall from his time w/ the Pirates.

[@7P9G]

juice

[@StankyNuttz]

I don't believe barry was ever a kid

[@DavisMann]

I mean...baseball kinda sucks (in comparison to “sports”...or other spectacles with....idk...action). But alas, I love sports. During the “Home Run Derby Seasons” at the end of his career, Barry Bonds was a [intentional] walking, [seldom] talking, intramuscular shot of testosterone. That said, he was one of the best HITTERS of all time and is a NO DOUBT 1st ballot HOF’er.

[@MrDavidPartida]

Pete Rose said it best. "took 20 plus years for a guy to hit more than 50 in one season. Then you had guys going 60 and 70 like it was nothing. Guys hitting it out of the stadium.....you don't get better with age." The baseball community knows, Barry was good before the alleged usage of PEDs. But him averaging a homerun every 6.52 at bats in 2001 isn't humanly possible at that age (36) without supplements. I say let that cheat into the Hall of Fame. But make sure a BIG ASTERISK is next to that man's numbers.

[@FMoss-hk5ft]

David J Partida shut up barry bonds is goat

[@MrDavidPartida]

BIG M - he definitely is the "greatest of all time" cheater (goat)

[@FMoss-hk5ft]

David J Partida he faced pitchers on steroids too he was just better and people were jealous but i know why they dont like him he beat 2 greatest white guys mark mcgwire and babe ruth... 73 and 762

[@badamski17]

Actually he beat Hank Aaron's record, who was a black guy.

[@FMoss-hk5ft]

badamski17 i know but before that babe ruth was the main target people didnt want to see him passed...

[@EricSmyth4Christ]

Find Jesus Christ before it's too late

[@michaelvincent554]

Roids will do that