How Good was Barry Bonds, Really?

The Foul Territory crew discusses the career and legacy of Barry Bonds.
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[@sparkybuchta8717]

I don’t remember how many times it happened. But when they walk You with the bases loaded - you are a BOSS

[@roblacitinola866]

Yup, who else did they do that to??? Yup, nobody ever...Barry was the best ever, over and over, not even close-

[@vegastjg]

Barry was 3 hrs and 4 sbs away from going 30-30 for 10 straight years and 1 of those was the strike shortened year.

[@suckert]

Shinnosuke Abe, a Japanese all-star catcher for almost two decades in NPB, described his experience facing Bonds behind the plate in 2002: "Just when I thought the ball got in my catcher's mitt, I realized it went over the fence. I thought I had caught the ball." Otherworldly bat speed/power and plate discipline.

[@ron88303]

And juiced. That helps.

[@tipofthespear6118]

@@ron88303like everyone else….but I do of course get your point, but he was also too gifted with things you can’t teach

[@ron88303]

@@tipofthespear6118 Everyone throws that “like everyone else” comment. Maybe to some degree for the steroid era, but it doesn’t work between eras some will claim it is because some players used amphetamines, but it’s a different drug. Bonds numbers exploded after he started using roids around age 35. He went from averaging a HR every 14 plate appearances to one every 8 plate appearances. His SLG climbed roughly 150 points whereas it dropped for other greats at advanced age. While he should be in HOF based on his pre-steroid stats, the roids elevated his stats compared to the other greats, and that should be acknowledged.

[@AaronMichaelLong]

@@ron88303 It doesn't help you hit. It doesn't help you know when to look.

[@ron88303]

@@AaronMichaelLong If it didn’t help, why would he juice? If you compare his pre- and post-juice stats, you’ll see that his post-juice batting avg, slugging %, and HR efficiency are all significantly higher despite his advanced age.

[@ronharvey8442]

Barry had the best hand eye coordination, bat speed, swing, and plate discipline I have ever seen. He could make the HOF with his numbers before steroids. He had a couple of seasons left despite no one picking him up..

[@dre32pitt]

he's probably still good for a .325 obp RIGHT NOW

[@77thUSARMYBAND]

Griffey Jr. Had a better swing

[@tipofthespear6118]

@@77thUSARMYBANDdefine better….Griffey had a more aesthetically pleasing swing maybe, but surely not more effective

[@chrisschaeffer9661]

ROIDS dumbass

[@chrisschaeffer9661]

​@@dre32pitt. He still shooting ROIDS?

[@kylegustafson6088]

From 92-07 he had one year with an ops below 1000 and it was .999 in 06😂😂

[@luisrondon136]

Yup, and that was old barry, playing defense everyday with surgery repaired knee and the press bothering him all the time. Thats how great he was

[@galap0g0sisland]

Yeah easy to inflate your slugging when you're juiced

[@christiansoldier77]

​@@galap0g0sisland75% of baseball players were juiced back then lol 😅

[@alonsogarcia6335]

⁠@@galap0g0sislandeven so, he was above 1.000 for most of the 90s when he wasnt juicing

[@Ryan__________________________]

Deserve To Be In The Hall Of Fame

[@opitz30]

Was in Phoenix for a D-backs game when he was with the Giants in 2006. Sat right behind the Giants batter box. Giants had Steve Finely who retired in 2007. We went early to the game and missed the D-backs hitting warm-ups but not the Giants. Finley was the only one who got close to comparing to Bonds but he wasn't even close. Finley hit these awesome line drives all over in the outfield, what a site. Then came Bonds. He hit that ball over the outfield as well with line drives except his went over the fence. Not just barely over the fence either. Many many rows up. One after another. Unbelievable. Must've easily hit over 30 to 40. He had 716 and what should've been 717 that day but his line drive to dead center was no seating at that time. The ball hit on the wall about 20 feet over the outfield fence and it was ruled a double. Wow, just wow! He hit those balls so damn hard and efficient...like it was nothing. A North Dakota boy doesn't get to see many great baseball players but I can always say I got to see Bonds and Ricky Henderson play. That's enough for me!

[@zedakiahadams9829]

There is no discussion Bonds is the greatest hitter / player of all time. I’m lucky to have seen him play no one will ever play the game like he did he deserves and should be in the hall of fame period

[@dfchang813]

Too good for hall of fame. A hall without bonds or rose or Clemens. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@nellyceg]

Thank you guys this was great!! Love Barry Bonds - Best of All Time 🤗🤗

[@VegasLoungeAct]

Bonds had a HOF resume WAY before he ever started on juice. He should've been a unanimous 1st ballot guy.

[@laartwork]

But then he cheated. It's what made him so great. He already was a HOF then when he should have been ending his career he decided to use steroids and it made him better. Same with Clemens. Pete Rose bet on baseball and was banned for life. But to me steroids was worse.

[@VegasLoungeAct]

@laartwork Lots of guys cheated. Did anyone else accomplish what he did after they started taking juice?

[@bromeethere]

​​@@VegasLoungeActnobody came close to his numbers even on PED, but that doesn't remove the fact that he still, cheated. Other people cheating doesn't make his cheating any less bad. If he can match performance on no steroid with cheating people, then I believe he is HOF, but I guess we'll never know.

[@TheDiscostu31]

@@VegasLoungeAct Nope. He was the best cheater

[@VegasLoungeAct]

@@TheDiscostu31 He was a super talent that increased his power, and only his power, by taking juice. Still doesn't take away from him being HOF worthy before he ever touched the stuff.

[@JernEye]

Never been to more Giants games than when Barry was playing, and I'm an A's fan. His homeruns were nothing like anyone else's in the league. They were violent. They were spectacular. And they came often. What an era!

[@seansley]

Best player I was fortunate to ever see play, and was my favourite player for years. I hope he makes the HOF in his lifetime.

[@THI5GUYY]

Screw the Hall of fame. Theres guys in there that shouldn't be, and guys who aren't there who should be (cough...Albert Belle...another cough...). The "media" didn't like him, so he's not in there. don't give me a steroids argument, steroids are not magical. There's dudes who took roids who couldn't dream of being as productive as Barry.

[@generale3056]

I’ve been watching MLB since the early 60’s for me it’s Willie Mays 1) Barry 2) then whoever you want to put at 3.

[@newjack1982]

And Mays was his Godfather so there you go!!!

[@S408J]

1st MLB game I ever attended was in 07...Mets were in SF. Barry hit a walk off TANK off Billy Wagner. Didnt expect Bonds to retire, after that season. Needless to say, that moment will forever be in my Baseball Treasured Archives!!

[@aloominknottyheadtap900]

In my opinion, Bond's domination was right up there with Jordan and Jerry.

[@mrstiles100]

To the people saying he was on p.e.d's remember.......hitting a round ball(going 90plus mph),with a round bat,...SQUARELY.....is STILL one of the most difficult things to do....PERIOD.....YES......he was THAT GREAT

[@jessepacheco5016]

I'm convinced that the majority of the league was on ped's at the time.

[@LatrellSprewell15]

greatest ever. The home run against the Angels in the world series, just unreal how quick he turned on that. *Im an Angels fan

[@jeremymegert]

Love hearing these stories from you guys. Please do more!

[@ScottyBraun-FoulTerritory]

agreed. Going to do more of these!

[@kpeters964]

Need more Barry stories! Barry is the GOAT; put him in the hall already. 🔥

[@Kuu_7]

Look at the stats before steroids

[@johnribeiro4581]

@@Kuu_7from 86 to 92 only two season under 20HRs. 1990 to 92 100+ RBI.

[@ron88303]

@@johnribeiro4581 Pre-steroids he batted .288 with one HR every 15.7 at bats. Post-steroids (roughly age 35 on) it was .322 with one HR every 9.1 at bats. The juice enabled him to play at a higher level than normal at a later age than normal. Although he should be in HOF based on his pre-juice career alone.

[@savingferris8279]

Cheaters have no place in the Hall. And you're trash for supporting a cheater.

[@texaswj]

I have been watching baseball for over 50 years. Barry was the best baseball player I have ever seen. It’s not close.

[@genenile6737]

My friend had the wgn channel that played cubs games. We would only watch when the giants were there and bonds came up to bat. His dad would yell out the window “bonds is hitting!” And we would all run inside and watch his at bat

[@OrthodoxyChronicles]

AJ is right. It's hard for people that never watched him to really understand how great he was. He's in a class by himself.

[@potentially__9445]

I’m telling you!!

[@beinquisitive]

232 BBs in one season. This dude was on a completely different universe of scary at the plate (for pitchers).

[@ron88303]

Thanks to the juice.

[@stevesteve788]

​@@ron88303im assuming you never played baseball so ill go easy. 60-80% of players were juicing especially pitchers- talimg steroids didnt give you an advantage, it leveled the playing field for the majority of the league

[@potentially__9445]

@@ron88303GET OVER IT! I’m willing to bet you aren’t posting similar comments on videos of mark mcgwire’s.

[@joshlewis575]

​@@ron88303nah that eye was god given. Steroids did nothing for his ability to recognize a ball or strike

[@ron88303]

@ If steroids didn’t help him, why did he take them?

[@bizmofunyuns6463]

He was an absolute beast of a man. His bat speed was insane

[@jamestepera3356]

Depends on your definition of a man. My definition emphasizes character

[@Styx121]

@@jamestepera3356 Ok dude. Honor has no place on the battlefield and it is also a myth. Especially in sports.

[@jamestepera3356]

@@Styx121 sporting events are battlefields? Try that comparison out on the next combat veteran you see.....

[@Styx121]

@@jamestepera3356 lol ok I will. I say it to my vet friends all the time. they did multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan too. You're dumb, just quit.

[@morrisparrish76]

More than you know!

[@yang-it-yin7002]

As a Padres fan I witnessed many of the countless HR's he hit off the Padres but the one I remember the most was when I was in the right field bleachers at Qualcomm stadium and Barry hit one so hard when it traveled over my head you can hear the sizzle of the ball cutting through the air. The ball was still on an upward trajectory and would have gone at least another 100 plus feey out of the entire stadium if not for the jumbotron scoreboard getting in the way. Once the ball hit the scoreboard it came embeddedd in one of the pixel squares of the jumbotron. Everyone in the stands was like amazed at what they just saw. This was prior to all of the steroid talk, the guy was amazing. The only other player I have witnessed hit a ball further in that stadium was Willie Stargell.

[@manueldelao9801]

I remember that Homerun. I thought It was one of His furthest, but I can’t find it on you tube. It hit the scoreboard at Qualcomm. It was a bomb

[@potentially__9445]

@@manueldelao9801it’s on here, I screen recorded!!!!!!

[@phonoflow]

Greatest of all time

[@ron88303]

Greatest juiced player of all time.

[@potentially__9445]

@@ron88303GET A JOB

[@pjbuma13]

If prime Barry Bonds (2001-2004) was a free agent in this years off season he would get $1B

[@henrywallacesghost5883]

No he wouldn't. You're forgetting he was already in his late 30's😂

[@pjbuma13]

@@henrywallacesghost5883 good point.

[@E_alvarad0]

​@@henrywallacesghost5883"if prime barry bonds" happened during 2001-2004 You're not too good at reading comprehension are you

[@nunzi83]

Yes Barry was on gear. So was every pitcher that was pitching to him. He’s the best of the best. It’s a joke he isn’t in the HOF

[@dre32pitt]

It's more-so a joke that MLB continues to profit off of his likeness with various clips on YT, yet he's not in the HOF.. hypocritical cunts lol (MLB, not you.. you, you're awesome)

[@Benjamin-et3ii]

Only struck out more than 100 times once and that was in his rookie year.

[@gregorycampbell9386]

So we all know Barry Bonds plate discipline and "eye" was legendary. Once i was on a flight to Cali and got seated next to a big burly guy. We got to chatting and come to find out he played in the MLB for oakland during the 90s. He said it got to the point with Bonds that if he didn't swing, the umps basically never called a strike lol.

[@nunzi83]

Wow. Kratz made a great point. Bonds made hitting homeruns in SF Stadium easy. Such a tough park to hit in. Made it look like he was hitting in Cincy or Philly.

[@MetroidGrime-n5y]

Imagine Bonds playing half his games at Yankee Stadium 😤

[@tecolotegto]

Steroids don't help your plate discipline

[@anthonysanpaolo]

Eye coordination too

[@midnsingh]

Yes they do. The faster you can swing the bat, the longer you can wait on a pitch, the better your decision making. Fractions if seconds make a difference

[@anthonysanpaolo]

@@midnsingh ok Singh

[@ron88303]

@@anthonysanpaoloSingh is right. Bonds was one of the best before the juice, but the juice was definitely a factor later in his career.

[@laartwork]

But balls that would have been caught were suddenly going over the wall. Ask Brady Anderson.

[@E_alvarad0]

Shohei struck out 162 times in 2024. Bonds never struck out more than 100 times in a year for his WHOLE CAREER other than his debut rookie year

[@ChairmanMeow1]

If you're playing a video game its still hard to replicate Bonds seasons lol.

[@rorynell4962]

He did it in Oracle Park is actually the most insane thing. That place is huge, especially for lefties.

[@dhamilton707]

Privileged to grow up watching the sf giants. My mom and i would be jumping up out of our seats when barry would launch balls into mccovey cove. He was insane and never saw someone get a free bag so often. I'd start laughing soon as the catcher stood up and stepped to the side

[@scott783]

And he was hitting against pitchers that were on steroids. That’s often missed

[@ron88303]

Roids was a huge advantage. Pre-steroids he batted .288 with one HR every 15.7 at bats. Post-steroids (roughly age 35 on) it was .322 with one HR every 9.1 at bats. I think he used roids more effectively than the pitchers.

[@scott783]

@@ron88303clown, don’t try to tell me about bonds, you were not old enough to see him play. He had 495 home runs before the juice. Put all your analytics and your stats and your nonsense away and go back to the basement and playing video games

[@scott783]

@@ron88303you didn’t even see bonds play. Put all the analytics and stats and nonsense away and go back to playing video games

[@ron88303]

@@scott783 I saw his father play. And Mays, Mantle, Aaron, Koufax, etc. You obviously didn't. If you prefer to go with feelings over facts, that's on you.

[@scott783]

@@ron88303if you saw all those guys play , which you probably didn’t , then you would know bonds had 495 home runs and hall of fame numbers before the PED and juice stuff. And he was playing against players and hitting against that were also taking stuff

[@Cagon415]

Bonds is the best ever. I'm telling my grandchildren he's the goat. They're going to know.

[@SlidinPonyCrew91]

His run from like 01-04 was similar to video game levels which have not been duplicated.

[@riltalk4055]

I wonder what other 4 year stretches in history are even in the stratosphere?

[@wonderemporium6094]

Honestly on the highest difficulty in the show, I think it would be tough to match his 04 OBP.

[@joshlewis575]

Baseball is the only sport where the defense dictates the game. Bonds is the only guy I've ever seen who dictated the game from the box. Pitchers were scared to pitch to him. Dude would see 2 maybe 3 pitches a game and he'd punish it majority of the time. Prime bonds was amazing to see. Greatest eye ever

[@hillsfiveeh]

He was and is the BEST ever!!!!

[@freddiecotton6631]

Barry was the truth.. along with Ken Griffey!! Best 2 baseball players i ve seen in my 53 yrs

[@bradythagoatt]

514 STOLEN BASES with almost 800 HOMERS is INSANEEEEEE

[@dontarendleman9383]

AJP is a real one for this take, he could’ve lied about his real truths to appease some but he spoke the truth.

[@geekUSA101]

And 2004 the year AJ was on the giants, might have been his best year. He hit more home runs than he had strikeouts

[@Kountry_k]

I was young but I’m a dbacks fan so I saw Bonds a lot. What it felt like to play that guy isn’t anything like any other hitter. And the snakes had Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling lol. It wasn’t just when Barry was hitting, it was how you had to map out when he was hitting again. There was nothing like it

[@QuentinBaggett-z1t]

Long live the legend Barry bonds

[@jakemessick2332]

i agree barry was special i was at alot of the record breaking games just by chance, My girlfriend got us tickets 3 months before my birthday for Aug, 7. during the 2008 season so you can imagine what a cool game that was to be a part of. I've been a die hard giants fan my whole life but even after all the time has passed i feel honored you have been able to be a part of witnessing such an amazing player through my childhood and early adult years.. there really isn't an argument , stubborn haters mostly, but it is true all the same he's the best player i've ever seen play the game :)

[@markhalverson6628]

As a baseball fan I can say Barry was the best player I ever saw. The fact that he is not in the HOF is a joke! Although his suspected roid use sucks, and as it was said in the video, so many other players were using and a lot were pitchers, he was the best. What is not said enough is the steroids were NOT ILLEGAL in the game at that time! Bud Selig was the commissioner who turned a blind eye to the usage because it made the game relevant and grew fans! How is HE in the HOF and Barry is not?? The HOF is a joke without the best players from their era...regardless of what they were taking to make the game better! There are many men in the HOF that wouldn't be if the same standards were applied then as there are now. The excuses made are based on Character and Sportsmanship: Assessment of a player's integrity, sportsmanship, and character. Barry is not in because he had a bad relationship with the media.

[@potentially__9445]

COMPLETELY AGREE, especially your last sentence. 💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@alimoini8428]

When people claim he was on juice, how come no one else who was a confirmed PED user even came close to his numbers? He is the GOAT. It is not a hall of fame without him in there. All this asterisk talk is nonesense

[@JEM2905]

Claim?

[@MikeydeLaraCovers]

Because he was on something. He was the greatest AND he was juiced. Both things can be true at the same time.

[@alimoini8428]

@@MikeydeLaraCovers yes you are correct. BUT applying an asterisk next to him only and denying him his spot in the HOF is absurd. Players such as Hank Aaron who has admitted to taking 'greenies' (amphetamines) and god only knows which other 'idols' like Babe Ruth and others took. No point in discussing IF he did or did NOT, my point is only he belongs in the HOF without an asterisk. If people want him to have an asterisk, then a whole microscope needs to be opened up on the other thousands of players already in the hall to see if it's possible their legacy could also be 'tainted'.

[@therealtombrokaw]

He was the best of all time and don't you fucking forget it.

[@BigDogg-m2k]

The Best of the Best!!💯

[@iLuseMy1v1s]

I'm still upset his HR ball in St Louis went 2 rows over my head.

[@MonsturoCapone801]

He's the greatest I've ever seen by far and for those who say he was on the stuff well he was doing it Pittsburgh before he was in SF. Being on Juice doesn't make you hit a baseball better or whatever because if so many people were on Juice why is Bonds so much better than they were? Why isn't McGwire, Sosa etc close to his numbers or sustained greatness, hell im a life long Dodgers fan and Bonds is my favorite player of all time. Dominant isn't the word that would do his career justice. He'll you have alcoholics, drug addicts, domestic abusers in the hall why not the juice heads?

[@iosoul]

Thank you for acknowledging how hard it was to hit San Francisco. I was there for the last All-Star game in San Francisco 2007 and the whole weekend. Nobody hit a home run at the home run Derby or I don’t believe it’s the All-Star game but for sure not the home run Derby and I’m thinking Barry. I couldn’t imagine how much he would’ve hit. Had he played in a more hitter friendly ball park

[@jordanenzie7314]

The PED argument against Barry being the goat should not be allowed to be used. Like AJ said, it did not matter if he was on sauce or not, he was the best!

[@ron88303]

The best juiced player. Ignoring the juice years, Mays, Mantle, Aaron, and several others had better careers stat-wise.

[@dabur74]

The best I have ever seen. Period.

[@ericmyers2532]

Love Barry. Thank you guys. ❤

[@flexhenry3]

Being from SF, when barry came in 93 to thr giants he was must see tv!! Every at bat, we wont see another like him again

[@trentf4891]

He played many seasons after testing was introduced and still put up 45 homers a ton of walks and high ob% in his late 30's early 40's. He could have hit 70 hr at 38 if he was pitches to.

[@netrade3898]

I'll give props to AJ on saying Barry was better than Griffey offensively. Here's why. When Griffey went to Cincinnati, I thought he and Barry would be neck and neck in IBBs year after year. Well, in his first season in Cincinnati, Griffey only mustered 17 intentional walks, while Barry got twice that number. Griffey never ever commanded that level of respect even without the DH in the lineup while in the National League. Plus, outside of his rookie year (100+ K's) Barry didn't strike out at all for a power hitter except for 90+ in '01. Barry was always at least 20-25 less K's than Griffey and FAR more walks. I love Griffey, but Barry commanded way more respect in the area of intimidation when it came to pitching strategy.

[@davis2k1234]

Griffey never had a great hitters eye and he has said he’ll swing at a bad pitch try and get a RBI where as Bonds always had a great eye and would take a walk over a RBI every time so different hitters in that respect plus Bonds was on cutting edge PEDs by 2000 were Griffey was already in phase 1 of his decline in 2000

[@BerryZitoo]

Still had to do the work, still had to make contact with the bat and ball, the best of all time

[@JakeS-ie1un]

Roids surely helps with contact though, not that I disagree that he was great. But I get tired of the argument that it only helps you hit the ball further, if you're stronger your bat is quicker, and that results in you swinging and missing less, or the difference between being slightly late or just on time.

[@x-ray3431]

Still had to inject the needle in the butt cheeks to reach 762 😊

[@jdtb2520]

Bonds was so good he didn't need to take steroids or Human Growth Hormones. But he did.

[@christiansoldier77]

Basically all of MLB was on peds

[@butchjones1486]

Barry, has 7 MVP titles. He was universally hated by most writers, sportscasters, and others around the game. Who allowed personal feelings to come into play. Barry easily could have 10 or more MVP titles

[@timtebow2444]

Barry is the greatest player I’ve ever seen. The hall of fame without him is just some random hall in Cooperstown

[@RobertMcGimpsey]

They overlook that in 2005 he only played 14 games because he WAS HURT!! A normal 130,140, 150 gm season, he's over 3000 hits, 800 home runs, etc.

[@elitekingsclash7140]

Barry is the GOAT! I miss those days

[@skinydayunstar]

My favorite baseball player. Should be in the HOF

[@tp3480]

He was on stuff... so was lots of others, but they didn't do what he did. The pitchers throwing to him were juiced. Other hitters were juiced. But there was only one Barry. He was the best 5 tool player in MLB before we have any indication of juicing. Amazing player.

[@laartwork]

But they did.. .with many guys hitting over 50 home runs, 60 and 70. They weren't as good as him because he was a HOF taking steroids where Sosa and McGuire were all stars they weren't HOF's. Cheating is cheating. Worse that he didn't need it but his ego hated watching mid players over shadowing him. F him

[@ItIsNot1984]

Even if you give all his career totals a 20% deduction as a penalty for the PED's, he is still by far the best ever.

[@diesel1344]

Not only intentional walks but lead off intentional walks. I was a season ticket holder down the third base line and got to see him up close. I agree, the greatest offensive threat ever. Imagine his numbers if he had 1000 walks instead of 2500!

[@terrymitchell7714]

Barry is the best hitter ever, Period

[@potentially__9445]

COMPLETELY AGREE

[@iec7587]

My baseball memory is from the late 70s on and he is absolutely the best player by a wide margin

[@Juice_2288]

My jr college teammates and I went to ASU to watch a former teammate play vs USC. While hanging around, we heard Bonds take BP and you could hear it thunder ⚡️ across campus.Large crowds would gather to watch him take BP lightning ⚡️

[@StrongholdLament]

Goat. Not even close. Teams were walking him with the bases loaded. Nuff said.

[@coreymoorefield6698]

Thas crazy to hear how good he was...

[@enginefortyfive]

June 2003 White Sox vs Giants in Chicago, Bartolo Colon strikes out Barry 3 times before Barry (down 0-2 in the count) hits a two run homer and place (Comisky Park) goes nuts … what a night

[@dabig25]

Definitely needs to be in the HOF

[@terrancemcallister105]

Barry got blackballed and if he played one more season he would have over 800 homeruns

[@MonnyYell]

Barry the 🐐 even if you only seen him in a Pirates uniform

[@criticalmass33]

As a Giants fan my whole life, I understood how special it was that I was watching all those years with Barry Bonds on the team. Even in all the years where the team stagnated in the standings, it was still exciting to watch the best player I will ever see in my lifetime. And he was on my team!! Fastforward post early 2010s dynasty and there hasn't been a lot to celebrate as a Giants fan while watching our archenemies in the middle of their baseball breaking (total BS) payroll deferments. NGL, when Shohei signed I was pissed and jealous. But then I think back to how spoiled I was to watch a player for over a decade that was on my team and exponentially better than the best player on the Dodgers. Steroids, PEDs, blah blah blah, whatever. Of course Barry did it. But, you can't convince me that many many HOFers haven't done the same in eras before any testing was a thing so it's time for the baseball writers to take the blinders off, get off their high horse, and endorse the induction of the greatest offensive player to ever play the game.

[@joshdarius5995]

He was the Juiced King. Horrible human but that man could hit a baseball like no one ever before or since. Molitor, nice to hear that name, awesome player, thx.

[@potentially__9445]

Watch his interview, where he’s sitting in the grass being interviewed, stop going off the media’s portrayal of him.

[@olliverklozov2789]

Check out the showdown with Cy Young Eric Gagne in '04. Could a (almost) 40yo Bonds catch up with 103 mph? Dude PULLS it foul into the Bay before homering. What chance did mere mortals have? 688 intentional walks. Insane.

[@christiansoldier77]

Anyone can catch up to a 103 fastball. If a pitcher doesn't change up the speed of his pitches batters can adjust to his fastball

[@pelawler15]

​@@christiansoldier77Dude...lets not get carried away with anyone can do it.

[@scott783]

People forget or don’t even know he had 495 home runs before the steroid stuff started. He saw McGwire and soda have the 98 season and knew he’s better than them so he got on the juice at that point

[@scott783]

Sosa

[@Ascending11]

Lol ... Sammy Soda 😂

[@Ares14]

Bonds was the ONLY player i have ever seen where the outcome was a walk or a homerun. A strikeout wasn't even a something you would think about when he was at bat.

[@masonkeith45]

Need to hear about Pujols

[@backinhighschool94]

Juiced Barry had no equal. To put how good he was in perspective, he could out homers both Ohtani and Judges together if given the same pitches they got.

[@dfchang813]

As a doctor who grew up in San Francisco watching Barry play at the height of the steroid era I can say with absolutely confidence that people who discount his accomplishments know next to nothing about either medicine or baseball. Pay attention to who is saying what and you will quickly realize there are no baseball players who try to minimize what he did. Nor will you see many endocrinologists discount what he did. The players know how hard it is to play baseball and the doctors know the limits of PEDs. Greatest player of all time. Juice or no juice.

[@chronus47]

A very fun episode. Would love some maddux or randy Johnson stories.

[@Cbourbon454]

The man still had nearly 3000 hits, 500+ stolen bases and countless gold gloves. Add the clutch hitting and OBP.... Steroids doesnt get you that. Bonds was one of the greatest.

[@roblacitinola866]

He was the best hitter ever, and they wouldn't pitch to him half the time!!!!! I remember screaming at the TV, "Pitch to him you puzzys"!!!!! He was a phenom like no other- If they would have pitched to him, and he'd have not been on the juice (assuming he was along with many others), his numbers still would have likely been even higher than they were !!!!!!!!!! Barry made MLB the must see sporting event like few others in the history in sports. Put him in the fking hall already!!!!!!!

[@melmann357]

I heard a story about when he got called up. I don't know if it's true. Supposedly, Bonds was in AAA playing for Hawaii. GM Syd Thrift told Barry to hit one out to each field on consecutive pitches which he did. The best I've ever seen.

[@alltruthnolies]

I was a child who worshipped the Giants of the late 80s early 90s. Will Clark was my idol. Then Barry came. I wanted to play like Clark. Steal like Rickey. But man I thought I was Barry Bonds anytime I stepped to the plate. And I didn’t hit homers but I could hit it in play every time, a double machine. Griffey was the next guy with the pretty swing and barring injury he would have been even better. But to this day it’s Barry for me

[@PainShock_99]

He belongs in the HOF!!

[@Blaxk_tl]

9:22 Brady Anderson * cough cough *

[@danieldenson9318]

Barry Bonds Is The 🐐

[@damiandewitt8265]

that fact that he’s not in the HOF and harold baines is makes the HOF a joke!

[@adrianflemming1898]

Bonds was the best player I ever saw

[@CarloFerraro]

He was so good that he was (is) envied and feared by most voters to the HOF. Steroids might give you strength, muscles, but it can not do is to teach you how to be better in the game, hot to perfect it, how to excel. HOF must be voted by players, not by people behind a desk.

[@michaelmartinez3500]

You're not asking the right question. 'How great was Barry Bonds, Really?' Bonds sublime pedigree helped Jeff Kent, but it got Kent left out of HOF due to EC media hate despite Bonds NOT testing + for steroids. Baseball media stars hated Bonds because writers didn't create him.

[@jaysonj9327]

The irony being that he was a 1st ballot hall of famer without the juice. Check out his stats during his Pittsburgh run and then especially the first few years in San Francisco. All time great player. Threw away his legacy juicing to chase home runs. Not dissimilar to A-Rod. Sad.