Joe Buck: Barry Bonds blew me off

Joe Buck shares his awkward first encounter with Barry Bonds, discusses who is the real home run king, looks back on conversations with Mark McGwire and offers thoughts on inducting alleged PED users into the Baseball Hall of Fame
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[@mcbrotherhill]

Joe buck was the kid in class who would remind the teacher she forgot to give the class homework

[@ivanhenwood1072]

mcbrotherhill lmao true

[@blakevilli8003]

mcbrotherhill lol

[@blakevilli8003]

Buck was the last kid picked in gym class

[@tmat2024]

I'm dead!

[@vibes3360]

mcbrotherhill 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@howisthatgay4275]

During his career, I didn’t really care for Barry Bonds one way or the other. But after this video, I can 100% confirm he’s my all-time favorite player

[@michaelcollins237]

Are you afraid of something> Why would u lie? The answer is Babe Ruth

[@richardsiemion5903]

Joe Buck is the reason why so many people listen to the Latino announcer. I don’t even speak Spanish but I hit the SAP button as soon as I see he is announcing.

[@greysonG10]

Lol. That's actually hilarious.

[@ppumpkin3282]

That's what I do, I don't understand, but I hear the crowd noise and get the feeling of the game.

[@NoLanConnection]

Holy shit thats a great idea I will start doing that

[@sfrank8687]

Hahaha

[@dbreiden83080]

Some people must like him because he keeps getting paid millions and millions of dollars to do this.

[@LinkBlade24]

I came for the comments Wasn’t disappointed

[@RyanJones-lr2im]

“THAT WAS A DISGUSTING ACT BY BARRY BONDS”

[@FootballRob2010]

Forget about the home runs and all the records, Barry Bonds is a Hall of Fame just for telling Joe Buck to piss off 😂😂😂

[@jameswentworth7237]

When I was about 12 my father and I spent an entire game in the announcer's booth with Mike Shannon and Joe Buck. The room was probably about 8x10, and this douchebag never said a single word to either of us the entire game.

[@mrlafayette1964]

probably too busy calling the game

[@DuceLeeTV]

Joe blow is shmuk, was that at angels stadium? Tim salmon days, I hated listening to his annoying voice lol

[@rossviles7794]

Yes but did the two of you say anything to him??

[@jessejames9149]

@@rossviles7794 Yea! Hi! 🤣😂😂

[@patrickkeating5329]

That is because Joe Buck is the worst!

[@jsXanatos]

"the home run king is hank aaron to me because barry bonds didnt care who i was" jack buck

[@TheFaithfulAtheist]

JOE Buck. Please. His dad was a legend and gentleman.

[@nicholasdepina2944]

Yea his son joe is shit compared to his pops,big shoes to fill

[@JohnnyBev]

Joe*

[@michaelcollins237]

Babe Ruth

[@user-yk2zb6nm7o]

@@michaelcollins237 Babe Ruth is the greatest home run hitter of all time, but Hank Aaron is the home run king.

[@emmanuelenyinwa1443]

Dude thinks McGwire is "cool" for blowing fans and himself off, but thinks Bonds is a moral degenerate for doing the same thing. What a weasel.

[@evangelos9660]

Bonds blew him off. He was saying McGwire wasn't blowing people off. He just didn't understand why they worshiped him or didn't want the attention. Thats not blowing somebody off. Mark acknowledged they were there. Also he never said McGwire was "cool" he said he was misunderstood. Ur just puting words in his mouth.

[@evangelos9660]

An yeah if I was introduced to somebody and they just acted like I didn't exist then yeah I would not be very fond of that person haha U serious. What do you expect him to worship Bonds after that? I think he was actually supporting Bonds by what he said. It sounded like he was taking his side.

[@captainkev10]

One was a dick to him, and another wasn't. That's his personal experience, and therefore his personal view. He might be a weasel, but weasels are dishonest, and I don't see him being dishonest here. We're all hypocrites. If we weren't, we wouldn't be individuals. Individuals aren't fair; they hold bias.

[@Arturo-sm1tb]

agree. McGwire was "misunderstood"? Really Joe?

[@rjm22nd]

Bonds hated any member of the media in any capacity.. He didn't care if it was Joe Buck or whoever.

[@justinmiller5280]

Out of all the reasons to hate Barry, I wouldn't blame him nor anyone for "blowing off" Joe Buck.

[@etchosts8162]

Justin Miller Steroids dont help you hit a baseball

[@simonkawasaki4229]

Justin Miller Best comment ever.

[@ghostnight845]

@@etchosts8162 oh really so if Frank Thomas and griffie used steroids they wouldn't be better huh

[@bsizzle2307]

Joe buck needs steroids for his performance. And I think he needs them. Nepotism mean anything?

[@cmac1573]

@@etchosts8162 What?? Extra strength equals extra bat speed. Extra bat speed means harder farther hit ball. Warning track balls become Home Runs.

[@hhluvzmagik]

Okay Joe, in all fairness, I don't think anyone actually wants to talk to you! This is one time that I'll cut Barry some slack. 😂😂😂

[@michaelcollins237]

Babe Ruth will always be the Home Run King

[@ASMRBass]

Joe Buck is the reason I have to watch the World Series on mute.

[@ARBJ85]

Lmao

[@Nelekets]

Fucking Amen.

[@potentially__9445]

Onans Hands RIGHT!!!!

[@potentially__9445]

BEST COMMENT!!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@aaeonkarma3717]

I'm shying away from it completely this year because I know he's there, Joe Buck, lurking on my TV speakers

[@kevinb4530]

“I love joe bucks game announcing” said no one

[@blacjackdaniels200]

Buck’s good..said Me

[@nonam3s473]

Said me too

[@Michael-ut6zb]

Joe Buck is great at his craft his voice fits the big games perfectly when you hear that Fox theme and Joe Buck's voice you know it's a game time plenty of people like him

[@KingdomeBleachers]

Meh, he's fine.

[@5445jedi]

@@Michael-ut6zb "Plenty of people"-Michael Trump

[@georgesouthwick7000]

Joe got where he is because of the influence of his parents. If his last name was Smith or Jones, he wouldn’t be able to get a job doing high school football radio broadcasts.

[@1891kmk]

My names joe buck and I’m here to f _ _ _

[@CIF-pm7tk]

thats in all walks of life from your local farmer to your realtor, your parents have major influence over things, esp of they were as good as jack buck

[@mademepickaname]

It's amazing how many people can't stand Joe Buck. I never really understood it. While he's not my favorite play-by-play guy in the world, I never found him to be particularly awful or anything, certainly competent.

[@patrickmoylan5983]

He is arrogant and he thinks everybody should know who he is because of his dad. He is nobody yet Joe believes he should be treated like a celebrity.

[@johnniejay]

Just when I thought I couldn't love Barry Bonds more than I already do, I go and watch this.

[@etchosts8162]

😂

[@michaelcollins237]

Barry the ROID King

[@jraymond8528]

Wait, Barry did what to him?

[@shanedavis3418]

My thoughts exactly. Barry talks a little funny and Joe Buck looks like the kinda guy who does the blowing, I think he means he blew Barry off.

[@Mikki44]

@DVJFan yep & he's racist. Refuses to sign autographs for white people.

[@scottwingate3712]

@DVJFan So was Babe Ruth but people look at him as the greatest.

[@Mikki44]

@@dabking3611 you realize what year it is right & I never owned slaves & I'm also not a racist. Ok, bye.

[@ryanlankford8634]

What everyone else does, when listening to his games, ignore him.

[@markbataitis4851]

I'll never understand this Joe Buck hate. He is a fine broadcaster, amidst the shit that is out there, both in sports and general news media, which have NEVER been at it's lowest point.

[@random-nz7dy]

Agree. It makes no sense to me. and he's definitely gotten more enthusiastic in the booth over the last decade. But basically every announcer has. people look at him calling the helmet catch in the super bowl and say that it was a boring call but people forget that announcers really didn't start getting a lot more animated in the booth until 2010 or later. They didn't want to be seen as showing favoritism. Gus johnson trail blazed that to a degree with being one of the first notable announcers to get super animated. I mean go back and listen to the 2001 super bowl field goal call just 6 years before the helmet catch- summeral sounds like he's calling a golf match.

[@patrickmoylan5983]

You never had deal with him off camera you only see him when camera is on. Go ask anybody who worked staff services and had deal with him during a summer college job at stadium. He along with Tim McCarver are jerks and treat people like crap.

[@barrymccaulkiner3194]

Joe buck is the equivalent to a anorexic commentating an eating contest.

[@andrewdecker9031]

An

[@jeremywinston7199]

When I lived n STL I worked at a small restaurant called, Grassi's, and Jay Buck and his family came there alot. He's a cool guy and extremely knowledgeable bout baseball. I always enjoyed talking to him. Very approachable guy.

[@guilhemherisson3254]

Another reason to love Barry!

[@emmanuelenyinwa1443]

Bonds DIDN'T say he "didn't know what he put into his body". He said he KNEW what it was, but DOES not and STILL DOES NOT believe they are steroids. If you are gonna whine about Bonds, at least tell the truth.

[@D-FensDogG]

E.E. -- Right, right!! And someday, O.J. is going to find Nicole's killer on a golf course.

[@johndeagle4389]

LOL! Bonds didn't realize that his muscles were getting bigger? LOL. You should be a comedian. You are funnier than Richard Pryor. You must really think Bonds is stupid. Read Game of Shadows: Barry Bonds, BALCO, and the Steroids Scandal that Rocked Professional Sports. Bonds had a beautiful swing, but he cheated. He hit 73 homeruns in a season. He had never hit 50 homeruns in a season.

[@emmanuelenyinwa1443]

@@johndeagle4389 Bonds "didn't realize his muscles were getting bigger". Of course, he did. Your muscles get bigger when you lift weights. When you use steroids your muscles get bigger, too, just much faster. Steroid use makes your muscles grow stronger st a faster rate than your ligaments and tendons, and so the most obvious evidence of a steroid user is they suffer a ton of ligament and tendon ruptures when they run. The fact Bonds suffered no ligament or tendon injuries is VERY STRONG EVIDENCE did not use steroids. The fact he was also tried in front of an all white jury and acquitted is also damn strong evidence.

[@johndeagle4389]

@@emmanuelenyinwa1443 All white jury? You sound like a racist from Nigeria.

[@johndeagle4389]

Bonds used Stanozolol, sold under the brand name Winstrol. It is an anabolic steroid.

[@sarahminifie8592]

Joe did you ever stop to think that it was because you are the worst thing to happen to sports broadcasts?

[@TeamoJr]

Sarah Minifie OMG I think I'm in love!

[@rewing84]

very likley sarah

[@dbreiden83080]

Nah Bonds is just a total douche..

[@j0hnnykn0xv1lle]

look a keyboard warrior. what a pathetic person to take the time to insult someone on the internet. never understand how people get so sad in life this is what they have to do to make themselves feel good.

[@ronniebishop2496]

Sarah Minifie Is Joe Buck the only person Bonds has done this to? No!

[@ryanj7517]

Great athletes and great personalities aren’t always mutually exclusive. Seeing Artie Lange make Buck cringe on his inaugural show was an absolute classic!

[@riogotti1008]

Bonds the black guy “not a good person” but mark the white guy “misunderstood” lol this guy

[@soylentramen7795]

I think all three are Primadonna bitches but that's just me.

[@soylentramen7795]

@MANCHESTER UNITED cool story bro but what the ruddy fuck r u on about?

[@jeffreywilliams6386]

Bonds not friendly. McGwire friendly. Easy.

[@JRDuran1994]

Bond’s was known for being a dick 😆

[@dwashington1333]

Joe Buck is really a football guy, I say that because he did a regular season football game over a World Series game.

[@hockyjocky4]

"Tell about your experience with Barry Bonds" "NYUGHHHHH"

[@goetia13]

tougher to be a bigger tool hen bonds but joe schmuck has what it takes.

[@IoannisGats]

What’s your beef with joe buck? Seems like an ok guy, hell of an announcer.

[@habbadabbado5765]

@@IoannisGats you like Joe Nuck? He’s ok so long as you want to be put to sleep. He’s been riding daddy’s coattails and his chops are more chopped liver. Hell, Ian Eagle is better than him.

[@rufust.firefly4890]

@@IoannisGats His father was, but he's a dullsville schmuck.

[@DDog52]

When I lived in California, a friend told me Bonds used to go to this field house to workout and he would just sit in a back room and smoke weed the entire time.

[@stevencoardvenice]

What?

[@JW-dy8ru]

Was there a cotton gin next to him too?

[@Nuschler22]

One thing I have in common with Barry Bonds. We both wouldn't give Joe Buck the time of day. "Hank Aaron is the home run king." No wonder he can't stand you.

[@Arturo-sm1tb]

actually Hank Aaron WAS the home run king. One of the top 3 players in baseball history.

[@bondsgoat25]

@@Arturo-sm1tb no he isn’t he’s not even top 5 I personally wouldn’t put him top 10, Bonds Mays ruth Williams mantle Are all irrefutably better than Aaron and for the rest of the top 10, I’m not sure who would go we’re at this moment but Aaron would probably be near the bottom.

[@albundy6008]

Did he buy you dinner first?

[@yafinator]

todd krager that's not nice...joe should buy dinner

[@Isaac-lt6fk]

You can't look at the title without the 12 year old inside you laughing

[@samgriffith5528]

Poor joe buck, got a little butt hurt

[@JHardyExTReme]

Wtf ? The title of this video made me think something completely different 😂😂

[@bignbafan20]

ATTITUDE ERA

[@timothyc5878]

Ah yes, the "Mitchell...Mitchell...Mitchell...Downed at the 25" Report

[@unhombrelobo]

hahahahaha maybe the best youtube clip ever 0:36

[@garyredmond6873]

Who’s the home run king? What a stupid question, it’s Barry Bonds.

[@godspoppa33]

Would be a much popular video if they took the word "off" from the title.

[@mnight207]

I would ignore Joe Buck too. LOL!!!!!

[@actualgaming8892]

I have a special button on my remote, its called the Joe Buck mute button

[@lmvclan6202]

I guess you could call him Blew-Barry :D

[@philliploftus4766]

I predicted he was going to say Hank Aaron

[@timtim1074]

When little buck is doing an nfl broadcast the sound is muted

[@chihuahuaman7025]

Bensinger is the best!

[@SchruteFarms]

I’m not the only person who read the title and was super confused right? I was like damn Barry and Buck got a little freaky.

[@ciscoflores5512]

Not tell i read it again. Lol

[@danhanlon1621]

Am I the only one who took the title the wrong way lol

[@Leetchie_2_94]

Babe Ruth hit 714 home runs in 8,398 at bats. It took Hank Aaron 12,364 at bats to hit 755 home runs. Babe Ruth is the TRUE home run king, and if he didn't spend many years as a pitcher, he'd easily have the home run record right now. It would be an untouchable record, like many of Wayne Gretzky's are in hockey. Bonds or Aaron couldn't hold Ruth's jockstrap.

[@miro11912]

LETS GO METS! He spent rougly 3-4 years mainly as a pitcher in the deadball era. I'm not sure he would've hit 45 home runs during that time

[@GALLEN-vf7uy]

Why would he go into the dugout to bother Barry Bonds? He's focused on the game! Go shake his hand after the game. joe buck is a fool..

[@Duaneex]

Best Reply by far 10gallen81 that's the bottom line Barry was serious about the game he was nothing to play with ask Jeff Kent

[@terrylunsford352]

He didn't. He was talking to Don Baylor in the dugout. Bonds was taking BP in the cage.In case you are unaware Don Baylor was the hitting coach for the St.Louis Cardinals and Buck was their Broadcaster. Baylor took Buck out to introduce him to Bonds when Bonds finished BP. Now who is the fool ?

[@jackjohnson5714]

I see nothing wrong with what Barry said...

[@ngc-fo5te]

Well you're a prick too.

[@bigboytwos]

I mean that's fucked up. Bonds was being an asshole. Just shake the mans hand

[@cawj7896]

@@bigboytwos Why? Barry owed him nothing. I have no sympathy for media types. They act like they deserve respect but only give it when they're sycophantic cheerleaders.

[@latortugapicante719]

@@cawj7896 it’s just a fucking handshake

[@langdonalger9219]

@@cawj7896 it’s just common courtesy to be polite when you’re introduced to another person.

[@frankn267]

Jose Canseco read his book.

[@narigon3942]

The Joe tells Don Baylor, “aaaaaand, that is a blow off...”

[@jcdsuper]

Whaaaaaa whaaaaaa whaaaaa whaaaaaa

[@kevinwilkes1963]

The home run king is unquestionably Hank Aaron.

[@Goldie_Hawn_Solo]

If by Hank Aaron..you mean Barry Bonds..then yes..Hank Aaron is the home run king.

[@xdude2x]

Barry did what to you? Oh I misread the title

[@blainealexander5091]

3:49 Mitchell... Mitchell... Mitchell

[@tchender1]

Geez! I saw Joe and turned the volume down. Lol..

[@rickhamilton6367]

The home run king is babe Ruth. He’d of had 1000 if he didn’t pitch for nine years before becoming a position player. He also played when the season was 154 games opposed to Aaron & Bonds 162 game year.

[@frankcastle5294]

Barry Bonds blew me? LOL

[@Maniac1607]

The only time I liked Joe was when he was yelling about how Altuve had knocked the Spankees out of the World Series a few years ago.

[@CMRinehart]

Cheating means you have no record.

[@gmonroy852]

Ok I clicked because of the title lol

[@rejachemno]

I do that all time at work.

[@stevenmiller7747]

So Buck’s “aw shucks” McGwire story is: McGwire, who has admitted using PEDs obviously because they help you hit lots of home runs and hit them a long ways, couldn’t understand why anyone would be interested in watching him hit lots of long home runs in batting practice. Yeah, real humble guy that Mark. So humble he stole the single season home run record from Roger Maris by cheating. That’s a real humble guy.

[@daw162]

Figure McGwire wasn't that full of himself because he knew his numbers were enhanced. "You're hitting them farther than anyone else" ("that's because I'm like the prior power hitters, but with hormonal enhancement, so it's really no big deal"). At least he has a conscience, though. A lot of guys lie, and then fight the people who tell the truth.

[@richyr5876]

This dude spoil I would had said so too 😂

[@bigal25938]

Wasn’t what I expected.

[@almostmade801]

I keep thinking that perhaps you could have worded the title a little better

[@goldwingdrifter3410]

Homerun King...... Hank Aaron, that's a fact.

[@jamesjackson2117]

Michael H Frazier Sr Google says otherwise....better check your sources

[@MrTitanic222]

ANYONE with eyes KNEW roiding was going on in the late 1980's and beyond in baseball.

[@l.rongardner2150]

Barry would never do that. He was Mr. Warmth. Or was that Don Rickles?

[@Pwnzistor]

I thought this story was going to be a different kind of story.

[@soylentramen7795]

Two different times in the game....with two different sets of ballpark dimensions.

[@5crownsoutreach]

Here's the bottom line to so-called 'PED' users--if the LEAGUE does not produce a failed test, then it is slander/libel if they do not admit. That's the bottom line. It is the league's job to discover and penalize these guys if they use, and if that doesn't happen, then we have no right to say otherwise when their career is over.

[@theamateurobserver]

doesn’t like that Barry isn’t impressed by his father and thinks McGuire is “misunderstood” says “I give him a lot of credit”... what

[@TheBatugan77]

"Buck you..." - B. Bonds

[@mohammedkhaleel7542]

Much respect to Barry bonds

[@Fakename70]

So, Joe expected a cookie 'cause he's Jack's kid?

[@jimpimmers5387]

No, you would expect somebody to act like a normal human being towards somebody else.

[@Fakename70]

Sure, but, the reality is that pro athletes who reach Bonds' stature have people in the form of leeches, hangers-on, fanboys, autograph hounds, etc, coming at them ALL THE TIME. So what that he didn't make time for Joe F. Buck and likely just wanted to be left alone. Is that not the desire of "a normal human being"? He should be required to make himself available to everyone just because they approach him?

[@jimpimmers5387]

People are people. He's not a God or better than anyone else. If Baylor introduced somebody to him and he acts like an asshole then fuck him. That's why I have no sympathy for how Bonds is viewed by others. Once and asshole always an asshole.

[@Fakename70]

Did Barry big league you, too? Or, are you just miserable in general?

[@Fakename70]

"To everybody"? Sure, if by that you mean the kind of people I described in my comment yesterday. But, not "everybody" is as immature as you are. You probably enjoyed Game of Shadows. It was written for people just like you.

[@EBUNNY2012]

Joe should have bought him dinner judging from the title of the video.

[@agentorange4807]

That title sounds so wrong

[@JeremiahB444]

This title doesn’t sit right

[@nadashame2108]

Hans Molenkamp is the Joe Buck of MMA.

[@rulinghabs]

Even in Montreal? What is that suppose to mean?

[@billbommarito]

Barry Bonds is a jerk but Mark McGuire is a reluctant hero and Joe Buck respects him for that. I think I know what Joe is trying to say without actually saying it. There's a lot of this going around these days. If folks like Joe Buck continue to be allowed to choose Baseball's HOF then baseball's HOF will continue to be meaningless.

[@bondsgoat25]

@@billbommarito as a bonds Stan I disagree with the racial angle ur hinting at The problem is Barry isn’t fake polite with everybody he meets and can be seen as abrasive, also his arrogance although well desvered is off putting to some Basically because bonds isn’t Tony Gwynn the loveable polite Everyman it becomes impossible for some to route for him and for others it makes them hate him so much that they refuse to give him credit Similarly with Floyd mayweather, there so so good and equally so hate-able to people, that it drives them crazy trying to discredit them.

[@thehalcyonflight]

Hmmm... that title was a little misleading. I was expecting... eh... nevermind

[@schism47]

Hate Joe buck with a passion but his answer to the last question is perfect. Hilarious that bonds did that to him though. Haha

[@ianalan4367]

Barry Bonds has never been known for having a charming disposition. That apple does not fall fall far from the tree. Might be the best all around baseball player to ever play the game though.

[@1975longshot]

The Babe is the homerun king !!! How many would he have hit if he had the same at-bats as Bonds or Aaron ??? I think he would not be far from the number 800, maybe even surpassing it !!! Imagine The Babe on steroids and not on alcohol.....that would be a sight to see

[@chrisphillips348]

Sadahara Oh of Japanese MLB and Hank Aaron are the HR kings.

[@chrisphillips348]

Bonds was a HOF before BALCO a and belongs in the Hall though

[@scottw6375]

when the guy said this is jack bucks kid I guess Joe was expecting Barry to drop to his knees and blow him

[@dimasavila9158]

Bonds blew people off at ASU my brothers friend pitched there.

[@benitojuarez999]

others would say JOSH GIBSON also

[@gonegolfing580]

Joe is right, it is Hammering Hank. I don't believe Bonds, and what Hank had to go through, 3000 hate letters a day! No question it is Hank Aaron.

[@rickstorm719]

Willie Mays took a black beauty before every game, they are now called speed. Doesn't diminish what he did. Stats are stats, Bonds has the best hitting philosophy that I have ever seen. It's worth researching if you're interested in hitting or coaching baseball.

[@shannonwilliams1941]

Joe Buck blew me off when I asked him for his autograph! He was a huge jerk! I had my hand out too...

[@Zestii96]

Joe Buck really sounds like Bob Lazarr

[@kevintkim4]

I was expecting this to be about a different topic

[@michaelgray1803]

What does personality have to do with what goes on the field

[@danl.2220]

WAAAHHH!!! barry bonds left me hanging when my hand was extended. WAAAAHHH! remember, he has an asterisk next to his name and homeruns! snif, sniff. Im a somebody nobody.

[@jackmealor8455]

he WHAT?!

[@jsXanatos]

title sounds hot