Why Everybody Hated Barry Bonds

[@paulrossi8481]

This is a no shit story. Lived in Pittsburgh when I was a kid. My neighbor was Mike Dunne, and the guy was a legend. I used to watch his dog when he had a long trip and his wife was awesome to me as “the paper boy”. Mike would give me tickets and take me into the clubhouse. Took me into clubhouse when I was a 13 yr old kid to meet the players. Basically, the MOST amazing thing a baseball kid could experience. He brought me over to Barry and tapped him on the shoulder and Barry turned around and said to Mike, at the time the NL Rookie pitcher of the year, and told him to get that “f’ing kid out of my face”. I balled like a 13 yr old kid would. Bobby Bonilla came around the corner and picked me up, shook me, and said “kid, don’t worry, that guys an asshole”. Then gave me a bat and batting glove. Barry Bonds is an ass**le! Always has been and always will be.

[@shotgun111180]

I love that the Mets are still paying Bonilla like 20 after retirement

[@devinrhodes4214]

Haha damn not u crying 🤣

[@ChauncyCharm]

Crying like a baby at 13?

[@JohnDoe-sl6di]

He sounds like Michael Jordan

[@stevenrook1477]

😂

[@jasonl8720]

Surprised this makes no mention of him insisting on wearing Willie Mays' retired number 24 when he signed with the Giants, with them only rescinding because they received more mail within 2 weeks of signing the agreement than they had during the entire history of the team

[@adamisAswsomeish]

Retired numbers is a retarded American tradition. It's way more impactful to pass your number to the next talented player. Look at the number 7 for man united.

[@jimbelcher6877]

@@chrisbutler1668 Ol Barry is still on the way to the Hall of Fame. Probably will never get there.

[@chickenfkeryay]

​@chrisbutler1668 While i agree that bonds aint some nice guy seeing as Willie mays is family it would have made sense if mays OK bonds to wear 24.

[@GLee-oe3op]

@@chrisbutler1668having two legends with the same retired number is moot when you consider the Yankees had not just Yogi Berra and Bill Dicky, but also Mariano Rivera along with the leaguewide Jackie Robinson.

[@chrisbutler1668]

@@GLee-oe3op Rivera was a League mandated exception because he had the number before the League retired it. Several players wore #42 after the retirement because of this exception. It's just that Rivera played longer than everyone else who had the number at the time, so he was the last one wearing #42. In fact, it was Ken Griffey Jr. (#24), who specifically asked if he could wear #42 on the first Jackie Robinson Day to honor him, which the League allowed. So the very next year, it became tradition across baseball for everyone to wear it on that day. But the Yankees have so many numbers retired anyway that they themselves are an exception to the rule of retired numbers. But like I wrote above, they did refuse David Wells' request to unretire Babe Ruth's number 3 and give it to him after he threw that perfect game.

[@codyh9175]

They just hated Barry because they couldn't pull off an earring like him

[@OliveMule]

This is true

[@1CrispyCracker]

This is correct

[@neko-nii1523]

Correct

[@JaysonT1]

The girls did.

[@neko-nii1523]

💀

[@SP-qo3pd]

The fact the pirates jumped Barry is hilarious lol

[@timmy841212]

I read that like “goddamn!” Lol

[@pinatadonkey5934]

Someone bragging about how they haven’t changed at all since high school may be the biggest red flag I’ve ever seen lol.

[@Defx10]

Exactly.

[@MeneTekelUpharsin]

True

[@troymazzei5976]

Realest thing I ever heard

[@357say]

To you and the other 3 dummies. 😂😂😂

[@ak-j2927]

Naa he just real; doesn't have to fake it, to make it

[@flipsolo]

Pre-steroids, he was a legit first-ballot HOF. He had the patience and hand-eye coordination to be one greatest ever. He didn't need steroids.

[@SaintGBar22]

I think we should bring back steroids personally especially if it aided players with injuries into their 30’s so they could play longer if they wanted

[@Wowowowowowowowowowowowow]

He did to get 72&700

[@jayrod9979]

He certainly did not need steroids and no doubt would first ballot HoF. However he likely would not have broken the home run records without steroids. Unfortunately steroids were part of sports in the 1990s. I know several guys on my high school baseball and football who were taking 'roids' in the are 90s.

[@zachansen8293]

@@SaintGBar22 You're taking away playing from other people to do that. Now it's a race to the bottom of how much you're willing to fuck up your body to play.

[@hunterjuengel5507]

@@jayrod9979this is my take too, don’t take away from the player, he was still great, likely would have been just as good as other current greats though not in a league of his own like he was with steroids

[@familyguyblows]

Bonds and Griffey had opposite mindsets on the priority of the teams moral and progress.

[@gliiitched]

And the funniest thing is that they became friends.

[@zubiproductions9440]

As someone who experienced this dude when he came into the restaurant I worked at once, I completely understand this video. The guy was a horrible person to deal with in just a couple of hours. Pitched a Karen tantrum that he had to pay $4.99 for a little souvenir item for his daughter. You can tell a lot about a person by how they treat their waiter. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@STATUSBABYYY]

Facts

[@JackDeSilver]

Yeah there is no way that’s true, millionaires don’t care about 5 dollars

[@CHADCONTEXT]

I doubt this legit. He's rich as hell, why would he get mad about a few dollars?

[@JZF629]

SO DAMNED TRUE. It should be a requirement in life that a person has to wait tables for a year, then they’d understand. Pay your taxes, and tip your servers people…

[@adventuregames424]

​@CHADCONTEXT because some people like bonds have a gigantic ego and think they deserve things. If you think rich people don't complain about petty things, including small money deals, then you haven't met many rich people.

[@SR-lr7he]

He's the perfect example of "if you have a problem with everyone around you, the problem is you."

[@GuidoLuzzi]

not really. everyone use to think the earth was flat so who had the issue? the earth didn't lol

[@SR-lr7he]

@@GuidoLuzzi the reality of the earth's structure and interpersonal relationships are two very different things 😆

[@knowfake]

or its literal racism. like, why the fuck else would all of his family be treated the way they were by the monolithically white press of the 50's-70's? in the modern day, marshawn lynch has had a similar reaction to forced press as bonds did then, and it is 100% reasonable to go off on someone if they're breaking a boundry and forcing you to be uncomfortable, especially if youre in a tense environment already. yeah, the pizza shit is insane, and if he actually threw someones gift on the ground that is too, but HIS TEAMMATES BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF (LIKELY) ONE OF THEIR FEW BLACK TEAMMATES BECAUSE HE WAS JOGGING TO HOMEPLATE. how this isnt blatantly racially motivated discriminatory behavior to anyone else in a post-blm America proves we dont fucking change. We dont fucking care. Take a critical eye to our own past, and the widespread mistreatment of minorities, and understand the existence of subconscious cognitive bias, and you can see so fucking clearly that White People In America Do Not Care About Black People, and that is putting it fucking NICELY. and i'm WHITE.

[@jokerz7936]

​@@GuidoLuzziPeople have known the Earth wasn't flat since antiquity.

[@azizluther]

The GOAT though.

[@jbates259]

7:55 “I wouldn’t have that guy on my team for all the oil in the Persian golf” 💀💀. That is absolutely ruthless. Never knew Barry was this bad.

[@timmy841212]

Me either 💀😂

[@Defx10]

The fact that Barry Bonds is proud of not changing since high school, tells you all you need to know about him. You're not supposed to be the same at 40 as you were at 15. You're supposed to grow and mature.

[@Defx10]

@@stevenholmes4324 Nope. That's not what he said. His words were clear.

[@johnwiz4460]

@@Defx10you are beyond wrong lol.

[@Defx10]

@@johnwiz4460 I'm not though lol.

[@jennyanydots2389]

My meat hog's gotten at least an inch and half longer since turning 15. Totes not the same... way may grown and matured.

[@broderickhennington5336]

@@Defx10 I agree with you but I disagree. People should grow and be better than they were, but when you grow up as a black American whose family has been demonized and mistreated, there is resentment. When whites around you treat you like you're expendable, even though you're valuable, there is hostility and animosity. I think Bonds may be a dick. I don't know him so I can't confirm. I think he mistreated people and did shitty things, but I don't think he's completely to blame. The media and the fans of baseball are at fault also.

[@vicariousjohnson9823]

Nobody needed to make Barry look bad. He did that all on his own.

[@davidmata4786]

Exactly.. Couldn't have said it better myself.

[@lolumo]

Or maybe America in the 90s wasn't ready to accept a black player as the best. A media trial creates an atmosphere of hate, a pile on happens. And then he starts fucking up.

[@davidmata4786]

@@lolumoNope, you can take your race baiting and go elsewhere with that BS. This has nothing to do with Race and everything to do with dudes actions. There have been plenty of black HOF baseball players from before, during and after the Bonds era. smh

[@Y0kemeister]

@@lolumowhat would you say then about Griffey?

[@lolumo]

@@davidmata4786 Just see how the news turns on Othani after one intake, while Judge gets everything forgiven.

[@theogeo14]

Read the book "Game of Shadows" by Mark Fainaru - Wada. It goes into great detail about the entire BALCO scandal and the masking agents he got from BALCO to pass drug tests. It also talks about what an absolute asshole he was to his teammates - having his own personal locker room, not flying with the team for away games and not appearing in team pictures didn't help. Watch the video when he hit # 715 and passed Babe Ruth. The entire team stayed in the dugout and didn't greet him or celebrate with him when he crossed home plate.

[@styles9956]

Bonds is the GOAT.

[@TheZigzagman]

*

[@coolcatrick3454]

​@@styles9956satan is represented by a goat sometimes.

[@rodneyhood2269]

Players and teammates hated him because of his arrogance. His perceived sense of entitlement. He was truly gifted as a baseball player though. That being said, I believe the attention given to fellow dopers McGwire and Sosa were the reason he started doping. He was head and shoulders more talented than either of them. Yet he was being overshadowed by their HR numbers. He couldn't handle that. So he started using too. And deny it as many times as he will he did it. Your hat size, and shoe size doesn't increase when you're in your 30s.

[@JohnSmith-zw8vp]

Indeed the reason Griffey was the player of the 90s (Frank Thomas being a close second in terms of hobby popularity) was that both were more likeable and friendly to the fans...this was especially true of Cal Ripken, Jr has he approached Lou Gehrig's record. Barry, if you want fans and the media to like you, you gotta be respectful and kind to them on a continuous regular basis!

[@Chaelsonen]

Im still honestly not sure what his motivation is, what you said is my first thought, but the documentary makes a good point of mentioning how that was always the case in his career even early on. And it would seem he decided pretty early on that validation from the media was never going to be a thing he got and treated them accordingly. But ... he wouldnt be the first guy to lash out at the thing he really wants so who knows.

[@KevinBarry-j8w]

Both of mine did without steroids,etc.

[@brianc9036]

@@JohnSmith-zw8vp For some reason Griffey seems to get a pass in the doping allegations. Those hamstring injuries are consistent with PED use.

[@JohnSmith-zw8vp]

@@brianc9036 Because he HASN'T doped. THAT'S why.

[@braedenh6858]

It's likely that Bonds is a sociopath. His talent made him irreplaceable, which is unfortunate for everyone that had to work with him. Similar to Lance Armstrong, except Bonds is overtly aggressive where Armstrong is manipulative.

[@victornewman-jc6lp]

How Armstrong manipulative?

[@braedenh6858]

@@victornewman-jc6lp according to testimony, he bullied, coerced, and terrorized the people around him into doing what he wanted and lying for him.

[@dagenmoreland3777]

Not simular at all. Lance tested positive, Barry never did

[@braedenh6858]

@@dagenmoreland3777 oh! guess he was clean then, my bad!

[@panjandrum.conundrum]

Sociopath or passive narcissist.

[@EDF1919]

Bonds: "I hate the media, leave me alone!" Also Bonds: *Does literally everything possible to draw attention to himself and piss people off to the point where multiple teammates hate him.* Bonds: "I don't know why the media has it out for me, I never did anything."

[@nightbreed6]

He never took steroids

[@therealbigboss5368]

Edf cus he didn't the media forced him set him up even when he just wanted to be left alone watch an NFL game once and youd be shocked football fans we like REAL confident charismatic fun men not "class acts" that shits goofy to us we ain't a fan of nobody who takes disrespect and dont do shit fr in football we love our koud coky tough guy players y'all just want all ur guys to be bitches

[@enflamedhuevos]

@@nightbreed6 Bro come on if Barry Bonds didn't take steroids, OJ never killed anybody

[@SoparlaX]

​@@nightbreed6 💀

[@el_dank_sinatra]

Bonds hated the media because they treated his dad like shit.

[@byrondowling195]

Not even two minutes in but that quote about him being the same since high school is all that needs to be said. If you don't cringe about things you did and how you acted in high school, you're either lying, you are the very rare exception to the rule and were already ahead of your age, or you're like Barry and still an immature child. You should always be growing, maturing, and working on yourself regardless of age.

[@CJ-vz5bl]

An "immature child" with the all time homeruner record. Where's your record? Don't have one huh

[@jaywolfdesigns]

True 👍🏻

[@ohboy1057]

@CJ-vz5bl Hey look, another immature child.

[@chillpengeru]

​@@CJ-vz5blfound Barry

[@clover7726]

​@@CJ-vz5blfound Barry's burner 😭😭😭

[@Jasoniswhat]

As someone who grew up in the bay and watched Barry Bonds growing up I had no idea he was so controversial (besides the steroids thing)

[@aquila519]

Same, i grew up a Giants fan (i was too young to watch Bonds in San Fran) but my naive younger self obviously thought barry was a badass. But later on i learned how controversial he was and i was pretty shocked and a little crushed that he was such a dickhead lol.

[@xXSprMgaAwsmFxyHtXx]

youre too young then

[@SuperMathewson]

Read Game of Shadows. The man is straight up evil.

[@david-468]

Then you must’ve been watching him when you were like 5 any older you would’ve known bonds was an a hole

[@Jasoniswhat]

@@david-468 yeah I was actually haha

[@clifford7594]

I was standing next to a young black girl who handed a baseball and a Sharpie to Bonds and asked him, "Mr. Bonds, will you please sign my baseball?", to which Bonds responded, "You'll have to see my people about that."

[@JayeK47]

The thing is Bonds would almost certainly be in the HOF right now, even with the blatant steroid use, if he was slightly more personable than a rabid dog and I don't mean to malign rabid dogs.

[@derricktalbot8846]

That Barry Bond is not in the HoF for steroids but Cap Anson is still in the HoF for banning N*ggers (yes I am using that word. on purpose to offend as much as possible. because it makes my point. Even saying the N word is worse to us than saying "if you aint cheating, you aint trying" Being offended at my use of the hard-R N word and using that to disagree with me is the height of everything wrong with Post-Modern Thinkers and their influence on How we treat history.) makes me sick. More than any other player, Cap Anson bears the responsibility for black players not being allowed in MLB. Some other players may have tried, probably would have tried, and did before Cap said No..... but no one was as influential as Cap Anson. I will fight this fight as dirty as I can until we start talking about Our OWN participation in the Staroid Era (see what i did there? stars? get it? ok, i'll stop) "Barry In OR Cap Out. There is no middle ground." join the fight J

[@TL2354]

Blatant steroid use? When did he use?

[@SuperMathewson]

@@TL23541999-2007. You don’t gain 50 pounds of muscle in 100 days at age 35 without steroids. Your slugging percentage doesn’t dramatically increase in your later 30s on its own and your skull and feet don’t get larger without HGH.

[@chunkymonkey428]

@@TL2354you’re joking right??😂

[@joshshepherd5660]

Here is the thing....there is absolutely a "THE most blatant" in the list of steroid positive baseball players. Uh....Mark muthafuckin McGuire lol guys like Barry, A-rod, even Sammy Sosa but he is right on the edge of being blatant...Barry Bonds is absolutely a hall of famer. This isn't even a debate. If not for the media. Even with the steroids.

[@pillwolak]

Him rocking up to a high school to train and parking his car in a teachers reserved spot is peak Barry Bonds lmao

[@raylreyesf]

According to former teammate Julian Tavarez Barry pulled Salomon Torres out of the shower because he was using his shower that instigated Tavarez hitting him on purpose when he faced him.

[@nedisahonkey]

Punctuation is your friend.

[@WhatAG23]

He really injected himself into everyone’s lives

[@jonhohensee3258]

You will be punished.

[@jonhohensee3258]

@Sub if you are against antifa and BLM Look ashamed.

[@steroidsR4losers]

STEROIDS!

[@steroidsR4losers]

I will continue to EXPOSE these STEROID LOSERS! Stay natural buddy!

[@ck-1649]

He really juiced up the game

[@s1mo-RBC]

He hit the pinnacle, the zenith of hitting. Nobody ever got into the zone like Barry. He hit better than anyone on the planet ever for a few years.

[@ruggie.74]

Didn't Ichiro have better numbers in every category other than HRs of course? The whole sad part about this is that the guy didn't even fucking need roids, he was already special and already one of the best hitters of all time.

[@stonethrower24]

​@@ruggie.74 no...just more hits. ichiro (love him and tbh hate bonds) also almost never walked so his obp isn't great for how great of a player/hitter he was. on the flip side bonds almost NEVER got any good pitches to hit but also never missed when he got a mistake. have not seen anybody before or since get pitched pitched around so much.

[@billyhill7630]

no one ever cheated as much

[@DirkPiddlemark]

​@@ruggie.74are you fucking kidding me? You can't compare a BB gun to a rocket launcher bro. That bomb off Percival in Game 2 passed Saturn in 2020 and is on its way to Uranus dude

[@joksal9108]

@@billyhill7630bullshit.

[@npaul4171]

The steroid usage is much more forgivable than the way he treated other human beings.

[@13AECA]

Fuck all that, the man could hit. Everything else is forgivable.

[@sniklenave6557]

Everyone around him growing up was an asshole as well haha

[@bmac4]

I dunno man, Barry was usually pretty good with SF fans.

[@fio6620]

@@13AECA the man could hit, doesn’t mean he wasn’t a god awful human being. Both can be true. And doesn’t make it forgivable

[@beenhog6922]

About 60% of MLB players take PEDs, so to hate him for that is silly.

[@hateusernames2]

Talk about family. His father was a baseball player, godfather Willie Mays a legend and Hall of Famer, and Reggie Jackson Mr. October... Part of the reasons he was given so much flak. Barry was literally born in a baseball family, He didn't need PEDs to be that good. Damn!!

[@dentatusdentatus1592]

"It's nice to be important, but it's important to be nice." - B. Bonds

[@michaelanthony4750]

I'm friends with an ex White Sox player. He asked Barry to sign a jersey for a charity and Bonds said, "Why would I sign a shirt for some white kid's charity?"

[@ElvisImpersonator1]

Yeah sureeee bud

[@chickenfkeryay]

​@Shewantsmesobad Ive heard that same story from a MLB player on a podcast, forget who. I know he said this when he was in pittsburgh

[@Yeomannn]

Unfortunately a lot of black athletes have this mentality.

[@elias60]

Yeah I’m friends with Barry Bonds and he told me your story was a lie. See how easy it is to make shit up?

[@smartluck100]

My teeth were on fire and I asked Barry Bonds to piss in my mouth. He wouldn’t do it

[@TheDiesel408]

2 things, one Barry without steroids was pretty much a HOF guaranteed. He prolly would’ve won many more mvps, gold gloves, silver sluggers etc. 2nd my dad told me that Bonds was always stuck up and a jerk. He said that multiple times he tried to get Barry’s attention with either getting a ball or getting a jersey signed, but he still ignored him even when he was less than 20 feet away. This was also back in Bond’s steroid era.

[@radicalbradical3164]

Everyone has and is on steroids ever since people realized that testosterone helps with physical performance

[@FormosanBlackBear]

Barry Bond has his own licensing company, he was instructed to direct the fans to go through that company to get signatures. He is simply following his own brand's rules of not signing anything outside of officially sanctioned events.

[@Jeff-sp7bg]

Your dad was "always trying to get Barry bonds attention." Think about that. A grown man obsessed and stalking another grown man then calling him a jerk. How weird and bizarre!

[@hdjono3351]

@@Jeff-sp7bg welcome to the sports world? Also were you born yesterday?

[@Jeff-sp7bg]

@@hdjono3351 yes I was.

[@Uchihawallstreet]

Born and raised in Dominican Republic when I was a kid playing baseball every kid like me was trying to have the same batting style as Barry Bonds.

[@raylopez99]

What style is that? Generally to hit the long ball you have to swing the bat upwards rather than level or downwards. That's simple physics and stuff Ted Williams preached.

[@afridgetoofar1818]

Really? When I was growing up, we were all trying to imitate Ken Griffey Jr’s batting style.

[@chrisschaeffer9661]

Griffey over Bonds

[@youngprivileged8772]

barry bonds and jon jones have the same exact career just in 2 different sports

[@Joe45-91]

I would think other fighters respect Jones way more than Bond's peers ever did

[@erickiyoshiphillips2323]

Eh jon jones is the goat and made a comeback after all his downfalls. People love jones now. And is respected in the community from everything we see

[@bonilla1240]

​@erickiyoshiphillips2323 Jon Jones respected in the community?? 😂 Negative. He could only dream of being respected like GSP, Fedor, etc. His steroid use will always come up, negating his GOAT status. Not to mention his hit & run with a pregnant woman.

[@ZakH644]

Jones is a lot more personable than Bonds was, but yeah I see what you’re saying, once in lifetime talents with piss poor ethics.

[@Buck_Bentley]

I like Barry. In fact, I hope they have Ezra Miller play him in the documentary. He’s a Barry-type of guy too.

[@copernicusjordan8822]

😂 wtf

[@yourrejectallamerican]

💀

[@Ironmanhawk]

Ezra miller playing a black guy what a fuckin dumb take

[@Maltesfilm]

Is Barry also accused of every sexual crime in existence lol

[@Buck_Bentley]

@@Maltesfilm Was the Flash?

[@potentially__9445]

Saw on another that the league offices made sure no team signed Barry. He suggested that they didn’t want him to get 3,000 hits, (2935) and 800 home runs, (762) I don’t doubt it one bit.

[@flipsolo]

He could have played well into his late 40s. He gets on-base, and that is probably one the most valuable skill a hitter could do. I hate to say it, but, 'roided Bonds could have easily hit 800 hrs mark.

[@roland7584]

@@flipsolo Let's not forget they made a movie based on Barry's stats. Nothing else mattered except getting on base according to the A's and their flopped Money Ball strategy at that time. There was no one available cheaper in the league that year than Barry and even the cheap A's didn't pay him.

[@stevengraham3138]

Barry’s dad was a very good player and wealthy so it makes sense Barry had a huge chip on his shoulder raised by a millionaire and then talented too! What a jerk never liked that guy

Bobby Bonds was not a victim of circunstances, he was affluent enough to start his own biz and capable of instilling virtue to his sons. That's why we see Barry Bonds in the vein of an ancient Rome gladiator, brute and devoid of what they refrerred as "Virtue Civitas".

[@DanO1234567t]

I didn’t hear about the hate during the pirates years. he was great in Pittsburgh and Bonilla. That loss to Atlanta was a shit day. SId Bream with the slide into home ruined my night. There was a dent in my wall from that one.

[@sonic23233]

If you're a Pirates fan, you'll know how hated he id

[@chrisschaeffer9661]

His throw from LF was Lame af

[@amfitness5598]

As a Braves fan I can confirm we hated him and jeered him any chance we got at the Ted.

[@burneraccount9359]

I met Barry Bonds and got a private lesson from him. My coach was roommates with him when they both played at ASU and he’s one of his best friends. He showed up out of nowhere during my lesson giving me coaching and even stood in the box for my bullpen. Pretty unreal experience

[@burneraccount9359]

Also his demeanor is so similar to my coach it’s like they are the same person. He has a big ego but is very loyal

[@ryanryan1583]

This is a prime example of how all the talent in the world isn't enough to make you a truly top tier team player. Baseball is a team sport so being the best player doesn't mean much if your team doesn't like you. VanSlyke got paid because he was a good player and good teammate. Life lesson here kids, don't get hung up on being the best player, be the best you who can play

[@kevinkwiatkowski7197]

He carried Pittsburgh and San Francisco for years into the playoffs it just didn't have enough to make it over the final hump

[@dylanscopesi9303]

You don’t understand baseball and just sound stupid🤣🤣 vanslyke was paid more because he was in the mlb longer. Barry was still under team control so they could pay him whatever they wanted🤣

[@macgp44]

The true "Greats" make those around them better, either by example, by imparting wisdom or inspiring them. Barry had zero interest in any of that. That's why he has zero world series champion rings.

[@peterjo5215]

@@macgp44he has zero rings because his team couldn’t take advantage of him having a 2.000 ops in his only World Series, no need to overthink it lol

[@wm_9640]

This is why Jeter was so great

[@crashburn3292]

So, at Ariz State, despite Barry being the best player, almost all of Barry's teammates voted to kick him off the team and Bobby Bonds reaction was not to wonder why his son, who was play a *team* sport was despised by his entire *team,* but instead to get angry at the coach and drive his truck on the field. Wow. That really tells you all you need to know about how Barry became an a-hole on early in life and stayed one thereafter.

[@KennethChristian-f1k]

His father got kicked out the MLB if I recall correctly, apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Two pros, two assholes

[@OriginalRyan]

Tried to get his autograph after a game at Candlestick in the early 90s. We were driving out of the park & I looked over & saw him. My parents let me jump out of the car to ask him. When I got to his car & asked, he just rolled up the window & drove off. The guy is a dick, but one of the best players to play.

[@el8233]

All bc he didn’t sign your ball? Haha who cares

[@OriginalRyan]

@El when you're a 10 year old kid & your favorite player does that to you, it's kinda crushing. I don't care now. He's still one of the best players of all time & I actually have an autographed ball & card from him.

[@el8233]

@@OriginalRyan so why you complaining you got your ball lol

[@wildsmiley]

​@El Wow, some baseball fan you are. Do you even like this game?

[@el8233]

@@wildsmiley coach it

[@O1993-f8u]

7:53 so not as bad as Nagasaki?

[@assrammington7961]

No. Better than Hiroshima but worse than Nagasaki

[@Ditka-89]

It would have been cool if Barry played in Japan when no American teams would sign him after his last year. He would have had a monster season over there

I doubt very much that the Japanese were willing to condone the not-so-honourable mindset of Barry Bonds.

[@richardgesegnet5481]

Not a bad take at all. The media culture back then was pretty toxic. If we couple Bonds "egomania" with the fury of the press it can have a startling effect on people who read the news. Players, coaches, and fans

[@gliiitched]

It still is, tbh.

[@SuperCatacata]

Media has only gotten worse since then 😂

[@gc033]

I was born in ‘96 so I always grew up hearing about Barry Bonds….Pops was heavy into sports….now that I’m older and watching this video I never knew how much of a MENACE he actually was😭😆 (yea-yea nobody asked I know that😘😘😘)

[@rhyslevine3115]

I feel like parts of this video try to distract from some poor character actions by showing off numbers and baseball accolades when in reality, that just ignores the real issues. Maybe teammates get paid more because people like them more. Maybe he has a contentious relationship with media because he keeps fighting them. Or maybe it’s the crimes and general unpleasantness. Putting in the interview clip at 1:45 also completely derails whatever type of defense you’re trying to create for him. Feel like this video has great elements, but message-wise is conflicted and even inaccurate at times.

[@mojorusty]

Having gone to on average 40 games a year in Arizona back then, I don't remember ONE single time our fans booed because we walked him. Not sure where the narrator got that information from, but it's totally inaccurate. Buck Showalter once walked him with the bases loaded, and we didn't boo that either.

[@J.C...]

Just because you don't remember it doesn't mean it didn't happen. Bonds played at Arizona State so he had fans there before anywhere else. And you can look the game up that they booed at. Sept 12, 2004. He hit his 699th HR and they walked him the next time so he wouldn't get 700 and the crowd booed. It's likely here on yt.

[@mojorusty]

Lots of Gnat fans showed up to our home games back then too, so very doubtful many dback fans would boo when they walked him.

[@Proudathiest1]

Haha that’s so funny but true. That sign said Ruth did it on hotdogs and beer. I challenge any player today to hit a three home runs in a game on a diet of fried food and hotdogs and playing every game either hungover or drunk. Oh and they have to chain smoke cigarettes or cigars too

[@doughnutsandbagelz]

I got to see Barry Bonds last Splash hit in AT&T park when he was on the giants. Dope ass memory. Shoutout my grandpa, he used to take us to games when we was young. As a kid I loved Barry bonds. Had his SF Jersey and everything haha

[@rickyrickardo8347]

Only a narcissist would blame the media for bringing him down instead of taking accountability for his actions.

[@neonfroot]

Donald Trump

[@rickyrickardo8347]

@@neonfroot He's on top.

[@Tommy_Montana]

Barry Bonds was the most efficient hitter in baseball history. To get 4-5 plate appearances and only get 1-2 pitches to hit seemingly every couple of days and still crush em

[@oljimeagle]

I remember watching his record season. He could easily walk 5x in a game with 3 or 4 intentional walks. It was crazy he was able to do ehat he did..

[@chadmorris7891]

Facts

[@BenWillyums]

All because of cheating

[@Tommy_Montana]

@BenWillyums nah he was great before his head swelled to 2xs its normal size

[@bostonnate4024]

I love how he says he’s the same person now that he was in highschool like that’s a good thing 😂😂😂

[@Akyuz1000]

Him doing Roids was the least of his Issues really and why people didn't like him. If that was the case, how many people do Roids in more than just Baseball? And we see where Bonds learned his Actions from. 5:13 that's what happens, if the whole team is against you and ''fights'' you, it's you. Worst thing to happen since Japan was nuked, I was like Dang son Roasted!

[@carsandsports123]

His dad lashing out like a teenerager when Bonds face repercussions really shows you were he got it from

[@rodprops]

where* he got it

[@deduce9665]

My coach is friends with Barry and was roommates with him in college while playing on the same team. Both were drafted. Same era. Now pretending steroids didn’t make him hit harder is a duh. However he was already a hall of fame level player. Steroids don’t make you see better. He also gave me a pair of ken Griffey’ Jackie Robinson day addition terfs and cleats.

[@chickenfkeryay]

I grew up in the bay watching bonds. His single season HR record is one of the least impressive aspects of his game to me. Having watched many atbats by bonds over the years the most impressive thing to me was his ability to hit pitches hard and the ability to rarely miss a good pitch. He would see 1 pitch over a 3-4 game span and he would crush it even if it wasn't a home run. I think had Barry not done steroids he still may have broken the record. He would have gotten more ABs and that hand eye was so amazing

[@elias60]

Why was your coach so cool with you specifically and giving you all that stuff?

[@deduce9665]

@@elias60 because I had left the team because I aged out and I was one of his most improved players. Not the best but definitely shows my dedication

[@elias60]

@@deduce9665 that’s pretty cool

[@kevinrowland4592]

Bonds is by far my favorite player of all time I absolutely loved watching him play that swing was so f'ing beautiful. His atbat to HR ratio was off the charts

[@flipsolo]

FR! He was my favorite to watch pre-roids. He was a straight-up d*ck, but he can play...but he lost me when he got into roids.

[@KennethChristian-f1k]

I read an anecdote that Bond’s Pirates teammates and staff once asked him to make a concentrated effort to improve his personality. For a time he was unrecognizable, smiling and friendly but his play cratered. After losing a few games the Pirates are said to have begged Bonds to go back to his old self to regain some competitive ‘edge.’ Hmm but you know Michael Jordan and the late great Kobe Bryant seem to have had personalities that would be difficult to work with in most professional environments, perhaps it’s a different mentality to attain superstar status in pro sports.

[@themfga5427]

Personally I’d still take ken Griffey Jr in backyard baseball over bonds Lool

[@KB21-kt7ug]

As a Bay Area native and lifelong Giants fan, Barry Bonds is my favorite player of all time. So let me tell you a couple of stories that may change how you feel about him. He's at a baseball camp for kids in the Sacramento area and the day is coming to an end. All the kids start gathering around Barry not wanting to miss their chance at an autograph. Barry is standing by a locked gate and has just begun an interview with an adult writer so he stops to address the youngsters telling them if they are patient and polite and line up single file along the chain-link fence starting about ten yards away, he'll make sure everybody will get an autograph. Of course, the kids run for the line. Not too long after, the interview wraps up, Barry unlocks the gate next to him, steps through, relocks the gate, gets in his car without a word and drives away. Gone. Leaves them all hanging. True story but not one to help you see him more positively. But this one might do it. I'm in town visiting with my brothers at the stadium Giants store. It's my first time to see a game in the new park and I'm loving the store. Barry is recently separated from the game and my shopping has turned to a mission. I haven't seen one piece of Bonds merchandise but I'll find something here real quick. Nope. Nothing. Nowhere. Attitude. Arrogant. Juicer. Okay, whatever. But he has done everything as a player and he is our Giant. I start muttering bitterly about the organization being so politically correct that they are actually ghosting "The Greatest Giant of all time" and won't sell one piece of Bonds merchandise. I'm seriously disgusted and make it a point that I am walking out and won't be back, when a really cool sales dude comes to my rescue, "Bro, you don't think we'd love to have this store packed with his merchandise? Come on, man. But in his final contract, he demanded the exclusive rights to sell all merchandise with his name and # on it and he won't allow us to sell any of it." To which I just stared in udder disbelief until I was finally able to string a few words of acknowledgement together and gasped, "What an a$$#ole!" 😆 Huge fan but I'm not the guy to show you the brighter side of our Giant.

[@EdgarHernandez-pr5ty]

You had me in the first half ngl

[@timmy841212]

Well wasn’t expecting the last half 😂

[@markbenamat7190]

I'll never forget the pirates loosing to the braves, that was about the end of baseball for me, then the strike, I was done! Van Slyke is a complete jerk also. The media should've went after him, as hard as they did bonds.

[@ronfowlermusic]

Loosing? Loosening?

[@jordanenzie7314]

Growing up in Northern California I'm an avid Giants fan. Bonds is one of my favorite players all time. No one could connect like #25, with or without juice. Greatest slugger all time!

[@skypieper]

I grew up watching Barry. Love the guy.

[@farpointgamingdirect]

Probably because you never met him.

[@afridgetoofar1818]

Griffey was more fun to watch.

[@broderickhennington5336]

Athletes don't owe fans anything, but fans don't have to like you. My issue is that the media in the country is trash and forces narratives that aren't necessarily true. Slandering a person and libeling them is low. Bonds may be trash, but he isn't alone

[@maximos905]

Athletes get paid by fans buying tickets, merchandise, and such. Athletes are hobos without fans

[@psychodelic1457]

Thatz crazy his body in pittsburgh vs sf he looks way different went from a cf to.a 1b

[@m.o.5291]

Personality: 50% Michael Jordan, 40% Debo and 10% Trevor Bauer. His dad driving onto the field, thats boondocks level shit

[@DirkPiddlemark]

Hold up 5:30 he was not fucking forced out of Pitt, the Giants signed him out of free agency for 6 yrs/42m making him the highest paid position player in the league the day after signing the deal to build PacBell Park. Peter Magowan, may he continue to burn in hell had been holding the City hostage along with The Sporting Green for two years crying poor and demanding public funding for the new stadium and threatening to move the team to St Pete, FL. THE SPLIT SECOND he got the funding he got on the horn & inked the deal for Bonds and made it clear Will Clark, the heart and soul of the club was now expendable. He knew exactly what he was in for with Barruh Bones and the two of them were made for each other, so there's no need to exaggerate reality here. Mmm-kay?

[@nathanchildress5596]

Forced out? No, but if you’re an MVP and gold glove winner and you’re getting paid 40% less than another outfielder, clearly the Pirates were sending a message

[@DirkPiddlemark]

@@nathanchildress5596 don't be wELL aCkTuaLLy guy. I know it's hard

[@SB-zl7mm]

He was a great hitter. But because he juiced, he’s not the true home run king. It’s still Hank Aaron. Just like Bonds, Sosa and McGwire didn’t legit beat the single season hr record. Marris is still the champ.

[@Logholders]

What a beast. Very few people can pull off a good season with the controversy that surrounded him. He would pull off great seasons. Barry #1

[@chrisschaeffer9661]

#1 Cheater. Stfu

[@christanner3761]

Giant's fans like me give Barry a pass. Time heals all wounds. For example, we don't hate on Ty Cobb any more. We just remember how great he was. In a few years, the baseball world will start showering Bonds with love. Long live Barry and the San Francisco Giants!!!

[@chrisschaeffer9661]

Bonds Cheated the Game

[@Steveross2851]

The news industry has always been dirty in a world in which most people care only about status, instant gratification, and novelty, and in a world where relatively few people have any substantial intellectual curiosity. And the news industry has always singled out easy targets to deflect attention from its own systemic dishonesty with the sports media sometimes being as guilty of dishonesty as any media, and not just in baseball. No reporter covering the worst NBA team can write 82 times that the team he/she covers played terribly and didn't play NBA caliber defense without getting fired since no one wants to read that 82 times. Thus it's often in the interests of sports writers to make the bad teams they cover look much better than they are in order to keep their jobs since if no one cares about the teams they cover they may soon be out of a job. As a result sports writers often write that the NBA team they cover played well even when anyone who was at the game saw otherwise. Yes Barry Bonds brought a lot of media abuse on himself by needlessly trying much too hard to be a "badass." And that is on him. Yet the sports media sanctimoniously treated him very unfairly. For years the sports media willfully ignored steroid abuse in baseball and other pro sports since "no one cared." Then parents groups forced Congress to force Major League Baseball to change its steroids policy or threaten that otherwise Congress itself would change steroid policy in ways Major League Baseball and the Players Association would not like. Then the same sports media that had ignored steriod abuse for so many years accused many baseball players of "cheating" for using steroids at a time when ignoring or even encouraging steroid abuse was policy, as if oh sure the sports media always covered sports honestly. But seriously, even the most dishonest pro players have been a lot more professional than the sports media. At least all pro players are good at what they do which is a lot more than many sports writers can claim.

[@pwoeckener]

I would like to witness Barry Bonds meeting Ty Cobb in hell, and see who wins that fight.

[@joeb2588]

I loved the Giants. Then came Bonds. I stopped following them. Then he left. I started following them again.

[@stolensentience]

Great story. Has the three pillars of any great story: a beginning, middle, and end.

[@joeb2588]

@@stolensentience thanks!

[@happycanayjian1582]

1:50 Referring to oneself in the 3rd person doesn’t scream narcissism at all…🙄

[@stevenhickey8636]

I had heard that rumor that Van Slyke kicked his ass , this is the first confirmation of that story.

[@shotgun111180]

if he did he didn't beat his ass good enough.

[@areguapiri]

Only a fool would believe that.

[@sethtate2079]

Barry was always a jerk. The difference between him, sosa, and big mac is that those guys were nice and always smiling for the fans. Barry thought everyone owed him something. Acted like the fans were a bother.

[@kenosabi]

Mcguire was good at the media game ...but was also known for being an absolute prick too.

[@jharp08]

While the media treated Barry like crap it was deserved. I've heard stories years ago before his home run run with the Giants that he was a condescending asshole. With that said him on steroids were the greatest thing I've ever seen. Him and Griffey rules the 90’s

[@SlugCult718]

The measure of a player's greatness isn't always about how great they can be. It's how much greatness they can bring out of others.

[@scottkessel952]

How does your shoe size grow 2 sizes?

[@OneWhiteGuy]

Not everybody hated him. Let's go Giants! Loved watching that dude hit.

[@blessd24]

If you are a jerk, you deserve to be treated badly. I can absolutely be a jerk. I don't prefer to be, but it happens. I aim to remember that when I feel obstructed. I'm no fan of the media, but Bonds handled himself poorly.

[@FunkoPopnLockn]

I mean he wasn’t really forced out of Pittsburg he was going to be a free agent and the Pirates couldn’t afford him since the team was legitimately falling apart. Bonds leaves Pittsburg at the end of the 92 season, Bobby Bonilla the 2nd best player on the team left in 91, and the Pirates didn’t have a record above .500 until 2013.

[@roland7584]

They signed Andy Van Slyke to that huge contract extension in 1991. That was the day the team was legitimately falling apart.

[@BST-lm4po]

Over the seven years that Bonds played in Pittsburgh he had a .274 BA and averaged 25 HRs a year. That's not superstar stats by any stretch!!. Plus his post season stats were atrocious!!

[@roland7584]

@@BST-lm4po In his last 3 seasons in Pittsburgh, he won 3 Gold Gloves, 3 Silver Slugger awards, 2 Mvps and was robbed of a 3rd when they gave it to Terry Pendleton in 1991 (most likely because TBS had the Braves on everywhere, and hardly any West coast sportswriter knew Pittsburgh even had a team). I think during that 3 year stretch he proved he was a superstar.

[@timlett99]

Oh so he’s Yasiel Puig but literally (and figuratively) on steroids

[@Boyso5407]

Just listening to those numbers about his body getting bigger are just ridiculous. 55 pounds of muscle, 2 hat sizes and 2 shoe sizes bigger. It’s so unnatural. Sounds like some kind of science experiment

[@Jeff-sp7bg]

Was bs. I saw him play hundreds of times. He put on maybe 20 lbs and it probably wasn't even all muscle it never is. He was 220 lbs for years then he put on 15-20 lbs in 99-00. Not "50 lbs of muscle" that's asinine. His shoe size grew a half size from 12 1/2 to 13. I know this for a fact. Now his head did grow most likely from the GH. Everything else mentioned is bs

[@foxycinnamon7307]

@@Jeff-sp7bg Where do you think those numbers came from? Side by sides of his body/head from the Pirates to his Giants evolution are crazy. I saw him play and he gained a TON of weight. Those gold gloves went away. Heavy.

[@smartluck100]

The fact that he sucked ass in postseason warms my heart

[@FatherofMan25]

Anybody else notice that the strike 3 call at 9:44 was a foot outside? lol

[@jackfunk5765]

He is one of the most pitched around hitters in mlb history. I personally loved watching him play as a sf giant. There present stadium was built on his play. Yes he was an aragent ass. But he could back up that attitude.

[@chrisschaeffer9661]

With Steroids. Stfu

[@seshansmith]

My uncle lives up in Sonoma and was good friends with Jeff Kent back in the day. He used to go down on the field sometimes during BP and talk to him and stuff. He said one times Bonds was right there and he totally thought he was walking up to say hi or something so Barry walks up and says "could you get the fuck out of my way" and walks through him basically. Lol fuckin dick. I'm sure it was because him and Kent hated each other too. 2:21 2:23

[@tmzz3609]

At 35 years old his shoe size went from 10.5 to 13.......... Dude was seriously juiced

[@markdubois4882]

My thoughts the same......was he trying to morph into Andre the Giant? He had size 22 shoes.

[@coolcatrick3454]

​@@markdubois4882Shaq's shoe size is 22, too.

[@IBangedUrMom69420]

@@coolcatrick3454Yeah but Shaq is like 7 feet tall, it makes sense for his shoes to be massive.

[@sethtate2079]

Everyone hated bonds. He was a notorious jerk to many teammates. He had a clause in one contract to have a recliner in the giants clubhouse. And no one else could.. PED use just made it easier to hate him more.

[@ItsAllAboutGuitar]

While you're trashing the crap out of Bonds, I'd like to add that he dropped a lazy fly ball from Garrett Anderson in the bottom of the 8th in Game 6 in the 2002 World Series. The Angels were pretty unstoppable anyway so it might not have mattered, but just to pour salt in the wound.

[@foxycinnamon7307]

A Giants fan threw a soda at his head for dogging it on a play so the fly ball fell in for a single 'cause he didn't hustle. No gold glove that year!

[@henry-bo3np]

The concern many people have with Barry Bonds is that he cheated.

[@areguapiri]

Can you explain exactly how he cheated?

[@terryscott696]

Who didn't? Mcquire cheated and was deemed a hero.......

[@henry-bo3np]

@@areguapiri, performance enhancing drugs

[@henry-bo3np]

@@terryscott696, (1) During the same era? George Brett, Eddie Murray, Cal Ripkin, Greg Maddox, Tom Glavine, for example. Each one a Hall of Famer. (2) No, Mark McGwire is not "deemed a hero." In his 10th - and last - chance to get elected to baseball's Hall of Fame, Mark received just 12.3% of the vote. (75.0%+ of the vote is required to be elected, BTW.)

[@truthhurtz8517]

Where's your proof ???

[@swamplife76]

Everyone's on steroids, he is the goat

[@thizlam4810]

Not Griffey.

[@swamplife76]

@@thizlam4810 he was juiced

[@steroidsR4losers]

I will continue to EXPOSE these STEROID LOSERS! Stay natural buddy!

[@bigrich6075]

eVeRy OnE DoEs StERoIDs

[@steroidsR4losers]

STEROID users HIDE behind their FAKE STEROID muscles hoping people will think their "size" and "strength" came from their "hard work"! Only naturals can claim it's THEIR "hard work! ROIDERS are FAKES! Stay natural buddy!

[@StrangeCoincidence]

7:50 BARRY "WORST THING SINCE HIROSHIMA" BONDS

[@agentstanley29]

I moved to the Bay Area in the early 2000s and decided AGAINST being a Giants fan mostly because of Bonds. And so here I am, a miserable A's fan today. 😂 I still don't regret my decision.

[@andrewspiegel8745]

I would bruh giants for life

[@andystreepy3146]

The As were the godfathers of the steroid Era with Conseco and Mcguire

[@Mr.Disaster-fy1wl]

I understand, it’s probably frustrating seeing them struggle over the years, but any time they show A’s fans in the stands at home games, it looks like a party, like they’re just making the best of the whole ballpark experience. I like their fans, but I feel bad for you guys hearing that they’re moving the team to Vegas.

[@LogicallyKnot]

The As are very respectable. They've had some great players. Rickey Henderson (who's record will never be broken), Catfish Hunter, Rollie Fingers, Dennis Eckersley, Vida Blue, Non Steroid Mark McGuire (when he was actually good).....A fantastic club full of rich history. You definitely made the correct choice. The Giants are damaged for life due to having that shameless cheating bum in their history book.

[@jonathanziegler8126]

Go A's!

[@omgDavidGlasper]

By far thee best baseball player ever to play the game. The only 6 tool player...eye at the plate. The only 7 time MVP. By far the most walks and home runs. Can you imagine hitting .370 with 46 home runs and 198 walks and then.362 with 45 home runs and 232 walks?????????? lol

[@jarvisstewart]

The media destroyed Barry. I don't really blame him for being jaded. Guy was the greatest player of our generation and they treated him like shit.

[@kevincornell1439]

he treated others like shit and they returned the favor. it even goes all the way back to high school before he ever was in the media. he was always an entitled spoiled prat.

[@Archerftw]

It seemed like he was a spoiled brat long before the media got ahold of him. His skill is undeniable, but his dad is why he was a self entitled child his whole life.

[@johnhatchel9681]

No he was a cheater with a bratty attitude.

[@terryscott696]

That's what happens when you're The Best and Black! Notice the shortage of Black Players in MLB now, HELLO!

[@lizettecruz9409]

What’s the song at 13:55

[@Secretdawg925]

I had box seats when he hit 714 one of the best days of my life I’ll never forget it. I remember I was at a giants game and he popped up shallow left field and started walking to the dugout the player dropped the ball and overthrew first and he got on base😂 then proceeded to steal 2nd base one of the craziest thing I’ve ever seen. I loved Barry bonds as a young giants fan

[@joesands8860]

He brought it ALL on himself. I'm sure he blames others, but it all started with the smug ass attitude.

[@newagain9964]

Nah. Y’all just petty. He’s just a dude. One who don’t tolerate fools.

[@whathell6t]

@@newagain9964 Do you actually have citations in MLA or APA format to back your counterpoint?

[@newagain9964]

@@whathell6t yup. Petty. And unlikeable.

[@Jeff-sp7bg]

Just got tired of all the racist haters

[@foxycinnamon7307]

@@Jeff-sp7bg Let's not bring race into it - I hated him. Still hate him. Proud Black Woman.

[@tiasaywhat]

Ironic every one hated him, growing up he was always my favorite player lol. Still is in terms of retired players.

[@F40PH-2CAT]

Cuz he's black.

[@flashlightantics7618]

I won't ever excuse Barry's actions that showed his character... acting like an asshole to the media is one thing, but doing it to fans is another matter. That said, I still loved watching Barry's Bonds play, and he remains my favorite player of all time. He might have taken steroids (the physical evidence was irrefutable) but not once was he ever found to have broken an MLB rule. To my recollection, he never tested positive (or, at least, he was never punished for such) and he maintains to this day that he didn't knowingly take them (which, of course he's going to say that, but the court of appeals agrees that he wasn't lying, which is enough for me). I may be biased because of what watching him play meant to me as a teen, but he will forever be the greatest hitter of all time (with only Otani challenging him for that in recent history). Barry is a legend and deserves better from the league, the press, and his peers... though, the distaste from his peers is much more understandable (again, I can't excuse his clubhouse behavior in most cases...).