CY YOUNG vs MVP

[@timsmith5452]

at the end of the day everyone wants to see 100mph and 500 foot homeruns... steroids saved baseball during the 90s... plus using steroids doesnt mean you gain talent, hand eye coordination, or anything else besides strength...

[@MrThedoodleman]

but you would of have those thing just by being called up

[@SammyQ695]

ThEZac no look at baseball now strikeouts are at an all time high nobody had Barrys plate discipline and eye for pitches.

[@MrThedoodleman]

strikeouts are high but homeruns are higher

[@boomtastic1]

Sam Quillen i feel bad for people like you

[@MaDkOrNfLaKeS]

The current Hall Of Famers have all talked about how ashamed they were of the MLB during those times. I found it disgraceful. Yeah we love to see that stuff, but it doesn't mean anything if you cheat. That's like taking a test, but you have the textbook right in front of you. Its results that the teacher wants to see. but you cheated; its just not right.

[@flagtheoffense]

The 2-2 foul pitch might be one of the most impressive swings ever

[@Samoatupo]

No punk shit between these boys. I wish this would happen more in the game. Hard thrower vs power hitter. Real battle for everyone to enjoy

[@Airplane299]

Chapman vs Stanton would be awesome

[@Samoatupo]

+Kpatel That's what I'm talking about

[@hunterwilliams1512]

Bonds, the greatest hitter of our time

[@JB-dt3cj]

You'll never see a greater at-bat.

[@easfgman4687]

lets all admit that we enjoyed this period in baseball. it became the popular american game it once was in the 50's. however, at the same time it was dirtier than a 2 dollar hooker passed out in a septic tank. it was wrong in so many ways, but we loved every little piece of it. thank u to all the players that sacrificed their morals and futures.

[@DaffyDuck007]

It was no dirtier than any other point in baseball. Plus all steroids did was keep everyone healthy. The science is definitive on this now. Steroids didn't make anyone a better hitter.

[@googie]

baseball would be a better sport if everyone juiced FACT

[@doublem1975x]

Bonds bat speed was so damn quick

[@Tkn5648]

best baseball swing ever imo

[@mbnjsc]

Habsfan34 _ ARod and Griffey jr. have the nicest swing

[@Rajk412]

Mike Piazza Swing is Perfect

[@Rajk412]

Best hitter ive seen i m lucky

[@Pandabearmadness]

backstory to this at bat is that when barry and eric went to japan for seven-game exhibition mlb allstars vs japanese allstars i think in 2004 barry told eric next time we face each other in a game during the season that they both agreed that it would just be fastballs no breaking stuff. so its funny when eric tries to backdoor him with a breaking ball but after that its all gas and wow a great battle.

[@ARMTOAST]

they agreed he'd get one offspeed! you can see gagne shake his catcher off per the agreement.

[@grasd2]

2:20 That might be more impressive than the homer. Squared up on 101 mph, but just a bit early...

[@neneshubby]

I don't care what Bonds was taking. From 2001-2005 that guy was a flat out freak.

[@lorenzodemedici1]

steroids vs HGH! The battle of the PEDs.

[@RichardSanchez137]

Steroids' will never, ever give you that kind of plate discipline.

[@josiahbounderby3169]

Could anyone ever comment on a Barry Bonds video without acting like a douche? It was a great AB. Every video of BB's career does not merit a new debate on steroids usage. There's still that whole baseball aspect of it to enjoy. Bonds retired almost 10 years ago, the hating has gotten pretty old and pretty predictable.

[@FighterOfSwords3]

Hell of a match-up. It doesn't matter who you like or dislike, that was still a pretty epic at-bat.

[@keithfrances5658]

Outta here

[@phpeters87]

Amazing duel. Absolutely epic.

[@bitindiace14]

Eric Gagné is from my hometown near montreal. He said to Barry Bond in the last allstar game or in the offseason I can't remember that if he has to face him in a game he will trow him fastball coz Bond was telling him that everybody was too scared of him to do that. So thats why he pitched like 4 consecutive 100+fastball to him and Bond was just better and won the lil contest. He later thanks Gagné for this awesome "fight". Btw back in the day I was 12y old and Gagné was a total hero here haha and the expos were still around, i miss them a lot.

[@jasondiaz8792]

Steroids are no steroids Barry Bonds, you're a straight beast. you owed that Eric dude.

[@Dinobot2]

+Jason Diaz Or* owned*

[@jasondiaz8792]

+Anth150 please. That's all you can come back with? After your loan hero got taken deep.

[@ogloc4478]

+Team Diaz dude he was just correcting your terrible spelling chill the fuck out

[@natthegreat9356]

Bonds says Gagné was THE BEST he faced !

[@deuce4off]

Such a god. Best hitter ever, PED's or not.

[@michaelchilders7894]

This at bat was epic. One of the best matchups ever. Period.

[@kevinhickey3085]

Titanic duel on Mt Balco

[@Dreadlock1227]

Steroids don't help you get around on a 101 MPH pitch

[@moegerms]

They do. That's literally the reason you take the drugs in the first place lol

[@bieberisag]

+mallexjansen Steroids aren’t going to help with your reaction time...

[@devincamaron8702]

bieberisag they are going to increase the density of your white muscle fiber "aka" fast twitch muscles. So they will in fact help you get around on that fastball.

[@robbyrodriguez9984]

mallexjansen More muscle mass would actually decrease bat speed believe it or not

[@rustyheyman1521]

If there ever was an argument to legalize steroids this is it.

[@argenisosorio]

wow

[@brentjodie]

I will always remember this at bat. It's one of the only times they pitched to Bonds in that era. He wasn't tying or go-ahead run so they had to pitch to him. I believe the Dodgers held on to win 3-2.

[@DaffyDuck007]

Yeah the Dodgers took the game sadly.

[@ogloc4478]

+Knodtreal what's so sad about that? Y'all have your 3 rings in 5 years, a World Series appearance in 02, and bonds beating the single season and career home run titles. Dodgers haven't had nearly as much excitement the last 15 years, quit your bitchin

[@casheasy]

I had been waiting for someone to put this on here! I remember watching this live back in 2004 (I think) late one night back in Ohio. I was watching this and couldn't believe how it turned out. A McCovey Cove foul ball followed by a BOMB against a 100 MPH Gagne FB. Gotta give credit to both these guys.

[@ladapaco1]

roids vs roids

[@poindexterflex3528]

When Bonds fouled that 2-2 fastball into the water, Gagne should have thought off-speed away. He must have thought he was Rick Vaughn in Major League to keep challenging with fastballs.

[@joeychiappetta]

the amount of steroids in this video is too damn high

[@andrewnunser564]

HAHAHAHAH

[@vVyoyoVv1]

More like 'roids vs 'roids

[@berryrobinsonExpat4Cultures]

Talk about quality at-bat's we won't ever see it again. The man is clutch quick bat and patience at the plate. Walks and homeruns that's Barry Bonds!

[@MaxBar100]

The confrontation that Gagne talk about in his book

[@ljvallot8255]

BARRY BONDS WINS THE battle with a homerun

[@MrNiggle123]

Baseball at it's best

[@berryrobinsonExpat4Cultures]

Bonds bat speed was sick wow!

[@user-zx1ir7jt4c]

Hello 240p!

[@brianrecca9782]

how did he not swing at that 3rd pitch?

[@DrBeef216]

You're really going to question the guy with the single season home run, walks, on-base and slugging% records - and do so from a KZbin video??

[@isoleamebuthappysoul]

he had impeccable plate discipline his entire career, that's why (also the shrinking of the strike zone from the mid-90s until about this time or so)

[@jctrock]

My childhood!

[@joekool00]

Battle of Titians!⚾

[@kortory]

steroid vs steroid

[@Rondrica1]

So it evens out, and bonds is still G.O.A.T.!

[@mehdifernandez2275]

Hello there ! ! Rofl good i love this $involve

[@DrGuessFilms]

Brandon Crawford was in the crowd that day!!

[@torchred99]

wow.........

[@stage51manager]

Dodgers still won that game lol.

[@sylagiale8763]

Steroids can't make anything possible. Mitchell Report said that 10~15% of players used steroids in that period, but no one could get to Bonds.

[@prhealth3577]

+syLagia Le Barry Bonds was a legit HOFer BEFORE he started to bulk up (roids or no roids we don't know). Power is one thing, but combine bat speed, discipline, hand eye coordination and approach? Unbeatable.....damn he pulled a 101mph FB FOUL!!!! Unreal. Hope he can pass on that magic to the Marlins.

[@MrHalfAninja]

Gagne wrote 80% of the Dodgers were using some sort of PED, I'd believe the rest of the league was around that percentage

[@Palrath1]

whenever there is an all time great using some sort of PED, ALL of the attention and punishment (media bashing, hate from fans, bans, fines) lands on the best of the best, it doesn't matter how many people were on. Look at Lance Armstrong, he didn't even test positive, he just admitted. I wonder how many guys were actually doing the exact same thing he was doing. No one will no because the sport tries to save itself by putting all of the blame on one guy. If everyone finds out that a majority of the league or the top 50 athletes are using then everyone will just say "it's a league full of cheaters!" Hank Aaron used Amphetamines Babe Ruth used a modded bat. I honestly am for professionals using PED's and steroids. Why? Because I want to see the best of the very best play at a super human level. Do they increase your talent? no they don't. Steroids don't help you hit the ball at all, they can help you hit the ball further but they won't turn an average joe into a superstar silver slugger.

[@KUnit1989]

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[@erichuether9776]

seriously you gonna pony up money to see fred clark or mickey cochrane how bout eppa elmer or edd yah real famous almost as famous as mickey welch or jocko but they werent nearly as famous as the great craig biggio and the other 100 famous guys right underneath vladimer freakin guerrero but don't put bonds in please its not like i stopped what i was doing when he was at bat

[@erichuether9776]

is the hall of fame even relevant anymore? if your upperclass dare i say caucasion & can afford to go out there otherwise youtube the greats... babe mickey charlie hustle cy young satchel say hey kid bonds joe dimaggio koufax nolan ryan 42... why? because they are famous. dont need the hall for that. the hall is a museum for stat geeks

[@chanceolson4]

2-2 swing and miss still 2-2

[@ha-unjobikai]

약쟁이 대결 ㅋㅋ