756

[Redcyclone105]

Well Barry Bonds just hit 756 :drunk, what are your thoughts on the whole ordeal?
That ball is going to be worth a lot of money that's for sure. lol the guy who caught 756 is practically being dragged out of the park by the security.

[Fonkey Monkey]

bah.
lets be real barry isnt going hit many more. i say 770 at most.
i cant wait till alex beats hit. and if albert can stay healthy he might be able to also.
its a shame though ken griffey couldve DEMOLISHED tha record:(

[Jdm7399]

Sooner or later he was going to hit it. Being a Giants' fan, I applaud him for achieving a great Milestone, but honestly...it's not all that it's "hyped up" to be. I'm sure it'll be all over the tv channels, magazines, and newspapers. Congrats Barry, but look out for A. Rod. If he can stay healthy, he can make an easy run at the record.

[Turbo VDuB 44]

I agree that if health stays here, Arod and Pujols could have a real shot at it, and again being a Griffey fan my entire life, he would have hit 850 had it not been for injuries for the first half of his career...as the ages sit, Griffey is 30ish HRs ahead of Bonds...now to play as long as Bonds without steroids...

[Sanction]

I say, congrats to Barry, but he shouldn't get too comfy, A-Rod is just around the corner. :D

[Krazie]

My thoughts: So what?

The record will only stand for a few years, as everyone else has said, as long as A-Rod stays healthy, the record'll be his before he retires..

[DoM cAbAn]

I really don't congratulate Bonds at all. I personally don't think he deserves it, what with all the steriod allegations. Boy, I can't wait until A Rod beats his record. I'd actually rather have anybody else but Barry Bonds hold the record for most Home Runs.

Here's the story and the link to the video if anyone hasn't seen it yet:

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/7102470?MSNHPHCP&GT1=10347

Go there and scroll down along the right hand side and you'll see the video link. Haha I love how at 6:16 in the video, the Washington Nationals player is wearing his glove on his head. :D

[Walcherina]

Congrats to him, he's one hell of a player

[poulpy72]

Congrats to Bonds....although they have no solid proof on the steroids allegations, just get yourself a baseball card of him when he was a Pirate and compare him to what he looks like now...It's like comparing Gretzky to Hulk Hogan.....

[Cyrex]

alright while most people know that barry bonds took steriods of some kind and that is a given. I being a red sox's fan hate A-Rods guts. but i would much rather have a clean player have the record which A-Rod will break later in his career

pujols is not as good as he use to be, his AVG. dropped along with every other stat for the past 2 years

the other person who really has got a chance is Ryan Howard who is the fastest player to break 100. which is only took him 2 season and 6 games. by the end of this season howard will have over 150 and if he can have 4 seasons with 50 HR's then he will be around 500 at about 28 years old which is 2-3 years younger than A-Rod who currently holds the record for the youngest player to get 500

[iskoot]

I say congrats to Barry. And I agree that there is a good chance that he did take steriods, but I also agree that if he took them before they were illegal then he never did anything wrong! Since they have become illegal, he hasn't tested positive for them, and I'm sure they've tested him alot. So I say, forget about the steriods bit, as he did it "Legally" and lets focus on something else...like the annual Phillies chase for the Wild Card.

[Exane22]

Have being a baseball player for my entire life and loving this game im ashamed that he even plays the game. He along with everyone else who does steriods are a bunch of cheaters. People who use roids are like people who game save, their accomplishments are shit cause they cheated to get there. A-rod will beat it, pujols if he stays healthy. Those two are the best hitters in the game imo. A-rod is a stud bottom line. Pujols problem is that all of the pitchers are afraid to throw him a strike, so he gets flusterd cause he sees hardly any strikes and ends up swinging at shitty pitches. The more he walks the higher all his stats are.

Anyways Rod will beat the record before to long so im not worried about it.

[EuPHoriC PoisoN]

In all honesty, I think Barry Bonds is a worthless piece of crap. Anyone that uses steroids to cheat their way to victory is a giant loser. I don't care how hard he might have worked to get where he did. In the end, none of it matters. And as for the fellow who caught ball 756, I think he should offer it to Barry for the teensy price of 756 million dollars. :p

[sack-gobbler]

what with all the steriod allegations.

that's all they are people!!!!!! allegations by has been players who are jealous of better players.... until something is proven i am happy as a anyone could be for Mr. Bonds. However im positive that a-rod will surpass him and possibly ryan howard 15 or so years later

[Exane22]

Um...... are you serious, his trainer was giving them to him, that is a fact. Since he took the bullet they cant really get bonds on it but what trainer slips a client anything let alone steriods and not tell them, that is just stupid and dangerous. Oh bonds new he was on roids all right, he would be able to tell even IF his trainer really was slipping them into his system. If you believe other wise you are extremely naive.

[Rammbone]

bah.
lets be real barry isnt going hit many more. i say 770 at most.
i cant wait till alex beats hit. and if albert can stay healthy he might be able to also.
its a shame though ken griffey couldve DEMOLISHED tha record:(

I agree. Congrats to barry if he didn't use steroids. If he did..to hell with him. That makes him a cheater. ( BTW: my opinion is that he did use steroids ).

Ken Griffey....WOW...Can you just imagine if he didn't always get hurt. Look at the numbers he has now...WOW

[Turbo VDuB 44]

Again, Griffey Jr could have the record no problem, possibly by 100 if he had stayed healthy, as he has THE sweetest swing in the sport.

As for the person who said they were allegations.....come on. Bonds came out and said he thought the pills were Flaxseed Oil pills. You have GOT to be kidding me right?!? Flaxseed is one of the hardest substances to turn into a solid and remain that way in a pill. And besides, if a trainer slipped him roids without his knowledge and anything happened to bonds, can we say lawsuit for attempted murder and negligence?!?

FUCK BONDS. the end

[bplayak]

In all honesty, I think Barry Bonds is a worthless piece of crap. Anyone that uses steroids to cheat their way to victory is a giant loser. I don't care how hard he might have worked to get where he did. In the end, none of it matters. And as for the fellow who caught ball 756, I think he should offer it to Barry for the teensy price of 756 million dollars. :p

LOL, I think 756 million is the perfect price for that ball!!! You should be Matt Murphy's(name of guy who caught the ball) attorney!

[Rammbone]

You know whats funny. I was watching the sports reporter on ESPN this past sunday and they said..Had Barry Bonds not broken any of the records he has broken since he started using steroids and just continue what he was doing ( avg 30 HR 100 RBI )....he would have made the hall of fame...hands down, first valot. Now it's all very questionable just look at Big Mac.

[Death Elf]

OVERRATED!!

Ask anyone in baseball, Ken Griffey Jr. would already be where Bonds is, if not right behind him, if he were healthy throughout his whole career.

[gublets8o3]

im not an arod fan but i cant wait for him to break the record

[Exane22]

You no roids arnt the only thing wrong with this guy, hes was a prick to begin with. Stupid asshole has to have his own changing room and shit, getting into fights with his own teammates and stuff. He is a stain on all of baseball IMO, no kid should EVER look up to him.

[Turbo VDuB 44]

Exactly....especially since he won't even license his name out to be used in any video game titles...Thank god we have a white guy named Jon Dowd!!!

He wants that ball...i'd charge at least a few million...kids can't play him as their "hero" in a baseball game, why the fuck should he have the tainted HR record ball

[KewlBrettC]

we all know Hank Aaron is still the REAL Home Run King, and A-Rod will beat it someday anyway.

[BackerMan]

I'm not a big fan of barry bonds but I wish I was there to catch that ball so I can sell it for more than $3 millions. then I will spend alot of money on video games.

[Wolf]

It won't be broken, as much as I hate to say it. Bonds's home run total increased with age, something that will prevent honest players like Rodriguez from getting close. I do hope that I'm wrong, though.

[Marx0r]

If there is a God, A-Rod will have both HR records in Yankee hands by the time he retires. Forget about the obvious steroid use, Bonds is an arrogant, self-absorbed jerk. He could've easily gotten into the Hall of Fame 7-8 years ago. Now, he'll hopefully get bounced for his ass candy use.

[SegaSaturnSNK]

Bleh, Hank Arron is the true home run king till A-Rod passes 755 homers.

[RedstaR]

we all know Hank Aaron is still the REAL Home Run King, and A-Rod will beat it someday anyway.

I could not possibly say that any better.

[KewlBrettC]

You know whats funny. I was watching the sports reporter on ESPN this past sunday and they said..Had Barry Bonds not broken any of the records he has broken since he started using steroids and just continue what he was doing ( avg 30 HR 100 RBI )....he would have made the hall of fame...hands down, first valot. Now it's all very questionable just look at Big Mac.

well, its no question that if Barry never took ROIDS he would make it to the hall, but he screwed himself, so w/e.

[CC99999]

Let's say through Steroids Bonds cheated and hit, what do you guys guess? 100 homeruns more than he would have from 2001-2003?

Well, he's clearly not on Steroids now- he missed an entire season- and if he wants to- he still has three or four years left on his body- and almost certainly another 100 home runs in him.

So maybe he *cheats* his way to 850 home runs.

He probably would have legitimately hit 756.

[Wolf]

I don't think we should all be counting Griffey out, though. He is still the most talented player in baseball, and perhaps only Omar Vizquel has a better glove than him.

[Exane22]

Let's say through Steroids Bonds cheated and hit, what do you guys guess? 100 homeruns more than he would have from 2001-2003?

Well, he's clearly not on Steroids now- he missed an entire season- and if he wants to- he still has three or four years left on his body- and almost certainly another 100 home runs in him.

So maybe he *cheats* his way to 850 home runs.

He probably would have legitimately hit 756.

You no what though it still dont matter, the record is tainted and there is no taking that back. There is no "what ifs" and "could haves" only "has done" and he ruined his name even more by doing roids. In all honesty i wouldnt be that upset if he wasnt such a (sorry im going to steal this) "douche gargle". If he WAS a good guy and all this got found out and he admitted to his mistake and took his punishment instead of blaming it on his trainer and still hit the record it would be a different story. But Bonds is a tool shed, he always has been. I say fuck him and his record.

[CC99999]

I think Bonds is a complicated man. He's actually funny, smart, and loves his family, and baseball.

He's also had affairs, acted selfishly in a private and public way, and can come off as standoffish.

Ty Cobb was probably a bigger jerkwad than Bonds and Canseco combined-

Does that make Cobb's on field accomplishments less interesting? No.

I just think that we have a hard times sometimes- seeing things that are happening now and understanding how great they are.

Of course, you know, there are exceptions to that. Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan, and I guess Derek Jeter have great public images, are great winners- and people recognize that they are great in their own time.

Bonds could have retired in 2000 and still have been considered one of the best outfielders of all time.

Henry Aaron never faced the filthy stuff that's thrown now. Babe never hit a homerun that counted against Satchel Paige.

And I don't think Barry really has to appologize to anybody that he juiced up. It wasn't specifically against the rules (though illegal) and I'd imagine a substantial percentage of his competition was already doing it.

The media more than anything is making people hate Bonds right now... it's sick to me... I think it's underhanded.

I for one will miss Bonds when he's gone.

[bxbomber]

I think Bonds is a complicated man. He's actually funny, smart, and loves his family, and baseball.

He's also had affairs, acted selfishly in a private and public way, and can come off as standoffish.

Ty Cobb was probably a bigger jerkwad than Bonds and Canseco combined-

Does that make Cobb's on field accomplishments less interesting? No.

I just think that we have a hard times sometimes- seeing things that are happening now and understanding how great they are.

Of course, you know, there are exceptions to that. Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan, and I guess Derek Jeter have great public images, are great winners- and people recognize that they are great in their own time.

Bonds could have retired in 2000 and still have been considered one of the best outfielders of all time.

Henry Aaron never faced the filthy stuff that's thrown now. Babe never hit a homerun that counted against Satchel Paige.

And I don't think Barry really has to appologize to anybody that he juiced up. It wasn't specifically against the rules (though illegal) and I'd imagine a substantial percentage of his competition was already doing it.

The media more than anything is making people hate Bonds right now... it's sick to me... I think it's underhanded.

I for one will miss Bonds when he's gone.

Well put sir. I'm an avid, avid, love 'em to death, Yankee fan, so I know greatness when I see it.

Congratulations to Barry Bonds on becoming the leader of the greatest achievement in all of sports. 757 was yesterday. Who knows how many will follow.

[RedstaR]

Could we please imagine how many homeruns Aaron would have if he DID use perfomance enhancing drugs? Maybe 850-900? Bonds average dropped by 20 after he stopped using the drugs but apparently that's not enough proof I'm not gonna sit here and say well bonds doesnt deserve it blah blah blah he WOULDN'T of gotten it without the drugs I will say that he was a good athelete without them and he should have just kept going without them to see where it would've taken him.

I think he would've passed Babe's record without the drugs.

[Comon ST]

Personally, I congratulate Bonds for breaking it. I know A Rod will eventually. But go fucking Howard. Hes going to demolish that record. As for ball number 756, thats worth 400-500K, BUT! you guys have that captial tax which cuts down half of it, so your looking at only 200K. Not bad, but not good. When Bonds hits his final homerun, that ball is going to be worth the most, because at that point he will hold the record.

[sandollor]

He is a cheating rat bastard if you ask me.

[whtpnkass]

Barry = GOD

[Misfit Kracker]

ISKOOT wrote "but I also agree that if he took them before they were illegal then he never did anything wrong!" In 1935 the Goverment made steroids "illegal" (Prescriptions Only) and in 1975 the Olympic committee banned competitors from using Steroids. So seeing that Bonds started his career in 1986 with the Pittsburgh Pirates they were already "illegal" befor his career even got started.


Bonds = Cheater

[Molneze3]

This would have been one of the most important records being broken, if not the most, had there never been a question of him using performance enhancing drugs. But now he has tainted his image and the game because of his decisions. I don't care what kind of player you are on or off the field. Performance enhancers, at ANY time in your pro career, null everything from then on and forever. Cuz we'll never know what would have happened if they didn't use them. Pete Rose got GRILLED for betting on baseball games, but this guy is allowed to "Aledgedly" take drugs and get away with one of the most important records in PRO SPORTS HISTORY!?!?!?! Sh*t, give them needles but take away the poker chips!! Only in baseball...who the f*ck is barry bonds again?

[Gidyup]

Let's look at the former record holder and the current record holder.

Hank Aaron: Vocal, Outspoken on racial equality, a great example, and humble human being.

Barry Bonds: Silver Spoon, Arrogant, Jerk.

Who would you want to have the record? :mad: This is reguardless of the steroids, which were illeagal ALWAYS. I don't care if the MLB didn't notice that they were illeagal. One should know if they are not accomplishing something under their own steam. If he was a class guy and clearly not a "look at what I just did" person, I would have a better feeling about one of the greatest achievements in sports. There is no guarantee that A-Rod or anyone will break the record any time soon either. It took 30 years before Hammerin' Hank beat the Babe and another 30 for Barriod to beat Mr. Aaron. I genuinely hope it's sooner than later for both the single season and all time home run records.

Congrats Barry....for now

[Gidyup]

Ty Cobb was probably a bigger jerkwad than Bonds and Canseco combined-


Wait....Cobb!! Guy was a proclaimed jerk who went balls out all the time but he wasn't juiced. I think that Barry was a good player and now he is in for himself and no one else. He has said that he doesn't even care about anyone. Great team player.

Cobb was both lauded and dirided in his time, but that was 90 years ago. Who cares if Cobb was a jerk? He was such a jerk that he went into the stands once and beat someone up just like Artest in the Palace, but he was still the first player elected to the Hall of Fame for his accomplishments, probably because people were still afraid of him.

Of course I'm a Detroit fan so I guess that puts it in perspective.

[Tron]

Cobb was also outspoken racist.

[Gidyup]

Cobb was also outspoken racist.

Yup how much more of a jerk can you get, but still 90 years ago. If he had been in the majors today...wait he probably wouldn't have made it because of his character flaws. Although he could have whined that his father never loved him. He definitly had a chip the size of Everest on his shoulder.