Fan opinion on Bonds more split then you think...

[Mik 0]

1) Are you excited to see Bonds return to the Giants' lineup?

 

 

53.8% No

 

46.2% Yes

 

 

2) Should Bonds have tried to return earlier to help keep morale up for a Giants team that won six games in a row and was fighting for a division title?

 

 

57.9% No, he would have only upset the chemistry.

 

42.1% Yes, he could have helped them avoid losing five of the next six.

 

 

3) If Bonds plays in all 20 remaining games for the Giants, how many home runs will he hit?

 

 

37.0% 3-4

 

31.4% 5-6

 

13.1% 1-2

 

12.4% 7 or more

 

6.1% 0

 

 

4) The Giants are seven games out of the NL West with 20 games to play. They have seven games against the division-leading Padres. How would you describe their chances?

 

 

40.8% Their chances of winning the division are slim to none.

 

36.9% They won't win the division. Take it to the bank.

 

22.3% They didn't have a shot then, but they do now with Bonds back.

 

 

5) If you attend any of the Giants' remaining games, how will you greet Bonds when he comes to the plate?

 

 

38.0% Boo

 

36.3% Cheer

 

25.7% Silence

 

 

6) Do you expect Bonds to play for the United States in the World Baseball Classic next spring?

 

 

88.3% No

 

11.7% Yes

 

 

7) Will Bonds (703 HRs) break Hank Aaron's all-time home run record (755) next season?

 

 

68.3% No

 

31.7% Yes

 

 

Total Votes: 10,253

 

For the record, I am one of the people who contributed positive answers, because I always enjoyed watching Barry play. I guess I can separate his off the field behavior from his God-like level of play better than some, but I just have good memories of Bonds 73 HR season. I'll never forget watching the game against the Astros where they put up 4 fingers in his first few at-bats. He gets one pitch, one pitch and he drilled it out. I just remember thinking at the time how amazing that was.

 

I'm not trying to start another steroids war/argument, but I'm just surprised that nearly 50% of people seem to agree with me, when the media would have you believe it's closer to 0%.

[The Czech Republic 0]

We need more Dontrelle Willises and fewer Barry Bondses

 

And why wasn't "after all of this, do you want to crush Pedro Gomez's motherfucking balls" a question?

[Vampiro69 0]

Well ESPN makes you think that the public gives a damn about everything he does. I would like to see him have a career ending injury one home run short of Ruth or Aaron just because the guy is a pain.

[Dobbs 3K 0]

Well ESPN makes you think that the public gives a damn about everything he does.  I would like to see him have a career ending injury one home run short of Ruth or Aaron just because the guy is a pain.

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While wishing injury on the guy might be a little harsh, I really don't want to see him break the record either.

[USC Wuz Robbed! 0]

He only intends to break Ruth's number. Also he will still go down in the books as one of the most prolific hitters in history, so I doubt him suffering a career ending injury with 1 HR to go would really ruin his legacy, if that's the outcome you're hoping/going for...

[the max 0]

What has ruined his legacy is that he's guilty in the eyes of the public of steroid use and many feel that his numbers are tainted. Say what you will about Hank Aaron, he weighed 185 in his playing days and still hit 755 homers. Babe Ruth may have been an asshole to people, but he was a fat ass (and steroids likely didn't exist in those years). Ruth and Aaron's records are considered clean. Bonds's isn't.

 

Personally, I don't like Bonds, but his impact on the game can't help but be felt.

[USC Wuz Robbed! 0]

That's why a lot of people wanted him to break McGwire's record... and if you're going to try to tell me Bonds wasn't on the roids at that time, you're kidding yourself.

[the max 0]

Oh I think Bonds has been on roids for years, especially during his 73 hr year, since his previous high for any season was 49. I just have a hard time believing that he could hit an extra 24 homeruns without any kind of help.

[USC Wuz Robbed! 0]

Yeah, right... and you're not the only one to think that. Yet alot of those people wanted him to break McGwire's record. Looks like the steroids aren't really ruining his legacy, at least on a major level. Just admit you don't like Bonds's personality and leave it at that. The roids has nothing to do with it.

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

Babe Ruth may have been an asshole to people, but he was a fat ass (and steroids likely didn't exist in those years).

 

Ruth used a corked bat and consumed alcohol when it was illegal to do so.

[The Czech Republic 0]

Well then, props to the Babe for hitting homers with impaired hand-eye coordination. Didn't Columbia University or some university take Babe Ruth and run him through a bunch of tests that concluded he had hand-eye coordination and reflexes superior to the average man?

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

He undoubtably did. No player ever dominated baseball the way Ruth did in the 1920s.

[Guest MikeSC]

No comments on Bonds' remarks that he's going to drop weight next year significantly to protect his knees?

[Guest Brian]

Eh, knees take a pounding when you do a lot of running. And he hasn't been working out for a long time. Happens to a lot of people who come off long rehab stints following knee injuries.

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

No comments on Bonds' remarks that he's going to drop weight next year significantly to protect his knees?

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Nope. If he was concerned about testing positive for steroids, why would he wait until after this year?

[Guest MikeSC]

Theory: Because you won't immediately shrink when you get off the steroid cycle. It will be a gradual diminishing of muscle mass into fat, which will be burnt off later.

 

I don't doubt Bonds can drop weight. It just, to me, sounds like thinking ahead for a reason why he'll be A LOT smaller next year than he has been as of late. And the timing seems really convenient.

[Guest Fishyswa]

I like Bonds personally, I think he represents a form of minority backlash that's everywhere in today's society yet no one really likes to talk about it. But I can't swallow the steroids thing.

 

There's no gray area involved, you either did or you didn't. If you didn't, say you didn't, prove you didn't, make sure there's no reasonable doubt in anyone's mind that you are a fraud. If you don't do that and take steps that do more to protect you than to declare your innocence, you're as good as guilty.

[Guest MikeSC]

"Minority backlash"? Sorry, not buying that. His race is not why he's being criticized.

 

He's being criticized so heavily by the press because he's not nice to them. It is, admittedly, a retarded reason --- but let's not claim race.

[The Czech Republic 0]

Hank Aaron got more shit from anyone for being black than Bonds has

[Guest Fishyswa]

""Minority backlash"? Sorry, not buying that. His race is not why he's being criticized."

 

Where did I say that? Wasn't what I meant at all.

 

"He's being criticized so heavily by the press because he's not nice to them. It is, admittedly, a retarded reason --- but let's not claim race."

 

Had nothing to do with the press or his relationship to them, it's about minority players feeling a greater sense of purpose because, despite minority players dominating pro sports, they still don't make up the names considered "the best ever", especially in baseball. It's a growing trend of minorities trying to prove not only worth, but a greater worth than those previously touted as the best. It's not just a sports thing.

 

Had nothing to do with why the media doesn't like him or why he doesn't like the media.