Jim Leyland squares off at Barry Steroids

[rickt113]

WHY I love Jim Leyland and hated big headed Barry !

[bbonds252525]

Ask Jim Leyland what he thinks of Bonds today, and you'd be surprised. The media tells half the story, and it's typically not the half that supports somebody who doesn't kiss their butts.

[zimmcat]

redneck honky trying to keep da homey down

[UT92862]

Bonds was a DICK before he took steroids..

[bblokes]

@UT92862 correction: Bonds had a dick before he took steroids.

[TheLions4superbowl]

Leyland sucks.

[plansheiky]

bonds is the biggest asshole in the history of pgh sports

[DaCaptain924]

@plansheiky ...or the history of sports period. it's disgusting how he and bonilla managed to sink a franchise with their greedy selfish conceited egos. nothing against the pirates, but i was a braves fan in the early 90's, but i think the real reason i rooted for the braves was b/c i just liked to see them break bonds' balls every october.

[JCalhoun510]

cute title. pathetic dodger fan, huh?

[TheFootinyourass]

I cant believe was hired again after the pirates

[themaje]

If I remember correctly, Bonds was in some way disrespecting Pirates coach Bill Virdon, and Leyland caught wind of it. 

[TheXBRANDLX]

Leyland isn't a good manager (tiger fan speaking) but this is great.

[XXxCANAD1ANxBAC0NxXX]

@TheXBRANDLX whats yes he is damn he wouldnt be a manager right know oohhhh this is a tigers fan speakng

[kingslegion1]

this just proves what a damn good guy and Great competitor Bonds is.. and he still loves Jim.. some folks have not a clue about reality.. it is like a bible thumper pulling out one verse to prove a point.. just plain stupid.

[eazyduzzit33]

see barry was the same...he knows it 2

[robertmastroianni]

Leyland won my respect at that moment

[palmares77]

Barry was still alot mellower getting chewed out than a lot of other players would have been.

[sfcphilip]

@palmares77 Dude, I can tell that you are an athlete. I guarantee you I would have gone off. Well stated

[palmares77]

@sfcphilip Thank you brotha.

[Coasterpimp123]

leyland is the fucking man. like hes just a fuckin bad ass.

[shall2347]

i love jim leyland. i kinda like barry bonds too, kinda dissapointing his career ended the way it did. fuckin media man.

[EagleLC21]

media? the loser juiced juiced and juiced!!

[mnaicck]

@shall2347

me too. all the fookin hypocrites who were juicing...what are they gonna do, put an asterisk beside their lifetime .262 and 122 hr's? 

[SanLagos123]

That's My Wife's Cousin!!! LOL!

[jerichotpkbandit]

The funny thing is, Barry is on the record as saying Leyland was the best manager he ever played for. Part of it might be that Leyland didn't put up with his bull.

[wazonu]

That's true.

[sfcphilip]

@jerichotpkbandit well stated

[clarkehead]

Dude, why the N-word? Is that necessary to prove your point? How about he's a typical prima donna athlete? That's really what this is an example of. Has nothing to do with the color of his skin.

[jmo1271]

Big words coming from a six fingered hillbilly that fucks his sister. Tell you what, how about I grab a few of my black panther friends, come to your house and show you what a real nigger is:) P.S. on monday, you'll be dead by tuesday....

[shephech]

You were not talking about Leyland were you?

[robertmastroianni]

Notice how skinny Bonds is here.

[ieas29]

bobby bonilla is also in the background...IMO more professional players need to be spoken to like this when their balloon heads become too inflated!

[davethemathnerd]

Who are the two players in the foreground? The one on the left looks like Jeff King. I'm not sure who the one on the right is. John Smiley? Stan Belinda?

[tigersruhl84]

Hey Leyland, Coach the Lions?

[alexisthereason]

jim leyland is the man. classic old school manager, we wn't see guys like this in the bigs 10 years from now.

[mikeyrobins022585]

Jim leyland, you're a fag!!! Stupid potty mouth. If I were Barry, I would get in his face, manager or not!

[LJSJIUJITSU]

Bonds is an asshole who needs to get his ass kicked. I love how Leyland didn't take his crap. Let me say this also, Leyland is also lucky this was the pre-roided out Bonds. If it was, poor Jim would have had his head ripped off by the roid head.

[robertmastroianni]

Does anyone remember what this was about?

I think Bonds wanted to have his personal photographer take his photo and Leyland said the team photographer has to take it.

I am not sure, but I think that was it.

[crowtservo]

According to Jim Lachima (Pirates PR Director at the time), there were photographers there and Bonds brought his own and was chasing off all of them except the one he hired. Lachima said that he'd move the photographers including the one Bonds hired. Bonds got in his face and said that he'd decide who takes his picture. Then he got in Bill Virdon's face about it and then Leyland came over...

[dwade3203]

Fuck barry bonds what a fucking cheater

[ij911]

Barry, you might keep your records, but you will NOT get to show off your shit faced grin with a Hall of Fame Plaque!

[Pburgh87]

Jim Leyland you are the man!! great job putting roid boy in his place

[shootnscore8]

ummmm except he wasn't on roids at this time. so that doesn't make any sense.

[BrettFavreMan4]

Before Bonds "eledgedly" took steroids he was still a great player

[Flipsui305]

he was a hall of famer before all this steroid use came up and if anyone says other wise doenst know shit about baseball..look t the numbers... i agree

[napac1458]

baseball sucks, and bonds is guilty

[burnemonm1]

this just makes me like Leyland more

[autographhound2468]

Word.

[santana3212]

This is the (in)famous chin jawing between leyland and Bonds when the latter screamed for some media men to get the hell out of spring training.

[Ihatebenwallace]

wow this is kinda wierd

[AmericanRuffian]

Yet another reason Leyland is a great manager!

[WishesNetwork]

Yes, they always put the stupid-ass ones first and put all the good ones on the bottom of the list. Go Leyland.

[detroit7tigers7roxxx]

GO Jim Leyland. That would be me. I would rather when on pure talent, instead of fucking steriods! That, my friends, is called CHEATING! CHEATING! god, Barry get off the juice. Perez get off the juice, you still stuck even on it. I believe in you Sheffield!

[faningo276]

hey don't belittle Leyland, he's a great manager (1997 Marlins, 2006 Tigers). And what do you mean "now the Pirates suck even more cause Barry left", no offense man but that was 16 years ago, the Pirates have been no more than mediocre since Maz hit the walkoff in 1960.

[rjh1284]

They won 2 World Series' in the 70s douchebag.

[faningo276]

i meant it figuratively, they've sucked over the last couple decades in general dickhead

[rjh1284]

You didn't say the last couple decades you fucking moron, you said "since Maz hit the walkoff in 1960". Your dad should've used a condom.

[faningo276]

gee thanks that's awesome

[crowtservo]

Ya know, before 1960, they hadn't gone to a World Series in 33 years and hadn't won one in 35 years. They weren't exactly great in the 30's, 40's and 50's. In the 60's they won a lot but never really returned to the World Series because divisions and the NLCS didn't exist until 1969. During the 70's, the Pirates won 6 division titles and two World Series. Since 1979, they haven't even been mediocre.

[mspacman96]

shut yer face, bucs rule, i'm still a fan even tho they blow, and willie's in heaven laughing at ur dumb ass, cuz we r family

[sycorax]

this really just kind of makes me happy every time I see it. Leyland >>>>>>>> Bonds

[Bajuko72]

leylands the man and bonds needs to get his head out of his ass and its best damn sports show 50 best blowups hitman254

[yeunewb]

however this turned out, it's hard to discount Leyland's genius...anyone who saw the Tigers' turnaround knows that guy is the real thing.

[hitman254]

what show was that?

[cantelone80]

looks like "best damn", and one of their top 50 shows.

[michstate2004]

You're an idiot if you think Leyland is an idiot. Barry was a spoiled diva that needed a talkin to and he got it. Barry Bonds doesnt mean anything neither do his stats

[rjh1284]

Correction: his stats from 2000 on don't mean anything. Before he took steroids around '99 he was one of the greatest natural ballplayers of all time.

[BalldinhoVanessa]

Leyland and Idiot...and now the Pirates suck even more cause Barry left

[detroit7tigers7roxxx]

shut it

[BalldinhoVanessa]

Its the damn truth!

[rjh1284]

The Pirates sucks for a lot more reasons than just Barry Bonds leaving moron.