Barry Bonds: Antihero

"n. an·ti·he·ro also an·ti-he·ro
a protagonist who lacks the attributes that make a heroic figure, as nobility of mind and spirit, a life or attitude marked by action or purpose, and the like."

Love him or hate him, there is no denying the intense furor Bary Bonds inspires over his exploits on the field and alleged misdealings behind the scenes. Steroids notwithstanding, I, personally, happen to be am a fan of Bonds for his supreme talent and candid, unapologetic individualism. I believe his record should count without asterisk or dispute, as it is the product of the epoch in which he has played. However, this video is intended to be an entirely objective exploration of Bonds' career and incredible journey to the all-time home run record. I leave it to the viewer to apply the meaning.

Music: "Duel of the Fates" from the "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace" score, composed and conducted by John Williams, and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra.

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[kingufokid]

sorry i dont agree with you at all for the simple reason. bonds onll started his home runs in big numbers after his use of roids man. at least mac was always a big home run hitter from day 1. mac hit 49 is first season. bomds was hitting around 34. so think about that

[Skull10]

Unlike McGwire, however, Bonds was so much more than a home run hitter. He was a great all-around hitter/player with or without roids. His strikeout numbers were incredibly low for a slugger. Also he was a tremendous base-stealer until his latter years. (40/40 man and only 500/500 player in history).

[fleury150]

Is taking steroids to get a competitive edge cheating if your opponent is taking the same steroids? NO! The man was HOF bound before the roids. No *

[Skull10]

Could not agree with you more. Hopefully, as more and more "clean" players are exposed, fans will eventually realize Barry Bonds wasn't great because he took steroids, he just happened to be the greatest player to take them.

[craigles25]

Not allowed in Hall of Fame. punishment enough. Anyway, he was a damn fine ballplayer before steroids.

[Skull10]

The HOF can be turned into a landfill, for all I care. It's nothing but a clique of self-important elitists.

[linkin49park182]

First, it is not called the Barry Bonds Took Steroids era. It is called the Steroid Era meaning everybody was taking steroids. Eric Gagne. Mark McGwire. Roger Clemens. Manny Ramirez. Alex Rodriguez. Jason Giambi Almost 75% of the league was jacked up on some illegal thing that popped up in the 90's so there was no way to detect drug. There are exceptions of course like Jeff Kent, Derek Jeter, Randy Johnson, but I say the playing level was even. Barry stood out as the best still.

[gntluvr]

true that

[Aleckael]

Nice video.

Sums it all up:

"Love him or hate him, there is no denying the intense furor Bary Bonds inspires over his exploits on the field "

[Skull10]

Brilliant riposte.