do you think barry bonds will break hank aaron's home run record this year if yes when , & will aaron show ?

Answer 1

Aaron already said he will not show up. Bonds will probably break it, and ESPN will want us all to think it is a glorious thing, but I will not be watching that game! Bonds is a cheat, and I pray that he will not break it, but it is only a matter of time. I just pray (but it will happen) that ESPN and other outlets will not make this sound like a good thing.

Answer 2

Here we go again.....
Saying Barry took Steroids when there were no positive tests to prove it.....

Barry will definitely break the record after the All Star Break, but why is everyone saying Hank Aaron will not show up because of the performance enhancing drug scandal anyways? That's not the reason. He has no obligation to attend the record breaking game because it will no longer be his record. Also, if I had a Las Vegas or Florida golfing trip, I'd go there before attending a baseball game. Hank is an adult and does not need fans to make his mind up for him.

Answer 3

I don't think he will this year. He doesn't play enough; he only gets a couple at-bats a game, at best - the Giants want to keep him "healthy" for the whole season.

Also, he isn't his old self. He's still got some pop, but he's just old. If he decides to play next year (which I think he will) he will probably break the record sometime next year (early to mid-season, I suppose.)

So yes, he will break the record, unless something drastic happens to his health.

Others said that he already said Aaron won't show up: I did not know this. Aaron was never a man who would seem to hold a grudge, but it is understandable. Bonds is NOT the one I want to break Aaron's record; Griffey Jr. should have done it (if he would have stayed healthy.)

The facts are, Bonds will break it, and the baseball world will cry a little.

Answer 4

No Aaron said he wont show up, but to me i don't know why everybody is making a big deal out of this, Yes bonds used steroid's, so that makes him a cheat, but to me the one who had the real record is Babe Ruth, nobody seems to look that if took Hank Aaron almost 3,000 more at bats to break Ruth's record, so to me i still say Ruth is baseballs home run king, if Ruth hadn't of pitched(which he was great at) and would have just played everyday nobody would be having this talk because nobody would of ever come close to reaching to the home runs he would of had. so either way Bonds is chasing a record that doesn't mean much to me.

Answer 5

Yes bonds will break it, He will Break it soon after the All-Star break. And no i don't think Aaron will be there, for two reasons
1) He said he wasnt going to come and he shouldnt have to he is 70 years old and lives in Florida, he doesnt need to be traveling all around the country to be present for a HR.
2) I don't think that past record holders really are indebted to be present when it is broken. Mark McGuire wasnt there when Bonds broke the single season mark. And McGuire was retired by then.

Answer 6

He won't break it, ever. Even if he comes close, Aaron is on record as saying he won't be there. Why should he? There was a great sign last year, I think in Atlanta. It said "Ruth did it on hot dogs and beer. Aaron did it with class, Bonds does it with steroids". And yes, there is plenty of proof, up to and including the fact that he is letting his friend, Greg Anderson, rot in jail rather than admit his own culpability.

Answer 7

Well with only 19 more to go, i think he will break it. And Hank Aaron said on ESPN that he will most likely not attend

Answer 8

Yes and i think Hank Aaron will not show up.

Answer 9

Aaron has stated that he won't following the Bonds home run chase:

http://www.rep-am.com/story.php?id=22305

As for the record, I'd be shocked if Barry didn't break it sometime mid-summer. The only problem I can see stopping him would be an injury.

Answer 10

Barring injury yeah he'll do it unfortunately. Aaron already said he's not going to participate in anything to do with Bonds breaking his record.