and be honest with yourself, if he did not do the drugs, did not do the drugs, do you honestly think, he would hit 756 homeruns ?
2007-11-23 23:10:32 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
It's a fair question and I would have to say no. At the pace he was on prior to the steroid era, I would say he might have hit somewhere in the mid to high 500's.
I also believe that the steroids effected his dexterity and ability to run and throw. After he bulked up he became too top heavy which clearly effected his defensive play. He went form a excellent to great outfielder to just an average outfielder.
Yes, Bonds was well on his way to Cooperstown but unfortunately for him, he will now have to buy a ticket just like you and me, if he wants to go to the hall of fame.
2007-11-24 00:18:05 · answer #1 · answered by The Mick 7 7 · 13⤊ 3⤋
Honestly? No. He's only 6 over right now, and that's with the additional home runs of 8 years of steroid use. He was at 411 at the end of 1998 (before he started using performance-enhancing drugs). In the 5 years leading up to that point, he was averaging about 38 HR/year. If he'd hit at that level for the 5 years that steroids blatantly improved his performance (2000-2004), he'd be just shy of 700 HR. Even that's assuming that he'd still have been playing these last couple of years and that he wouldn't have experienced a greater decline than he did. At best, he'd be around 700 - I would estimate, though, that he would have actually ended his career 2 or 3 years ago with a total in the low 600s.
2007-11-24 07:42:05 · answer #2 · answered by JerH1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i am hardly a fan but i do respect Barrys ability...i like most others think he would of made the HOF anyway but no way is he hitting 756..... when you go back and look at his numbers b4 the 2001 season he only had about 490 homeruns and his best batting average was only .336 and thats in 15 years in the majors...after 2001 he hit almost 275 homeruns and his batting average went up to .328 in 2001 to .370 in 2002 and kept it up till 2004 at .362...and he did this in a time when 99.99% of ball players start to decline ...then you see a big dropoff in 2005 when the steroids issue became a factor and the tests become public...so yes it no doubt helped him to break the record...after looking back at his stats you will see that in his first 15 years he hit back to back 40 home run seasons only once but after 15 years in the league from 2000 to 2004 he had 5 consecutive seasons with well over 40 home runs...sounds more than coincedence here... i believe that had he not used steroids he seasons from 2001 to 2004 would of looked more like his last two seasons somewhere around 20 to 30 homeruns with a .280 batting average and if you do the math he would probably be closer to around 675 homeruns right now instead of the all time leader...but 675 homeruns is still awesome and he would of still got in the Hall with the numbers he would of had without steroids
2007-11-24 03:45:43 · answer #3 · answered by voneric1477 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well i think no. Barry Bonds is a very good player. I think he still went against the rules of MLB. You are not alloud to use steroids or performance inhancing drung. The only way that you can hit a homerun is if you hit it. Even though he had a little more umph on his swing, he still had to hit it. But i dont think he would make 756. I say he would hit over 500. Thats still a hall of fame numbers.
2007-11-24 04:39:34 · answer #4 · answered by futureyankee13 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Barry always had talent and was a great baseball player, but as he got older the injuries made it harder for him to compete on the same level he probably would have liked.
If he did indeed use anything to enhance his performance (Remember he has never tested positive for anything) it might have come from his needing to play the game longer, than his regular playing days would have allowed.
I doubt that he would have reached 756 without help.
2007-11-24 02:18:34 · answer #5 · answered by Trainman 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I wouldn't go that far because I believe what he did improved his power numbers and also helped him return to form from any injuries quicker thereby giving him more games to play. I do believe, however, that Bonds has the most talent of any other player with or without the drugs and would have had an unbelievable HOF career without any drugs.
2007-11-23 23:40:51 · answer #6 · answered by Frizzer 7 · 5⤊ 2⤋
he wouldnt have hit 556 without the drugs. Barrys a lying, cheating, discrace of a man. I hope he goes to jail.
2007-11-24 02:40:36 · answer #7 · answered by milwaukee brewers 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
He would have probably hit 500 but no way 755.
2007-11-24 04:03:39 · answer #8 · answered by dontbedenied 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There arent too many Bonds fans.
2007-11-24 07:15:55 · answer #9 · answered by marc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably Not. The better question is would he still be a hall of famer?
2007-11-24 05:34:20 · answer #10 · answered by A.M. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋