If steroids equals cheating, and cheating compromises the integrity of the game, then why should Bonds, or Giambi be treated any differently than Pete Rose?

i dont think it matters... sports are worthless... so if they want to f*ck their lives up w/ that then let them... theyre only dishonoring and embarassing themselves when they get these records and are known as "the record holder on steroids"

Good question, I think they should not be inducted in the hall of fame either

I am sure it will be quite the debate for years to come.

dude you got me all excited thinking they announced he wouldn't be let in...

there is good debate both ways...

thread title edited for clarity...

Since the title was edited asking for opions maybe there should be a poll

Agreed

For my $0.02 opinion, Barry and Giambi should never be inducted into the HOF. their homeruns, from the point of drugs, should be subtracted so that their total should be lower.
they should be banned for life/10 years for their disgraceful act. This is no different from what Pete Rose did.

The should both be banned from baseball now and forever.

and now all those morons who said oh Bonds didnt use steriods, well GG to you! And dont play that **** hes playing "oh i didnt know there were steriods, or i didnt know it was illegal." Give me a break, bonds should be banned from baseball and should have his homerun record taken out of the books.

they should stand ona pitchers mound and have someoone hit baseballs towards them aiming for there nuts. but the amount of steroids they have taken already probably shrunk them to the size of raisins

I think he should go into the Hall of Fame. Mark McGwire will be and he used a muscle enhancer.

Barry didn't just start hitting home runs either. Ever since he came to the Giants in 1993 he has been around 35-45...he just had the one big year when he hit 73. You've still got to hit the ball, folks. If all these major league players are supposedly juiced up...it's not working for about 85%-90% of the players. Why? BECAUSE YOU STILL HAVE TO HIT THE BALL.

/\ haha that brings up a good point...I wonder why Barry "didn't know" he was using steriods when he noticed his head growing in size, his muscle mass growing, and his nuts shrinking...all along with terrible mood swings and probably acne all over his body

i play baseball and steriods make you stronger, more power, quicker, which helps when batting. What McGwire took wasnt illegal, baseball said so, what bonds took were Steriods and baseball has determined them illegal.

I agree, Bonds was not a superstar until his head size started growing...

So thats a "No" for the hall of fame

Poll Added

yes he should be banned,no question about it

Crap, I thought the question was "Should barry be added to the HOF", so I clicked yes

Now I can't change my vote

I fixed it for you.

Thanks, BOOG

Yes and get rid of 73 HR and put it back to Mark McGwire 70.. Or maybe Mark did juice himself also? All I remember he was so damn skinny when he was rookie and then now HUGE.. Obviously???

Yes, he admitted a few years back in an interview that he used steroids.

he is a fake.

no.

he cheated just like rose.

i thought McGwire used legal supplements? But if he juiced it too take his panzy ass outta the HOF too. Bonds is a joke and so are all the people who defended him and said he didnt juice it up. LOL at all of you.

Banned from the hall of fame, yes. Banned from baseball, no. I think any accumulated records past present or future obtained through use of steriods should be expunged. But until formal rules are set on the matter, I don't think he should be banned from playing.

if they could determimne when he started using, allow those records to count, up til that point.
after that, wipe everything.
yeah, all those guys mcquire, bonds, went from being normal sized (and this was already in their prime age) to absolutely humongous...it just never seemed normal.

either way, it's really disappointing. you know they know it's steroids, they have to know it's wrong, but apparently the rules and the game don't apply to them.

Who has said he didn't "juice it up"? I don't think anyone has ever defended him on that, and besides, that wasn't the question. The question is, should he be allowed in the Hall of Fame? I think he knew what he was doing. But, I don't think he's been doing it for very long, whereas his numbers have been consistent for 11 years.

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the fact that he couldn't even throw Sid Bream out at home in the '92 NLCS.

Like I said before, many a baseball player has taken steroids and nobody has been able to reach the kind of production Bonds has. I think people give too much credit to the steroids - it doesn't make you see the ball better, it doesn't help you to NOT swing at bad pitches (there is a reason his average is so high, he simply doesn't swing at crap pitches). Plus, he still has that high-pitched, girly voice.

Anyone care to estimate the number of NFL players using? Nobody says anything about that. Why? Gambling.

Yes, he should.

I'll add to the steriods debate by quoting SI: "The more intriguing number comes from Stats Inc., which reports that Bonds had never hit a home run longer than 450 feet before the 2000 season, when he turned 36. Since then, he's hit at least 21 homers of 450 feet or farther. Where can the 10 Spot sign up for flaxseed oil? That stuff is obviously dynamite."

That would put a Very Nice scare into most of the major players.
"Dont cheat, Otherwise when we determine when you started using, your scores get whiped to that point." Now that would scare the willeys outta them

Ok, it helps you hit it LONGER, but it doesn't hit it FOR you. If 2000 is the year in questions...for 7 years before that he hit between 35-45 home runs every year. That's damn impressive, especially for someone who played half his games in Candlestick Park.

Maybe the ball is juiced? Maybe pitchers just suck now. Could be alot of reasons...including the steroids.

Hang them both by there nuts, hes guilty theres no point for this thread to go on

I dont know bout baseball, but look at Maradona in football (soccer, whatever you want to call it). He was inducted into the Hall of Fame even with his involvement with drugs.

Should Barry be in the Hall of Fame?

Should Bonds be banned from the HOF?


which question is it? the thread title asks if he should be in the hof and the question asks if he should be banned from the hof. i voted thinking the title would be the same as the poll question. they're 2 completely diff questions.

a mod needs to fix the wording.


NO - he doesn't belong in the hof

YES - he should be banned from the hof

Exactly. He couldn't even hit 50 before, but now he can hit 70+. It doesn't add up.

yes, but i also believe that pete rose should be in the hall of fame for his on the field accomplishments

if your wife cheated and went against the rules of your marriage, would you be so quick to defend her? A cheater shouldn't even be recognized, let alone honored or enshrined.

Pete Rose is banned from baseball because he "Compromised the integrity of the game." Does cheating, or using a banned substance (steroid use has clearly been defined as cheating) compromise the integrity of the game? Whats worse yet is that what Pete Rose is banned for in no way contributed to the numbers that make him deserving of being in the hall.

i think berry bonds sohuld be banned from all sports for life.

As much as I dislike Barry Bonds, I do not think you can keep him out of the Hall of Fame. Yes, he did cheat, but so did Gaylord Perry and he won over 300 games. The difference between Bonds and Rose is this, Rose could affect the outcome of any game by what he did. I do think Barry's records should be stricken, but he was going to be a Hall of Famer before he started taking that stuff he didn't know what it was.

BABE RUTH

Holy fock man. Of course he SHOULD not be in the hall of fame.
Fock him if you ask me, drugs ARE illegal and boost the ability(ies). That's not talent at all!

About Babe Ruth now, THAT guy is someone with talent. Hitting the ball was in is blood!

Look at he is way of life :
1- Fat because of beer;
2- Was eating ONLY fast food;
3- Very tin legs and was running like a grand-ma;
4- No physical exercise of gym; (except for aving sex)

Back then, some players needed to have a second job during vacation. If you were to practice during vacation, other players & newspapers would be laughing at them.

Now, look at those "athletes" of nowadays :
1- Big and strong muscles;
2- Very strict alimention;
3- Big arms and big legs;
4- Gym 4 hours a day even in vacation (can drop to 2 hours during vacation).

Drugs are now invading the amateur area and it's consider normal if you want to perform and become good, argg to become RICH.

ABC and a half!

Pete Rose could NOT affect the outcome of any game! Managerial decisions do not physically impact anything. Even if he bet as a player, he cannot determine what the other 17 people involved are going to do!

I don't think so... steriod use should be condemned, not celebrated.

In 2003 Barry Bonds affected the outcome of at least 73 games!! Or however many games he actually hit a home run in.

Um, just because someone hits a homerun does not mean a team wins. A manager's decision can affect the outcome. Keeping a pitcher in too long. Calling for a steal when you know the player will be thrown out. Not having players set in proper position for a certain hitter. Manager's make decisions all the time in baseball, they don't just sit there and eat sunflower seeds. He also had access to inside info about injuries and other game related things. For a batter to affect an outcome, the must come to the plate in the right situation.

i think he should be in the hall of fame. his stats before he even started with steroids would be enough to get him in so it really should have no effect on it.

To all you naysayers; Someone who actually did his homework:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story...oenfield/041207

Sure steroids help you hit the ball farther but you still have to make contact. If you suck, no amount of roids will help you. Barry has talent, he just hit the ball a little further than the next guy. Every ahtelete tries to gain some sort of competitive edge in order to win, what ever sport they are in. Swimmers shave their bodies. Tennis players get the best equipment. But is a sport where bats and balls are supposed to be uniform, all an athlete can do is make their body better. Barry got caught and shame on him, but like I said earlier, you still have to hit the little 3 inch ball being hurled at you at 95+ mph, and he does that really well. Why else would he be the intentional walk leader?

His talent is natural. His father was a good hitter, and his mentor, Willie Mays, was a good hitter. Yes, he did take in steriods, but did that help him hit 73 homeruns? Absolutely not. If that were the case, then Giambi would've hit the same during his steroid years. We can now stop arguing if he's good or not, we all know Bonds is naturally good as his stats throughout the years show.

couldnt agree more man i talked with a few friends and if barry is still let in and rose isnt thats just a load of bullcrap


Obviously you guys havent ever played baseball? If your big and strong and make some contact the ball is going a long way, those few that wouldnt have made it out do, sure he has some talent BUT with the help of roids he was stronger and able to put more balls out of the park. And the guy who said baseball has uniform equipment is wrong, different bat types, different wood, thinner handle, larger sweet spot, tapered handles. And im sure he was on them to break the 70+hr record, he hit waht 40/45 the years before, you shouldnt jump 30 in a season.

When a homerun is hit a run is scored. Every run scored affects the outcome of a game, each individual run may not determine a winner, but it affects the outcome. A run is not scored when a pitcher is taken out!(or sent out to start another inning) or a stolen base is attempted. Sure it may potentially change the outcome, but it does not automatically put runs on the board like a homerun does! A batter can affect an outcome at any time in the game! Does a first pitch of the game homerun not affect the outcome in a 1-0 game?

Yes every athlete tries to "gain a competetive edge in order to win". That is exactly why rules are put in place! To keep a level playing field. If you break the rules, you have an UNFAIR advantage over everyone else!!! Whether or not you were already good is irrelevant. If Barry slides on this they should change the rule book to the "Book of things we suggest you dont do, but can if you want".