Barry Bonds - Homerun hitter

 Barry Bonds - The Homerun King 

Barry Bonds is considered the greatest homerun hitter in all of baseball history. Bonds was most known for his time with the San Fransisco Giants and his record-breaking 762 Home Runs.

Bonds started his career in 1986 with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Bonds won his first MVP in 1990 and felt like he needed more. The Giants were able to give him what he deserved. Bonds was voted MVP a total of seven times in his career. 

  

After joining the Giants Bonds he really blossomed into the legend he was meant to be. 

In 2001 Bonds destroyed Mark McGwire's single-season Homerun record, hitting 73! It seemed like he was playing against little kids.

The steroid era happened in the prime of Bonds' career. Many people don't believe he's the greatest and think he shouldn't be inducted into the Hall of Fame. In 2011, many years after his career ended Bonds was convicted of obstruction of justice in connection with the BALCO scandal, damaging a stellar career. 

Most people think Bonds should be in the Hall of Fame. So many greats did steroids and are in the Hall of Fame, why can't Bonds?

People want to diminish a great career just because of some steroids. He would have done nearly the same thing without them. 

Bonds ended with a career average of .300 and was so dangerous nearly every manager intentionally walked him. Bonds was also a runner, tallying a total of 500 stolen bases. 

Despite all the controversy towards him, Bonds is one of the greats. His discipline and ability to read pitchers and adapt caused him to stand out. 

Bonds made a return to baseball as a hitting coach for the Marlins in 2016, but that only lasted one year. Other coaches claimed he was lazy and was a distraction to the players. 

Bonds' career isn't just statistics and records. He left a huge impact on the baseball world. As fans, we have to decide whether to celebrate or hate the controversies surrounding Barry Bonds. 

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