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re: The Greatest Baseball Player of the Modern Era

Posted on 7/31/14 at 9:48 am to
Posted by Walt OReilly
Poplarville, MS
Member since Oct 2005
124302 posts
Posted on 7/31/14 at 9:48 am to
My favorite player ever

In any sport
Posted by Baloo
Formerly MDGeaux
Member since Sep 2003
49645 posts
Posted on 7/31/14 at 10:38 am to
Barry Bonds was a real life cheat code. He's the best player I have ever seen, and it's not particularly close.

Craig's awesome post even leaves out one my favorite factoids. If you remove Barry Bonds' from the league stats in 2001, the entire NL's OPS drops 3 points.
Posted by MusicMaster
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2012
1362 posts
Posted on 7/31/14 at 11:05 am to
quote:

pretty much neutralized him from the game in the early 2000s will affect him when it comes to the HOF



Ken Griffey Jr. is a HOF lock. there is no debate. 1st ballot.
Posted by lsu480
Downtown Scottsdale
Member since Oct 2007
92876 posts
Posted on 7/31/14 at 11:06 am to
Barry Bonds and its not even close
Posted by theunknownknight
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
57261 posts
Posted on 7/31/14 at 11:21 am to
Ted Williams > Willie Mays as a hitter

All around - Mays

Ruth > all
Posted by TeddyPadillac
Member since Dec 2010
25456 posts
Posted on 7/31/14 at 11:28 am to
I'll go with Pete Rose.
Posted by LasVegasTiger
Idaho
Member since Apr 2008
8048 posts
Posted on 7/31/14 at 11:35 am to
Bonds is the correct answer.
Posted by LasVegasTiger
Idaho
Member since Apr 2008
8048 posts
Posted on 7/31/14 at 11:43 am to
quote:

So sick of people talking about how amazing Babe Ruth was. The dude played in a shite terrible league back then


Ruth was nothing more than a fat old man, with little-girl legs. And here's something I just found out recently. He wasn't really a sultan. Ah, what d'you make of that?
Posted by tduecen
Member since Nov 2006
161244 posts
Posted on 7/31/14 at 11:46 am to
:rofl:
Posted by SportsGuyNOLA
New Orleans, LA
Member since May 2014
16988 posts
Posted on 7/31/14 at 12:08 pm to
Before 1945: Ruth

Since 1945: Mays
Posted by Goldrush25
San Diego, CA
Member since Oct 2012
33794 posts
Posted on 7/31/14 at 12:33 pm to
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And yet he traded all that to become a fat unathletic slob who could hit homers.


He could hit homers before the juice.
Posted by tiderider
Member since Nov 2012
7703 posts
Posted on 7/31/14 at 12:39 pm to
mays ... griffey's injuries are part of the equation ...

bonds is a cheat and shouldn't be in any conversation about baseball ..
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
75163 posts
Posted on 7/31/14 at 12:53 pm to
Jim Thome
Posted by Hoyt
Alabama: The Beautiful
Member since Aug 2011
5394 posts
Posted on 7/31/14 at 12:58 pm to
quote:

He could hit homers before the juice.



Not 73 in a year
Posted by joeleblanc
Member since Jan 2012
4114 posts
Posted on 7/31/14 at 1:07 pm to
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Modern times.... Barry Bonds



Posted by joeleblanc
Member since Jan 2012
4114 posts
Posted on 7/31/14 at 1:08 pm to
Either Mays or Mantle
Posted by brgfather129
Los Angeles, CA
Member since Jul 2009
17098 posts
Posted on 7/31/14 at 1:11 pm to
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*


Link?
Posted by joeleblanc
Member since Jan 2012
4114 posts
Posted on 7/31/14 at 1:15 pm to
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Bonds was just great, power, speed, defense... Literally there was nothing he couldn't do on the baseball field

except not cheat
This post was edited on 7/31/14 at 1:18 pm
Posted by dnm3305
Member since Feb 2009
13560 posts
Posted on 7/31/14 at 1:33 pm to
Is it cheating if you dont have an edge over your competition? Is it cheating if everyone is doing the same thing?
Posted by joeleblanc
Member since Jan 2012
4114 posts
Posted on 7/31/14 at 1:35 pm to
Its cheating if you take a banned substance(s). End of story
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