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**Smittoh** · 11-18-2005, 08:00 AM

This one is sure to spark a debate...but yes, Barry Bonds.

Plus you said athlete...Vick is one hell of an athlete. But I think you meant sports player so I'm stick with Bonds.

First off, the roids. Anyone who says he's not on them is either the biggest homer ever, or he's just a plain fuckin idiot.

Then you've got the fact that no one pitches to him. The common reponse to this is "look what he does when you do pitch to him." Yeah well, if you let him get you so intimidated, you're gonna get fucked up. His fielding/baserunning is waaaay overrated, and his avg. is high because he doesnt get a chance to do much besides HR (which not to mention he has one of the shortest RF's to hit into ever) or walk.

The last time I check hitting over 700 homeruns is a pretty hard thing to do. So, even if he did do roids' he still had to swing the bat. If they want to take his record away then lets take Ruth and Aaron because they played in a era where the ballparks were smaller, and then take away McGuires because he was a user of roids'. The most overrated player in sports is Tom Brady. He would not have any super bowl wins with out a kicker and defense. Any Qb could win a super bowl with that style of offense and that defense that they had when they won both super bowls.

11-18-2005, 08:00 AM	#5
Smittoh Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 627 Senior Member	This one is sure to spark a debate...but yes, Barry Bonds. Plus you said athlete...Vick is one hell of an athlete. But I think you meant sports player so I'm stick with Bonds. First off, the roids. Anyone who says he's not on them is either the biggest homer ever, or he's just a plain fuckin idiot. Then you've got the fact that no one pitches to him. The common reponse to this is "look what he does when you do pitch to him." Yeah well, if you let him get you so intimidated, you're gonna get fucked up. His fielding/baserunning is waaaay overrated, and his avg. is high because he doesnt get a chance to do much besides HR (which not to mention he has one of the shortest RF's to hit into ever) or walk. The last time I check hitting over 700 homeruns is a pretty hard thing to do. So, even if he did do roids' he still had to swing the bat. If they want to take his record away then lets take Ruth and Aaron because they played in a era where the ballparks were smaller, and then take away McGuires because he was a user of roids'. The most overrated player in sports is Tom Brady. He would not have any super bowl wins with out a kicker and defense. Any Qb could win a super bowl with that style of offense and that defense that they had when they won both super bowls.
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