Quote Originally Posted by SPMT View Post
Bonds hit 28 at age 42 and struck out 54 times! While being tested and investigated. We all know he wasn't loaded then.

We all know he saw some lesser players breaking records and he said watch this, i'll do the same shit and show you what I can do.
I must have replied to the wrong post. First, No way Bonds makes it to playing at age 42 without the roids. The steroid affect lasts for up to ten years after you stop taking them, so that point is invalid. Lots of Olympic supporters are pushing for much longer bans due to this new information of the long term advantages of steroids.

Hank hit 40 or more 8 times clean and 30 or more 15 times. Bonds did it clean 6 times. Sure, he would have kept doing it a few more years but to think he would have kept playing as long as he did without the steroids and hitting over 40 every year is just fantasy. He may have hit 550-600 HRs. I doubt it but he could have done it. No way he could have reached 700 or heaven forbid Hanks 755. He barely passed him on the juice and hitting 40-73 HRs year every year for almost a decade.

That one year of 73, he may have only hit 40-45 if clean which is still great but not 73 great. He was the best hitter at the time, no doubt. But he cheated the game when he used and the Homerun record should mean something even if you really can't compare era's like Todd said.