So I've gotten in baseball into the past year, so I'm still learning a lot. A baseball special came on so I checked it out. I'll give a run down.
Ken Griffey Jr was a phenom of a player and was technically the face of baseball during his best seasons. He was an excellent batter and defender. He was in the thick of the HR battle, but eventually got lost. I believe he ended with 56 HRs.
Sammy Sosa was a humbled player that earned his way into the league from utter poorness. He eventually made himself a superstar in American and back at home. He was one of the main players in the HR battle. It was later found out the he used PEDs, which has tarnished a lot of what he did. He finished with 68 HRs.
Mark McGwire was the main player and leader/winning of the HR battle. He was a excellent batter. He shied away from the media in general. I personally want to say this guy was freaking huge. Huge forearms, arms, whatever. The ball should have exploded when he hit them. It was also discovered the he used PEDs, but he claim it was something that everyone else was using. At the time Andro was not banned in baseball, but was in every other sport. They said he did not feel sorry for what he did, but he did it for the sake of the sport. He finished with 70.
My man, Barry Bonds. I kinda feel sorry for the guy. He had really been thru a lot. First his father, Bobby Bonds, was in the league and was an excellent player, but had an alcohol problem outside the game. It got him in a lot of trouble and constantly traded until no one wanted to deal with him anymore. He technically had no one backing him up and he took the ridicule the game could dish out. This is was Barry Bonds comes in. He was drafted by the Gaints, but the wanted a bigger contract and they refused. He went on to college to play. He come out and played for the Pirate. He was an excellent player there. Eventually things turn sour in San Fran and they need a monster player to fill out seats and bring money to pay for a new stadium. Guess who they wanted, Barry Bonds. His career really took off when he got there.
I remember them saying that Bonds didn't see baseball are just a HR hitting fest and wanted to show that he was the best all around player in the league. He made some impressive feats, but they were over shadowed by McGwire/Sosa slugging fest. They said he was willing to do whatever it took to prove he was the best in baseball. That's where it stopped. To be continued more like.
Griffey Jr, I guess, didn't ever take PEDs. But the others did, but Bond outplayed them both considering that. I had MLB2K10 and they said the most HRs in a season was 70 by Mark, but I recently found out the Bonds got 73. I know Bonds wasn't a people's person and was mad at baseball for how they did his father. I'm not understanding why his records didn't sit. But regardless, who did you side with? I would have gone with Ken.
Ken Griffey Jr was a phenom of a player and was technically the face of baseball during his best seasons. He was an excellent batter and defender. He was in the thick of the HR battle, but eventually got lost. I believe he ended with 56 HRs.
Sammy Sosa was a humbled player that earned his way into the league from utter poorness. He eventually made himself a superstar in American and back at home. He was one of the main players in the HR battle. It was later found out the he used PEDs, which has tarnished a lot of what he did. He finished with 68 HRs.
Mark McGwire was the main player and leader/winning of the HR battle. He was a excellent batter. He shied away from the media in general. I personally want to say this guy was freaking huge. Huge forearms, arms, whatever. The ball should have exploded when he hit them. It was also discovered the he used PEDs, but he claim it was something that everyone else was using. At the time Andro was not banned in baseball, but was in every other sport. They said he did not feel sorry for what he did, but he did it for the sake of the sport. He finished with 70.
My man, Barry Bonds. I kinda feel sorry for the guy. He had really been thru a lot. First his father, Bobby Bonds, was in the league and was an excellent player, but had an alcohol problem outside the game. It got him in a lot of trouble and constantly traded until no one wanted to deal with him anymore. He technically had no one backing him up and he took the ridicule the game could dish out. This is was Barry Bonds comes in. He was drafted by the Gaints, but the wanted a bigger contract and they refused. He went on to college to play. He come out and played for the Pirate. He was an excellent player there. Eventually things turn sour in San Fran and they need a monster player to fill out seats and bring money to pay for a new stadium. Guess who they wanted, Barry Bonds. His career really took off when he got there.
I remember them saying that Bonds didn't see baseball are just a HR hitting fest and wanted to show that he was the best all around player in the league. He made some impressive feats, but they were over shadowed by McGwire/Sosa slugging fest. They said he was willing to do whatever it took to prove he was the best in baseball. That's where it stopped. To be continued more like.
Griffey Jr, I guess, didn't ever take PEDs. But the others did, but Bond outplayed them both considering that. I had MLB2K10 and they said the most HRs in a season was 70 by Mark, but I recently found out the Bonds got 73. I know Bonds wasn't a people's person and was mad at baseball for how they did his father. I'm not understanding why his records didn't sit. But regardless, who did you side with? I would have gone with Ken.
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