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Posted By: jay behrens

As a hitter, it's a toss up between Ruth and Bonds at #1. You could proabably put Williams in the mix too. Ruth gets the nod as the #1 player all-time because he was also an outstanding pitcher a possibly headed to the HOF if he never moved to the OF.

The record is not ill-gotten, as you claim. Cheating has occurred since the game was fist played. I'd bet you Aaron was taking greenies and doing anything else to make himself better adn give himself an edge over other players. This would true for just about all players. So acting as if Bonds is the first player to try and take advantage of the rules and do whatever is needed to make himself the best player possible is just silly.

You can hate the guy for how he acts and how you think he went about it, but there is no denying that Bonds is one of the greatest hitters ever to step up to the plate.

And yes, he belonged on that list in 1998. Even should be ranked even higher since he became a much better and more disciplined hitter since that time.

Jay

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