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Posted By: Rhett

Jay, I agree. It is amazing what Barry is doing, BUT is it Barry that is really doing it? That is the question. I have never said Barry wasn't good before his last few seasons. Barry Bonds has always been a very, very good ballplayer. His statistics before 1999 were very good, some years better than other (like his great 1993 season). He proved the kind of athlete he was and was pretty consistent at it, and would have been a first ballot Hall of Famer had he continued being that player. Steroids took a very, very good player and gave him that little extra that he needed to become "one of the best all-time" statistically. Do I then consider him to be one of the best all-time? No, because I don't feel that his skill alone is what has helped him accomplish what he has.