Barry Bonds

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by hi_im_god

in 1999 barry bonds turned 35, an age most athletes performance long ago started to decline. he was already a likely hof'er

he is unique (at least until the steroid era) in that he is that rare person who was able to ignore age and actually get better than he was when he was younger.

1986-1998 averaged 31.61 home runs/season
1999 (34 home runs)
2000 (36 home runs)
2001 (73 home runs)
2002 (46 home runs)
2003 (45 home runs in 130 games)
2004 (45 home runs)

hank aaron couldn't do it. babe ruth didn't do it. willie mays was a sad shadow of himself playing for the mets.

what bonds has done at an age every other human being is declining in physical abilities is remarkable.

i'm sure steroid use had nothing to do with this singular acheivement


















if i was his neck i'd be pissed off at having to carry around that head.

but that has nothing to do with steroid use.

sorry for wandering off topic.

Both Bonds and Clemens are gym and workout freaks....of which the previous genaration merely dabbled in. I don't know about feet or head size,and how that ties into steroid use or not.....I do know from my reading that you have problems in the reproductive area,if you know what I mean!