The newest inductee into the JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame is one of the most hated and controversial athlete’s in history, Barry Bonds. Barry Bonds is one of the greatest baseball players if not thee best to ever play the game. Barry Bonds was a five-tool player who could hit for power, hit for average, steal bases, gold glove defense along with gold glove arm. Barry Bonds is the greatest home run hitter ever in baseball history by owning thee most hallowed record in baseball, career and single season home run leader (762 and 73). During his days with the San Francisco Giants, Barry Bonds was the most feared hitter in baseball where teams would rather walk him 3-4 times a game rather than give him an opportunity to hit a home run. Barry Bonds was such a bad dude that he had more walks than whole teams combined and one of five players in baseball history to ever get an intentional walk with the bases loaded, BANANAS!!! Barry Bonds was a home run hitting machine where he was hitting a home run at a ridiculous rate of one out of every eight at bats. Lost in the home run hype is the fact Bonds was a great hitter and won several batting titles for highest batting average in the National League while being the home run king. Bonds is one the few players in baseball history to have more home runs than strikeouts in a season so he had insane eye for the ball. From 2001-2004, Barry Bonds put up some of the gaudiest numbers baseball has ever seen where he consistently improved on the best season ever year after year so much so that he won a ridiculously insane 4 consecutive MVP awards (fyi, Bonds has a record seven and 2nd all-time is three).
Barry Bonds is one of the most hated athletes’ in history because he never played nice with the media in that he always spoke his mind, did what he wanted, and never stuck to the politically correct athlete status quo. Barry Bonds has never tested positive for using steroids but the haters have already condemn him as guilty and would have you believe he doesn’t belong in the Hall of Fame. However before steroids was even an issue, Barry Bonds was a 1st ballot Hall of Famer before he even played for the Giants from his days with the Pittsburgh Pirates where he won the National League MVP Award twice, three gold gloves for his defense in the outfield, and led his team to three NL East championship. It’s a shame that he wont get the credit he deserves for being one of the best to ever do it because of his personality and steroids issue by mass media and the general public but a wise man once said “Men lie, women lie, but numbers don’t”. So for his utterly ridiculous numbers, the newest inductee into the JerkishBehavior Hall of Fame is Barry Bonds.
5 JerkishBehavior Moments
1. Barry Bonds is baseball’s all-time (762) and single season (73) home runs leader.
2. Barry Bonds is one of only four players in baseball history in the ultra exclusive 40/40 club which is hitting 40 home runs and stealing 40 bases in a season. Barry Bonds is lone member of the 500/500 club.
3. In 2005, The Sporting News ranked Barry Bonds as #6 on the list of best baseball player in its history (which has over 140 years of history) and of the players listed ahead of him, Bonds is the only player to have played post 1970’s, JERK!!!
4. Barry Bonds holds over 20 major league records that will stand for decades to come and is 2nd all-time in a couple of categories as well.
5. The MLB has a licensing agreement for marketing of its players and Barry Bonds is the first player in history not to sign it because he felt his independent deals would be more lucrative, WOW, who does that?
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