FanHouse

And not an army.

Reply

Hank Aaron is a true American hero, and the fact that he hit a lot of home runs is just icing on the cake. Take the time to read up on the life of Hank Aaron. You'll want to hold that man up as an example to your children. I do. I have coached baseball all all levels up to the collegiate ranks for twenty seven years, and I am truly saddened by the state of the game today. Bonds and Clemens, etc. have disgraced the most incredible game there is. It's a shame. The fact that Bonds, ultimately, hit more home runs than Aaron did is completely irrelevant. Bonds was an entitled little puke who had everything in his life, but was so jealous of the success of others, he did drugs. Hank Aaron pretty much paved the way for you, and YOU should thank him. Mr. Aaron, I'm sure you'll never read this, but if you do, I'd like to thank you for your contributions to America and the children of America. Someday, I'd like to do it in person.

Reply

JoeC - Amen to that.

Reply

I've had the opportunity to meet both men and they are polar opposites. Hank Aaron (and especially his wife) were two of the nicest people I have met. He actually took the time to talk and seemed genuinely interested. I also met Bonds, and he was one of the most arrogant SOB's I have ever met. Which is strange. I was able to meet his father years ago here in St. Louis and he was the nicest guy as well. Too bad he never set his arrogant son straight.

Reply

Hank Aaron may have been the home runking in his time but he may never have had to face a juiced Roger Clemens. If Bonds could talk he might make this exact point. How can a batter stay clean if all around him are not? Or should he? Maybe yes maybe no but it's not a level playing field.
Furthermore, steroids for injuries, such as cortisone can still rev you up and that has been misused too.

Reply

Hank Aaron is a hero; Barry Bonds is a zero. Hank Aaron is a class act; Barry Bonds is not. Hank Aaron did not cheat; it appears that Barry Bonds did. End of story.

Reply

Hank Aaron is a home run king? He played in a high school ball park! Babe Ruth is the home run king!

Reply

Hank Aaron is a gentleman and a true role model. Bonds is a petulant, arrogant jerk, who wouldn't have hit even 300 home runs without that body armor he had to wear, let alone the steroids. Hank hit his homers back in the days when pitchers could--and would--come inside on you if you were crowding the plate.
Armor like Bonds wore should be illegal except to protect an injury and even then it should only be allowed as a temporary measure.

Reply

sorry but I will stick with Babe Ruth......the era he did it in.....the ball.....no offense to Hank but will he cry if ARod breaks the record too?.....Bonds passed you Hank....get over it....no need to belittle yourself to the public....you have always been a dignified man.....please stay that way

Reply

HANK IS THE HOMERUN KING!!!!!!!!!!
BARRY IS A BIG LOSER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Reply

Hank is the true king of HR's, true Ruth was the man in his day, but Hank is the king, not Bonds or Mcgwire who both used HgH to get their records and there should be aterisk next to Bonds name on the HR list!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Reply

The real home run king was Choo Choo Coleman

Reply

Hank Aaron didn't stand there crowding the plate with armor on his forearm, hip and shin like Bonds did. Bonds didn't care if he got hit, its not going to hurt. Pitchers in Aaron's era would put one at your head if you did and didn't have to worry about getting thrown out the way they do today. Imagine Bonds crowding the plate with no protection and Bob Gibson on the mound. He'd be in the dirt. Bonds didn't play with the racist death threats that Aaron did. Plus, Aaron played at a time with bigger ball parks, fewer teams (better pitching) and without all of the advances in technology that the players have today.

Reply

Josh Gibson Is the real Homerun King!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Reply

What about Roberto Clemte? look at his numbers before he died?

Reply

What about Roberto Clemnte, look at his numbers before he died

Reply

Hey Joe, here are some facts:

Yankee Stadium - RF 295 RCF 350

Milwaukee County Stadium LF 315 LCF 377
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium LF 330 LCF 385

Who played in the small ballpark again?

Reply

This statment is not true:"Furthermore, steroids for injuries, such as cortisone can still rev you up and that has been misused too"
A common treatment for inflammation of tendons, bursa, and joints and it will make you feel better.
Repeated cortisone injections are not healthy for tissues Small amounts of cortisone in the body are probably reasonable, but repeated injections can cause damage to tissues over time. Sometimes this is of little concern. For example, if a patient has severe knee arthritis, and a cortisone injection every 6 months helps significantly, then the number of injections probably does not matter too much. On the other hand, if a patient has shoulder tendonitis, but an otherwise healthy shoulder, the number of injections should probably be limited to prevent further damage to these tendons.

Reply

What about Roberto Clemnte, look at his numbers before he died

Reply

with barry bonds being the kind of guy he is, do you wonder why no one wants him on their team?
home run king? its HANK AARON in my book!!!!

Reply