All-time MLBbro great and reigning home run king Barry Bonds has ripped up the record books when it pertains to offensive productivity over his career. For a five year period, pitchers were so afraid to throw to him, intentional walks were pretty much the norm and drew boos from the crowd…when his team was on the road!
Back in 2022, MLBbro.com documented an opinion piece on baseball’s attempts to not only blackball Bonds from the Hall of Fame but every home run discussion going forward…
The MLBbro legend will sadly be defined by his allegations of steroid use that some use to tarnish the superstar status he attained with the San Francisco Giants. Baseball fans, analysts and some MLB players forget (or choose to ignore) that Barry Bonds was one of the influential superstars in Pittsburgh Pirates history!
Despite Bonds’ not gaining election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame with the 75 percent needed over the ten years on the ballot, the Pittsburgh Pirates will be inducted into the team Hall of Fame on August 24th.
The Pirates drafted Bonds with the sixth pick of the 1985 and the next seven years was filled with awards for our MLBbro legend and championship contention for Pittsburgh.
Barry Bonds:
- A hitting slash of .275/.380/.503 that adds to the OPS+ advanced stat of 147…
- The only player in franchise history with two MVP awards…
- Named to two All-Star teams…
- Won two Silver Slugger awards and three Gold Gloves…
- Ranked 5th on the Pirates franchise list in homers with 176…
- Only player in franchise history to have at least 175 home runs AND 200 stolen bases…
Pittsburgh Pirates:
- Three straight NL East titles in Bonds’ final three years…
- A 1992 NL Championship series matchup with the Atlanta Braves…
It’s a start for Barry Bonds’s road to redemption and the Pirates looking at the accomplishments instead of reputations is a good start…
“As an organization, we are proud to add three significant members to the Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame,” Pirates chairman Bob Nutting said in a statement. “Included in this year’s class is a two-time MVP award-winner in Barry, a two-time Manager-of-the-Year-winner in Jim and a two-time World Series champion with the Pirates in Manny. All three inductees are very deserving of this prestigious recognition. We look forward to celebrating their induction with our fans and sharing their stories with generations to come.”
The appreciation shown from Barry Bonds was evident when he shared his feelings on the induction.
Bonds will be celebrated with former Pirates player, Manny Sanguillen and his old manager Jim Leyland. There will be plenty to show the infamous blowout between Bonds and Leyland but MLBbro.com closes this article showing the entire story…learn.
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