SF@NYY: Barry Bonds homers at Yankee Stadium
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- 6/8/02: Barry Bonds blasts a three-run shot to the upper deck in right field for his first and only home run at Yankee Stadium
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There is something iconic about this clip, Old Yankee Stadium, Bonds, John Miller making a great call, it’s just iconic.
Fax
The Bronx is never the same ever since the old cathedral is gone.
Miller will always be my favorite commentator. His voice just sounds like baseball to me.
@@courtgizzleRight on.
and Bob Schepard!
Roids or no roids, Bond's short, vicious, perfect swing is a thing of beauty.
my eyes are bleeding...cubbie blue...f**k Bonds and Sosa alike.
+jamesd2128 Amen.
Totally agree. Short, vicious, and compact. Beautiful to see.
He could pull a 108 mph pitch no problem...bat speed and ability to see strike vs ball was unparalleled....he had what 2500 walks?
2558 to be exact, 232 in 2004 alone !
"Number 25, Barry Bonds, Designated Hitter, Number 25" I love those old school baseball introductions.
“Bob “Voice Of God” Sheperd”
Lol
Bob Shep was the best
bob sheppard, the voice of god
So do white people.
You know you're good when you hit a home run at an opponents field and the crowd gives you a standing ovation. Steroids or not you can't deny he was fun to watch.
Bonds is the GOAT. PEDs have been a staple in all sports since the beginning of time. You cannot teach the eye Bonds had.
Steroids or not.. i agree... the dude was so incredible to watch and literally kept baseball alive
especially in ny lol
I was at that game and still remember the buzz around him. I went to NY for the whole series and the crowd stood for every one of his ABs for every game. The Sunday game was a disgrace when Clemens refused to pitch to him! I remember walking out and hearing Yankees fans even call him out for that
Manchester United, so what? Soccer, for the most part, is about as exciting as backgammon.
Greatest offensive force in baseball history, period. No one was better than Barry at the top of his game.
Hall of Famer no doubt about it
ABSOLUTE FACTS
Amazing all around baseball talent no doubt
I'm 56 and I still haven't seen a hitter more feared than Barry. I agree with the post above, Hall of Fame.
An injury free Ken Griffey Jr would have had an argument
I was at this game. No joke, the ball was still traveling upwards when it landed in the stands. That ball could have traveled 600+ feet if the stands weren't there. Seriously...just a *monster* shot
One of my martial arts buddies was there too, sitting down the first base line. He couldn't see it go into the upper deck but the minute it was hit, the only question was how far it was going to travel.
I was also there, the stadium was off the hook when bonds homered
@@Salvatore1268I was there too it was an amazing feeling. Everybody in the stadium rose from out their seats
All y’all were really there? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@6foot8aquariusyes we were i had a partial Saturday plan and this was one of my games, i will never 4get it .
in 2004, Bonds reached base 376 times, but only had 373 official at-bats!
He was walked 232 times, with 120 coming intentionally (both of which are single-season records).
Most feared hitter ever, steroids or no.
webslinger48 amazing
He had an on base percent of .609 that season with a .362 batting adage. Who the hell does that. It’s amazing. Steroids or not.
Anyone who has ever played the game knows bonds was a pure hitter... just like Joe DiMaggio, Willie Mays, Miguel Cabrera, Albert Pujols, etc.
Also the most roided out hitter. But Still, Barry Bonds is a legend. The talent he had was unbelievable and he needs to be in the hall of fame.
We was so feared because he was hitting homeruns with so much power but also he was so smooth steroids can’t get u bonds swing and stance he had no weakness wile batting but without steroids he doesn’t hit more than 500
Bonds was a hall of famer by the age of 29 with 3 mvps(should have been 4 in a row) and years before he ever started doing steroids. He was the best player in a league full of steroid users when he was natural. When he finally decided to level the playing field nobody in the history of the sport could match his production. Without a doubt the greatest player I have ever seen.
Bascorasco Well said. 100% agree. I'm 32 and he's without question the best hitter I've ever seen, and may ever see. I couldn't care less if he roided. So many players were cheating during that time you can't single out some and not the others. Not to mention there are already many known cheats in the HOF who couldn't hold Bonds' jock. Bonds was a god, he's the best hitter ever (Ted Williams has an argument), and should without a doubt be a HOF'er.
MichaelMick its the fact that you went to the ballpark to see bonds hit. He was a great hitter with a amazing eye and amazing plate discipline. When you draw more than 2 walks per strikeout your doing something right roids or no roids.
Bascorasco ....I agree! Too bad he did cheat! He saw what Mark and Sammy did in 98' and said fuck that, I can do better! He should be in the HOF! He seemed like a prick though ( like his Dad).....athletes think that they are better then the fans who make them "legends"...just like any entertainer! Be humble and thankful that you make all that $$ doing what you love!!
Bascorasco Thank you! The best I've ever seen before and after roids
Nicky Depaola He's really nice, he just wanted to be left alone...Some guys are loners
I mean, seeing the ball and hitting the ball are just pure talent. That swing is uncoachable. He deserves to be in the Hall of Fame.
Too bad you can't really say since he was a roid abuser and we don't really know for how long. You can't trust a word he says.
He’ll get in eventually I think
@@minnesotafats8140 He will by the vets committee. I think they are doing modern era this year. If so he and Clemens will get in.
@@sean-ew2qv we know when he started. It's public knowledge now.
They can’t let him or any of the others in because it’ll open a major can of worms. It simply can’t be done. Baseball has already had its share of integrity issues but if they let him in, it’ll make it worse. Think about it, if he gets in, the first name that will be brought up will be Pete Rose, then maybe Clemens, McGwire etc etc going allllll the way back to the Black Sox and Joe Jackson. It’s too big of a hole to dig.
FORGET ABOUT IT THIS ONE IS HEADING FOR NEW JERSEY XDD I miss Jon Miller
Pretty sure he still calls Giants games.
Eric Monaco him and Joe Morgan on Sunday Night Baseball were a huge part of my childhood. I miss them
@MUFC shut up you bellend
That ball was actually heading to White Plains/Long Island, but still a great call
Anything is better than Kay
Barry Bonds is the greatest baseball player I have ever seen - 100% of Bond's peers.
100% it's griffey or bonds. Papi greatest postseason killer ever
@@BillClay88
Ken Griffey had a beautiful swing and probably the most natural gifted player I've seen he was a talent for sure
GOAT. PERIOD. Barry Bonds belongs in the HoF.
Nope. And hope he never makes it.
Most feared batter ever. You are correct.
GOT
Everything about this is amazing. Bob Sheppard announcing Bonds’s name, the blast, the call by Miller, the fans getting out of their seats
A hall of famer regardless of what anyone says
Absolutely. He will get in eventually. The voters are stupid for not putting him in because they want to be the moral police. The truth is he and Clemens weren't friendly with the media so this is how they paid them back.
Your mother was a Ball of GAGER during this time too
Yup..Ortiz tests positive, and he in. Bonds never tested positive
@@michaeltamares7974 yea but let's not be naive, they both juiced, and there's likely other HOF'ers who did but just never hit positive on a test. There's no doubt Bonds juiced, and if you asked me 10 years ago I'd have told you he doesn't deserve to be in because of that. As time has gone, I've changed my views. At the end of the day, he was playing at an elite level before juicing, and there's also no way to know for certain who else in the Hall did the same. I say let Bonds in, let Clemens in, they are both no doubt Hall of Fame caliber, but Rose should also be in. All 3 have more than good enough resume, they all should be in there. If they get in I'm fairly certain ARod and McGwire get in as well.
better than being in HOF is being recognized as the greatest baseball player ever among levelheaded people.
I was told by countless coaches growing up that (amost) everyone at that level juiced...HOF is just an arbitrary social club
Greatest player I've ever seen
Agreed
This was a big deal back in 2002, Bonds playing in Yankee Stadium.
And This Was Barry's First Visit To Yankee Stadium
Only home run he ever hit there
Dexter Jones yea because they never played each other
membersonlydave looks like as sold out crowd too.
vitoduval The polo grounds where the Ny Giants and Yankees played originally was almost literally across the street from Yankee stadium. Really interesting when you think about it. And they did play each other in the world series back then.
Dr. Bill Harrison, an eye specialist who works with athletes, claims that in 50 years of testing athlete's eyes Barry Bonds had far and away the best visual acuity he had ever seen. He had a rare mix of being able to see pitches deep in the zone and more importantly out of the pitcher's hand that has no one else can duplicate. He scored the absolute highest in depth perception, contrast acuity, visual acuity, eye alignment, and eye muscle vergence skills, and this combination of skills enabled him to draw walks and swing only at pitches in his zone.
And yet idiots everywhere want to diminish him because he used steroids like virtually all MLB players at the time.
Bro that is f'n amazing. Thank you for that tidbit. I always wanted more info on that because I heard a story where he could watch someone flip through a deck of cards, like shuffle style and see each individual card and recite them. I dont know about all 52 but it sounded like more than a thin stack, which is still impressive
That makes so much sense to me. I've seen so many juice heads strikeout at obnoxious rates. He was different. He mentally owned the pitcher and I suspected it was something that had to do with his vision. It was buying him extra time vs everybody else. Contemporaries and historical.
Ted Williams was in the zone, too... GREAT post !!! ;)
Solid intel brah.
He was like the Mike Tyson of baseball, feared and vicious
He's not overrated like Tyson
Did Mike Tyson take performance enhancing drugs? I don't think so so you're comparison is ridiculous
@@Zack_410 funny I don't remember Tyson testing positive any steroids ever. So if Tyson took steroids you're saying who could be as good as Bonds who was busted cheating? Just trying to understand
@@johnszczerba9979Bonds never tested positive for anything. You're being ridiculous.
@@johnszczerba9979Mike Tyson is overrated, NEVER beat an all time great, and a lot of his knockouts are FAKE. There’s videos on here showing them.
Hearing Bob Sheppard 's voice again at Yankee Stadium made this video.
He sounded like he was hammered.
+thaddeus FrankenCow What? The greatest PA guy ever!
+thaddeus FrankenCow ignorant fool
qdog568 -along with the Homerun
Why did he say Bond's number twice? Fool.
When Barry Bonds was at bat the world stopped to watch
I attended that Saturday afternoon game at Yankee Stadium.. I've never seen a ball hit that hard and disappear into the stands that fast in my life. Only a regular attendee to the Old Stadium could appreciate how far he hit that ball. We'd hardly ever seen a ball hit over the section entrances of the third tier. Most of the fans gave him a standing "O". No one threw that ball back. Greatest player I ever saw.
Agreed. I saw Reggie hit one a few rows below there in 1978 but it did not come flying off the bat the way Bonds' did.
God I love John Miller. What I wouldn’t give to have him back in Sunday night baseball
Amen to that. It's unwatchable now... I'll spare you the Jessica Mendoza rant
Yuuup him and Joe Morgan was the best
Jon Miller was great on Sunday night baseball.
You can have him. Hes become an unbearable parody of himself. In fact I have Sirius in my truck and refuse to turn 680 on. Would rather listen to the opponents radio team.
What I wouldn't give for Sunday night baseball period
I am a life time Yankees fan and I never heard the stadium respond to a visiting player like that.
Shah you had to be there, it was electric
@@Salvatore1268 the old yankee stadium was amazing, new one just doesn’t have the same energy
Had they only known...
Barry Bonds did this to every MLB stadium. He was the SHOW. Just like how Kobe did in the NBA. It was must watch tv for even the non sports fan.
Lets be honest the entire stadium came to see Bonds crush a homerun.
I was lucky enough to be at that game. I have never seen a ball hit that hard. It was still on the rise when it got to the upper deck.
wow!!
Thank you for this comment. My guy was Unreal.
Was there as well. And wasn't just how hard he hit it and how high up in the upper deck it went. It was how fast it got out. Laser shot that just kept climbing. And we were buzzing about it for innings.
@@GeneralZodFDNY77 Thank you for the context. Wow.
I was also there, every one was in absolute awee of that home run, also that was Barry’s first trip to yankee stadium the atmosphere was off the charts
Barry Bonds and Ken Griffey Jr are the two best hitters I've ever seen. So glad I had the opporunity to watch them both play.
My two favorite baseball players of all time. Barry Bonds the most feared hitter and Ken Griffey had the best swing!
Me too, saw Griffey hit a homer in my first and so far only game in Safeco, Manny Ramirez hit one too back when he was an Indian.
This thread is spot on!!
Agreed
Matt Haggard sluggers yes, Tony Gwynn was amazing to watch...
He filled stadiums up man truly the GOAT
The greatest power hitter ever- what a swing. No wonder he was the most walked player ever by a long shot.
Power hitter?
He had one of the best (behind maybe Teddy Ballgame) eyes in history.
I can watch this over and over again and I'm a Yankee fan. Amazing homerun.
What a call by Jon Miller too! "This one is headed for New Jersey"
ESPN BRING BACK JON MILLER, AND JOE MORGAN!!!!!
No one should ever have to listen to Joe Morgan.
I like Joe Morgan, ok?!
You mean like someone taking ten minutes to explain something incorrectly?
Exactly
he's actually hitting it to yonkers since they hit the baseball from south to north
Barry Bonds was lethal, absolute baseball royalty. No player influenced a game by his mere presence on the field like Barry. As a lifelong Giants fan I am proud to have witnessed it. PED’s or not, this man MUST make the Hall of Fame or it will cease to be relevant. Nuff said!!
Dude I'm on board with this. I'm almost 40 and I've never seen anyone come anywhere close to being as feared as he was. Every time he came to the plate it was a spectacle. He's also going to be the only 500/500 player in history. No one is going to touch that.
"This one's headed for New Jersey!" Love it.
Which was impressive seeing as how Yankee Stadium faced away from New Jersey ;)
CNep99 extremely impressive. Hit so hard it circled the earth.
CNep99 So....headed to Long Island?
DaComebakKid Or Rikers Island....
More like Connecticut
A year after this happened, I went to Yankee Stadium and sat in the same area that this HR landed in. I wore my Giants hat, despite the fact that the Giants weren't playing there that day, and a die hard Yankee fan who has sat there for years turned to me and said, "You guys are lucky to have Bonds! Appreciate it, because we Yankee fans think we know everything about baseball sometimes, and when he hit that homer up here last year, we realized, the hype was real!" You can hear that sentiment in the crowd when he hits the ball. The crowd boos him when he walks to the plate, but then they are in awe once he hits it! Steroids or not, Bonds was a beast!
He's a filthy cheater
Sean Sweeney don’t even know what you favorite team is but your team had them too.
Bonds was a cheat
Bonds is one of a kind.
@@johnnycastillo7701 Gear helped him become even better player IMO!💉💉🏋️♀️💪⚾👊
When an opposing player makes old Yankee Stadium stand up and give u a standing ovation u know your special.
this dude was THE most feared batter in baseball!!
That is just discipline, sweet spot hitting, power and premium hand/eye coordination. It is just beautiful!!!
This clip just has everything. Literally a perfect storm of greatness. Bonds at his absolute peak hitting one of the longest homers ever hit in the greatest stadium ever built, one that has seen players like Ruth, Gehrig, Mantle, players who Bonds was in the same class as.
As a Yankee fan this is EASILY my favorite home run hit by an opposing player. Such a shame this was the only series Bonds played against us in the Bronx. If only interleague play was introduced sooner…
I was there. Never saw a ball leave the yard so quickly. Bomb shot. Bonds is LEGEND!
So was I. Tier reserve section 2 behind home plate. From that perspective , I never before or after saw a line drive smashed so hard and fast into the UPPER portion of the third tier.
I have looked and can't find the video, but the only time I saw one leave as fast or faster was when Canseco hit one while with the Sox. It was a left field foul pole camera, and he hit a line drive(although I think it ended up being foul)that left the yard so quickly I was amazed. Of course if I could find it I might see I was just young and it looked far better than it really was.
Greatest hitter i have ever seen! Even before the cream & clear scandal this dude was a HOF. Baseball was fun to watch back then. He is baseball's 🐐
Bob Sheppard's voice echoed throughout the entire ballpark. Chills still to this day.
Just my opinion, I really don't think the fans give a shit he's on steroids when he's putting on a show like that...
+Warren Spearman You would think (and hope) so, but clearly people do because that's all I ever hear (and read) about when I'm talking about or looking up videos of barry bonds. Everyone wants to bitch about the steroids, but you don't hear as many people saying it about McGuire. I used to think it's because of race, but now I think it's just because he was an ass hole to the media so everyone is apparently still butt hurt about that. Plus everyone loves to hate whoever is on top.
Great point.
+Warren Spearman Guess what these were the same people cheering for Bonds, Sosa, Mcguire, etc during the steroid era
you right
+Warren Spearman no proof he ever did roid never was found guilty of it.
Say what you want about this man, but he put butts in seats and was the most feared hitter ever. I don't care if he was on something or not, this man put on a clinic every time he stepped to the plate. Plenty of PED users couldn't hit water if it fell out a boat so that's irrelevant to me. He was THE BEST player I've ever seen
And brings them out of the seats as well 😉
Couldn't hit water if they fell out of a boat. That's a great line.
Dude. He was the greatest player in last like 90 years. There is no debating this
I almost went to this game because I wanted to see him in person. I never knew when he would be back so I had to go but couldn't make it that day and was so pissed when he hit the bomb.
When Yankee Stadium cheers for you it’s definitely something special. Btw, I lived in Parsippany NJ still when he hit this. I went to my car and it was smashed by a baseball!
Barry was like a great white shark. Things are quiet for awhile, you think it's safe in the water, then BOOM.
To do this at the old Stadium, Jon Miller on the call. Truthfully, this is one of my all-time favorite baseball moments.
NUMBAH 25 BARRY BONDS DESIGNATED HITTAH......... NUMBAH 25....
WHY AM I THINKING THE SAME THING
Iconic
The crowd's 180 on Bonds once he hit that giant homer is the reason why Selig turned a blind eye to steroids. It was just too entertaining.
I'm glad I got to see Barry crush a ball live at great American ball park. Best hitter of all time
wow he hit it right to Owen Wilson
That's how his nose got fucked up.
Johnny ahahaha
Nova hahahaha
Nova I was going to say Opie
this ball was about as high up as owen hart was when he fell
I miss this era…such fun times in baseball. Barry was truly legendary
One thing people don't talk about Bonds was his patience at the plate, especially in the later part of his career. The guy had an amazing eye.
John Miller on the Call, One of the all-time classics.
His name is Jon but yes to everything else you said.
Best hitter I’ve ever seen. The GOAT. The Michael Jordan of MLB. The Tom Brady of MLB.
@DrMonkeyBoyJr Tom Brady is.
@TRK516 GOAT
Wow this ball is absolutely destroyed!
It's ridiculous how good of a hitter he was.
Estimated exit velocity?
This was just two days before I graduated high school. I always tried to be the "right-handed" version of Barry back in my high school playing days, LOL. He blasted that ball!
Matt Antonelli was going to be the future of the Padres and had so much potential
0:32 Kato Kaelin sighting!
Everyone talks about if Griffey played for the Yankees, imagine Bonds with that short porch. He'd easily have 800+ homers.
Nfs021 Nope, they'd rightfully walk his ass every time if he played there.
They Would Pitch To Griffey (A Bad Idea)
@WOOD PRIDE 88 but more home runs were hit in Cincy, Colorado, Texas, Philly and DC....
imagine griffey on roids. Bonds cheated and we really don't know for how long since he's always lied about it.
Plus he played in a very unfriendly hitting ballpark. San Fran has that wind coming right off the bay and can turn a close homer into a double (or triple if you’re slow) and he still managed to knock them into McCovey cove multiple times.
I just love his compact swing
this never gets old.
"and this ones headed for new jersey!"
sfgmanCA I watched it over 20 times in a row seriously addicting
You know you’re beyond baseball when Yankee fans are cheering you after hitting a home run on the opposing team! Lmao. That was special.
I heard booing.
That’s probably the only time anyone in that crowd ever saw a home run hit that far. You’re kinda obligated to cheer at that point lol
@@philithegamer8265 You focused in on 1% of the crowd. I was there. The ovation was so loud you could have only heard booing from mics located near those haters.
@@brucesmith1754 People *hated* Barry Bonds for what he did, and he's still hated for it to this very day.
I'm from London, England where I still live and have been a Yankees fan since 1081 when I stayed at my Aunt's place off Grand Concourse during a vacation. Reggie Jackson was the sole reason for me loving the Yankees and Baseball.Really rough following them in 80s and 90s- thank goodness for cable, the internet and occasional trips back to NYC and attending the old Yankee Stadium for games, including seeing live (via tv) the Subway Series with the Mets! Anyway, whilst in New York this particular time, I got a ticket as a birthday gift for the game after this one where he hit the home run. It was on a Sunday and from what I recall, Torres intentionally walked Bonds every one of his At-Bats. Everyone was on their feet for each one of them and soundly booed when he got walked. High drama.
Joe Torre was smart on that decision. LOL!!!
Tremendous memory, I believe it was first AB of the game, I was there also, few minutes late, and literally sat down as he hit the ball and literally almost jumped out of my seat getting right back up. I say it was first AB bc of time if day if you look at the sun thats an early afternoon sun, compared to 4 and it would be going down a bit more. Least part of my memory. Enjoy and glad to see so many people who remembered this I thought it was just 1 of 755
doesnt get anymore classic than Bob Sheppard introducing Barry Bonds...who crushes a MOON SHOT to the DELIGHT of the opposing team's fans!
With Jon miller with the call. A thing of beauty
Best hand and eye coordination. His swing was nothing but beautiful.
Imagine how many homers Bonds would have had as a Yankee with that short porch.
More than 1000
That ball was definitely headed for Connecticut not New Jersey.
+MastaUliazz15 I always liked "And He hits it towards South America"....the best lol
I was thinking more along the lines of Vermont.
it went to the moon in orbit right now
YankeeFan18 los Angeles
stylus850 I’m Canadian and can’t stand drake.
When he made contact, it sounded like god broke his leg.
James Benton Ticer lol
Hahahha!!
Awesome take !
I was sitting in upper deck, 3rd base side but facing directly at the right field foul line at home plate - it was the loudest sound ever heard from a bat when he hit that ball! Everyone was just amazed by how powerful that shot was.
It literally sounds like a firecracker I love Barry man
Section 2 , tier reserve behind home plate. I never saw a ball keep rising on a line drive into the upper deck before. Incredible.
I went to this game, and I can honestly say it was the loudest I'd ever heard Yankees fans cheer an opposing team's player.
No matter how many times I watch this, I can never get over the sound when Bonds hit it. Unreal.
The Yankees players reactions was amazing
This is the most ridiculous thing ive ever seen. I miss Barry Bonds so much
I was at this game, it was absolutely electric seeing this live.
They loved to boo him, then cheer in awe. There was no one like Bonds.
This HR and the one Bonds hit at Angels stadium were absolute rockets.
I think the one at Angels Stadium was even longer than this one, but both were shots!
@djamo1969 nope this was half way up in 3rd deck.. unbelievable 55000 people for other team went Down by 3 this is old ys not new one these folks have seen slot of baseball. An they all knew what just happened wish we had Stat cast for him
The other iconic home run was against Eric Gagne.
Steroids can't make a swing that beautiful
Sure they can. A beautiful swing is a compact swing. The stronger you are, the longer you can wait to start the swing.
Of course steroids can do that
What about the hand / eye co-ordination required to hit that pitch fair in the first place? I assume you and all the other haters think steroids helped him with that too? Look, the guy was as talented as anyone who has ever stepped foot on a baseball field, whether he juiced or not. He hit 30 or more homers for 13 straight seasons, whilst still being the most walked player in the history of the game. Bonds was special.
habyss Your argument is that his swing was compact because he could wait for the ball longer, he could wait for the ball longer because he was so strong, and he was so strong because he juiced. So yeah, following your own logic to it's natural conclusion, you are denying his talent. Obviously taking performance enhancing drugs makes you better- the clue's in the name. The point is, having the strength to hit the ball out of the park is one thing, but it means nothing if you don't have the otherwordly gift to see the ball trajectory clearer and slower than anyone else in history - to put it another way, think of the other guys in his era who definately used steroids ...McGuire, Sosa, A-Rod, Manny Ramirez etc. These are some of the greatest hitters the game has ever seen...none of them came within 60 HRs of Bonds. He had 13 straight 30+ homer seasons....you can only achieve a feat like that if your swing mechanics are godlike, regardless of how strong you are.
He was great. The steroids made him the greatest ever. End of story.
Barry Bonds in 2002, the second of 4 straight MVP seasons
Missed 20 games (143 games played)
.370 average 46 HRs, 110 RBI, 198 BB, 47 SO, .799 SLG%, 1.381 OPS
(The highest OPS of all-time, until he broke that record in 2004, going over 1.400)
Now imagine had Bonds played for the Yankees or the Red Sox for his entire career. His stats would've been more insane
@@philithegamer8265Fenway park is harder to hit HRs than Yankee Stadium
This has to be the most feared hitter in modern day baseball
Ever*
@@brendan594 Your pitching coach literally faced Bonds one time and Bonds hit a double off of him. That's not exactly a good track record.
@@newerest1 well then i was wrong. I thought he faced him 3 times
You could not pitch to him during this time. Walk or HR.
Of all time
Sosa, Mcgwire and Bonds saved baseball from extinction.
This is the single greatest swing I have ever seen.
That’s what steroids does
Lol I can promise you steroids can’t create a great swing
I was there. Sitting in the upper deck with my father. What a shot.
I miss Bob Sheppard. He is the Voice of God. I just remember going to the old Yankee Stadium and hearing him echo through the stadium. It just reminded you of the rich history in that ballpark. For those who never had a chance to experience Bob Sheppard and the old Yankee Stadium, I am truly sorry. That was one of the greatest experiences you could have at a baseball game. Watching this clip gave me goosebumps. Rest In Peace to Bob Sheppard as well as Yankee Stadium.
I am a lifelong Braves fan, but Ken Griffey Jr and Barry Bonds both had the sweetest swings that you would ever see!
I SWEAR
Darryl strawberry's swing was tight and vicious too.
Barry Bonds may have been the greatest talent to ever play baseball.
That home run was bad ass
I was there. I remember it took like 2 seconds for the ball to go 10 rows under the lights.. Definitely in my top 3 moments at Yankee Stadium.
Greatest player of all-time. Nobody ever got their hands from Point A to Point B in a straighter, quicker path.
Best hitter ever. I'm not saying it, the fact he led the league and all time in walks, and intentional walks by a long shot. No better ways to be complimented by your peers than saying "I don't even want to pitch to you"
lots of juice can do that.
@@sean-ew2qvyeah, because Bonds didn’t get walked until 1999. 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
One of the most iconic homers of all time.
Hand Eye coordination was next level…bat speed , crazy. Swing? Immaculate.
The goat forsure
The most beautiful swing ever...
tippfff I agree with you as far as beautiful swing but beautiful swing ever would have to go to Ken Griffey Jr. - his swing was flawless!
Ismael Torres I agree. Griffey carries this crown in most minds.
Strawberry had a beaut too.
@@dme1016 You want to see the most perfect swing ever?! Look at old clips of Ted Williams The Slendid Splinter. He had a career on base percentage of .482 which is still a MLB record. Last hitter to hit over .400 batting average for a season....402 to be exact. Williams lost 4 yrs of his career going to fight in WW2 and Korea. He finished with 2,642 hits and 521 home runs. If he doesn't lose those 4 yrs he easily gets over 3,000 hits and probably close to 700 home runs. Joe DiMaggio called Williams the best hitter he ever saw.
@@tjk9263 I know, but Strawberry had that bro fluidity, & that long stripe on his Mets uni which made him look 8 foot tall. Even cooler than Griffey's swing. Or Bonds.
The greatest ballplayer of all-time
I was at this game and watched this homer from the center field bleachers. This ball was still on the way up when it hit the upper deck. An absolute missile!
I was at this game with my dad. We were sitting in the upper deck to the left of home plate. Bonds was hitting balls into the stands in BP as well. The sound this made. How quickly it got out of the park. I watched it from the second it left the bat and couldn't believe the ball was eye level with us. The crowd cheering was something. I remember some guy sitting where we were yelling "Don't cheer for him. Stop it. He's not on our team!" Just a quick note... New Jersey is in the opposite direction :)
He hit it so hard it might have circled the planet and landed in Jersey anyway. That's my story. 😊
Probably the greatest home run and accompanying commentary of all time.
Everything about this moment was perfect from the hit to the call to the fan reaction.
This guy was amazing.
sad thing is that he was a great player without the roids. probably the best overall player of the 90s.
Daniel Zanier
Probably the best overall player ever, you mean.
I saw this man crush a HR in person at the World Series in Anaheim in 2002. I'm glad I got to experience it.
My favorite Bonds Home Run. The other one came a week later when he hit the scoreboard in SD.
He was so awesome that he made other teams stadiums stand for him. Great swing, huge homeruns. This was a bomb. Great video
great drugs
I'm one of the biggest Dodgers fans you will ever meet and man did I love Bonds,
For me, the most amazing thing about that home run was the sound it made. I don't think I've ever heard another homer sound like that.
Bonds swing alone should get him in the hall. Beautiful.
A piece of art if you ask me
@@lilpump9507 Agreed...Mr. Spock would say Bonds swing is highly illogical.
"The MLB Steroid Era" The Best Era Ever In Baseball.
For those who Can't measure up to standards
Steriods had nothing to do with Bonds natural eye/hand coordination. He had one of the best strike zones recognition and had uncanny ability to adjust his swings to pitches at the last second.
Idc what anyone says, roids or no roids, that is the most beautiful baseball swing any of us will ever see. (0:53)
+Emile Nijmeh Ken Griffey Jr has the best swing ever
+thedominator39 nope.
+xRIPfoREVer26x nope. (See above)
+Emile Nijmeh Before I even read the comments, I thought of Griffey also.
+pilot88pro Griffey had a great swing but Bonds' is unrivaled.