Being one of the oldest sports in the United States of America, baseball has produced many great players over the years. But no matter the number of years that pass, the legacy left behind by some of the players can never get toppled. Such is the estate left behind by two of the best ballplayers of the 90s. Recently, a rare picture of Ken Griffey Jr. with the disputed home run king Barry Bonds showed up on Twitter.
This then cognates the fans to comment on the physique of the two former players. It is because, in the past years, they have changed remarkably.
Barry Bonds and Ken Griffey Jr: two icons of baseball?
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Baseball fans are conspiring their own theories as to why the two players, especially Bonds, look much different from what they used to in their playing days. For most of the fans, their theories about Bonds go back to the days he got accused of taking performance-enhancing drugs to have most home runs than any other player in the league.
Following are some of the reactions of fans towards the Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. and former Giants player Barry Bonds.
Thank God only one of them is a hall of famer
— Tom Silveira☮ (@djshertech) January 17, 2023
Two sweet swings. One all natural and one all roids. Nice contrast.
— pcole1 (@pcole110) January 17, 2023
Coolest baseball player of all time next to the biggest loser.
— John Ashmore (@jsmashmore) January 17, 2023
Griffey and the GOAT
— Kevin Zelko (@Msbeervendor) January 17, 2023
Bonds looks like he’s lost some weight since his playing days and his head is no longer the size of a watermelon. Hmm 🤔
— Scott (@ScottB206) January 17, 2023
Nice to see Bonds back to his natural figure.
— HanSoleimany🇮🇱🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@HanSoleimany) January 17, 2023
Amazing, Barry once again looks like a normal human being.
— Scott R. Daniel (@ScottyDan45) January 17, 2023
One is Juicy, the other not!
— John Moran (@JDMoran_MT) January 17, 2023
Junior got bigger and Bonds got smaller. Hum?
— Tom Dooley (@TomDool53555181) January 17, 2023
The GOAT and some guy named Barry
— Jarod Okemow (@okemow_jarod) January 17, 2023
Griffey looks bigger than Bonds now. Interesting and I wonder why.
— Just a New Yorker (@beyond_chimera) January 17, 2023
The kid would’ve hit over 800 HRs if he did roids like Bonds did
— Previn Naidu 🇺🇸🇸🇬🌁🗽☃️ (@PrevDiesel) January 17, 2023
The GOAT and Bonds.
— Sherminat🅾️r (@Soonerborn_75) January 18, 2023
Bonds back to pre roid body.
— White Shadow (@BlazedDragon33) January 17, 2023
class act with junior on the left and a cheat on the right
— 74 Oakland A's (@21YYZ12) January 17, 2023
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Although Bonds never got tested positive for taking steroids, his association with the cases and sudden surge in his game led many to think that he was indeed taking steroids. Over the years, there have been many controversies surrounding Bonds and his links with PEDs. Considering all those controversies, most of the fans called Griffey Jr. the best player, while they called Bonds a liar.
Hall of fame cases: a win for one and travesty for the other?
Ken Griffey Jr, or ‘The kid’ in his first year on the ballot, received 99.3% votes inducting him into the Baseball Hall of Fame. As for Bonds, despite putting in the numbers to get inducted, he is not a part of the Hall. It is because of his connections to steroids and the case that he had allegedly cheated in the game.
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Considering everything, do you think Bonds should have gotten inducted into Cooperstown or not? Tell us your views in the comments below!
