Resume: 22 seasons, 15 quality, 14x All-Star, 7x NL MVP (’90, ’92, ’93, ’01, ’02, ’03, ’04), 2x MVP runner-up (’91, ’00), 8x Gold Glover (’90-‘94, ’96-’98), 12x Silver Slugger (’90-’94, ’96-’97, ’00-’04), 3x NL Hank Aaron Award winner (’01, ’02, ’04)

Records: Career HR (762), single-season HR (73), career walks (2,558), career intentional walks (688)

League Leader: Runs (1x), HR (2x), RBI (1x), BB (12x), BA (2x), OBP (10x), SLG (7x), OPS (9x)

Playoffs: 48 games, .245 BA, 9 HR, 24 RBI, 1 World Series

Career: .298 BA, 762 HR, 1996 RBI; 700-HR Club (one of three members), only member of 500/500 club (HR/stolen bases)

Barry Lamar Bonds is another example of an all-time legendary player who is part of the steroid world. He faced perjury charges that do not correspond with other evidence that he took performance-enhancing drugs.

He is out of the game now and no longer needs to surround himself with the tumultuous world of steroids.

Unfortunately, his past is following him. He is the home run king. Nobody can take that away from him (yet). He proved everything he needs to prove on the field to earn a spot in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

The question remains, who is bold enough to open the gate?

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