Bonds over Rose?

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(06-16-2020, 02:02 PM)Truck_1_0_1_ Wrote: So last night on Twitter, one of the Bengals community posters (IE; post Bengals content, but doesn't work for them or any outlet), either Blake Jewell or someone, posted simply, "does Barry Bonds deserve to be in the HoF?" Nothing about Rose, nothing about anyone else, just simply Bonds.

After 3 well thought-out responses, the Reds homers piled on with, "Not before Pete, Rose is a better player (which he isn't)," and the most-ridiculous answer of all, "NO, BECAUSE THE BEST HITTER IN MLB HISTORY ISN'T IN." etc.

I then wrote a perfectly calm response to the guy who wrote the response in caps above, that Rose isn't even a top 25 player ever, let alone the best hitter (you know, the discussion I had with a few of you, a couple of weeks ago).

So I posted my song and dance of numbers that completely do shit on Rose's numbers (obviously, not hits or runs, 'cause those shit on Bonds lol) and when actually looking at the two... wow, Bonds truly was an all-time, legendary player... like how he led the league for 7 years straight in IBB... WHEN HE WASN'T JUICING.

I had no idea of a stat like that; if that doesn't prove he was a feared hitter, I don't know what does (and the stats back it up), not to mention his WAR is 4th all-time (2nd for position players).

So, that made me think; in terms of stats and outright career, is Bonds more deserving of HOF entry, than Rose? Throw out all of the outside nonsense (neither should be penalised for their, "transgressions," as Rose really didn't do anything that bad and the world and their mother were jusicing from 1985-2004 or so), just on numbers and accomplishments, who is more deserving of the Hall?

Bonds had one of, it not the most, beautiful swing in the history of the game.  It was virtually impossible to throw an inside fastball by him. 

He won 7 MVPs, 8 Gold Gloves.  The only man to ever compile over 500 steals and 500 HRs.  He's so far beyond Rose it's ridiculous to even bring up the comparison.

In 2002, he had a season like no one ever had:

He won the NL batting title with a career-high .370 average and struck out only 47 times. He hit 46 home runs in 403 at-bats. ... Bonds broke Ted Williams' major league record for on-base average with .582. Bonds also hit his 600th home run, less than a year and a half after hitting his 500th.

He even won the same number of batting titles as Rose.  Rose never even approached a single season average of .370.

It seems you were arguing with out and out homers or just plain idiots.