What will happen if Barry Bonds finally overtakes Hank Aaron?

Whether he cheated or not, Barry Bonds should be remembered as one of the greatest sluggers to ever swing a baseball bat.

It seems many are playing the hate game on Barry Bonds with all the steroids issues the guy had and continue to have en route to his date with destiny. That being the owner of the MLB all-time home run record.

How come so many people hate Barry Bonds? Is it because of those alleged steroids he allegedly used to come to this point? Or is it because of the fact that one of baseball's heroes will be overtaken again?

Contrary to some people, Hank Aaron, the same man Barry Bonds is about to overtake, was hated so much too when he was about to surpass the legendary babe Ruth.

Hank Aaron then received all kinds of criticism from the then ''loyal baseball fans.'' Obviously, most of the negative reaction was racial and every single mail Hank Aaron received then was or racist nature.

''How dare a black man break the record of a white man?'' THAT was the initial reaction whenever someone talks about Aaron's pursuit of the legendary Babe Ruth.

People hated Hank Aaron so much that the stream of hate mail he received then was just downright tasteless.

''It was the most vile, disgraceful, intensely vicious stuff,'' MLB Commissioner Bud Selig recalls. ''The hatred was unbelievable. It was so bad you went beyond anger. It broke your heart. Hank had a wonderful career, he never embarrassed anybody, he conducted himself with class and dignity, and he got those awful letters.''

As for Barry Bonds, people don't have a problem with the color of his skin. It's what he puts under it. Nevertheless, he will STILL be the new owner of the MLB all-time home run record and everybody will love him for it soon enough and hate the guy who will be breaking his record in the future.

Can Barry Bonds lead the San Francisco Giants win the World Series? Who will win the 2007 MLB World Series Championship? Bodog has the odds.

New York Yankees 7/2

Boston Red Sox 9/1

Detroit Tigers 5/1

St. Louis Cardinals 9/1

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