His accomplishments make him the greatest player who ever played the game. He cannot get the respect that the guys before him got. The way he did it was just not pure. Aaron, Ruth and Mayes where 1, 2 and 3 as the greatest baseball players ever. Barry is somewhere right behind IMO. I can't ignore the way he did it.

Even without steroids, I think he is the second greatest athlete of our time. 1. MJ, 2. Barry

Everyone else is way back right now.