On May 20, 2006, Barry Bonds tied Babe Ruth, hitting his 714th career home run off of left handed pitcher Brad Halsey of the Oakland A's, in an interleague game played in Oakland, California.  On May 28, 2006, Bonds passed Ruth, hitting his 715th career home run to center field off of Colorado Rockies pitcher Byung-Hyun Kim.

At this rate, Mr. Bonds breaking Hank Aaron’s record of 755 career home runs seems more likely every day.

Unfortunately, these glorious achievements might be soiled by allegations of steroid abuse.  In time, history will solidify Mr. Bond’s place in baseball history, but in the meantime, we can only speculate.

This survey is intended for residents of San Francisco that consider themselves Giants Fans.  It is this very population that might hold the key to Mr. Bond’s historic portrayal in the future.  If you are not a resident of San Francisco AND a Giants Fan, please discard this survey.

The results of this survey will be used in an upcoming underground digital sports publication.  Mentioning the publication, and thereby revealing the architects of the survey, might compromise results.  Despite this, your compliance is essential in aiding us formulate an accurate prediction of Mr. Bond’s reputation.
 
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Please answer the following questions using this scale from 1-5:
1=Strongly Disagree
2=Disagree
3=Neither Agree/Disagree
4=Agree
5=Strongly Agree

1.	I believe Barry Bonds will break Hank Aaron’s record of 755 career home runs.
2.	If Barry Bonds breaks Hank Aaron’s record, there should be no mention of steroid use when recording the achievement.
3.	I am pleased with the MLB’s decision to not celebrate Bond’s moving into second place for the career home run record.
4.	I have boo’ed Barry Bonds while he was at bat.
5.	If I were to catch Barry Bonds’ 755 home run ball, I would return it to him.
6.	If it weren’t for steroids, Barry Bonds would not be in the running for the career home run record at the age of 41 (soon to be 42 on July 24th).
7.	I respect Barry Bonds
8.	Barry Bonds knowingly took steroids in order to enhance his performance in Major League Baseball
9.	Barry Bonds has a likeable personality and friendly demeanor.
10.	If Barry Bonds got into a fight with Mike Ditka, Barry would win.

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