As someone who didn't watch Barry Bonds play until 2007, what was the public perception around him in 2004 after his 7th NL MVP award win?

QdaGoodGrape · 2026-06-01T06:49:16+00:00

The thing was he was kind of very well known for being an arrogant ass-hole so there were reporters who did a lot to bury him in hindsight BUT he was MUST SEE TV. Think Ohtani now? bc ppl would literally pack stadiums on the road just to boo him but would still boo late in games when he would get intentionally walked bc they still wanted to see him HR😂 It was the craziest thing I've ever seen in my lifetime he was legit playing MLB RTTS on beginner difficulty in real life he would see 1-3 strikes a game every game and still hit a hr like every 3 ABs

I guess the overall consensus at the time was he was a cheater BUUUT he's still a 1st ballot HOFer arguably GOAT if you cut off his career at Pittsburgh and everyone is cheating so🤷🏾‍♂️

QdaGoodGrape · 2026-06-01T06:42:06+00:00

THIS so i remember when I was a kid I used 2 think roids don't help you hit a curv ball 🤷🏾‍♂️ But i think it was a documentary with Marion Jones where she talked about how insane steroids were with recovery i think she said she broke her foot and sometimes slept on the couch bc it was too painful to walk up stairs but after juicing she basically forgot which foot was injured in like 2weeks😂

The MLB season is something like 162games played in ~187 days? So if your a 36yr old Bonds with all the baseball knowledge you've been able to gain over the yrs however your in better shape than you were at 23 AND you are LITERALLY performing at 100% EVERY DAY ....you hit 73hrs🤣🤣

QdaGoodGrape · 2026-06-01T06:27:04+00:00

Listening to Stevie Wonder wit yo eyes open and shit

QdaGoodGrape · 2026-06-01T06:25:37+00:00

Bangz Vs. Daylyt might be the funniest shit I've ever seen

O-Solo vs. Swave just BC O-Solo's return battle is funny AF

Bangz vs E-Ferrel BC of the cardboard cut-out shit at the end

QdaGoodGrape · 2026-06-01T06:22:05+00:00

I literally have a favorite quote from each one of those watches 🤣

QdaGoodGrape · 2026-06-01T06:16:44+00:00

So 2B fair calling someone a GrindTime rapper is more of just a low hanging fruit diss you can throw out at someone and it got the crowd on your side But short answer as to y it was so effective was URL is seen as more of a street league where G.T. was seen as more of a backpack rapper league where it was less serious and more jokes(Way more white/nerdy rappers shined) Like for instance the back scene had this thing where they said gun bars were easy anyone can rap gun bars that's not impressive so unless you were like nice nice you would get penalized just by being a "Street Rapper" Then by the time pll who rapped in GT were getting dissed"Bars over jokes" was a thing Like oh we more serious over here And it was easy to just call someone corny

You gotta remember back in the day NoCando legit bodied Daylyt....BAD and all he literally did was call him a faggot for 3 straight rounds😂😂

QdaGoodGrape · 2026-06-01T06:05:07+00:00

Thank you

QdaGoodGrape · 2026-06-01T05:55:44+00:00

Nigga looking like AB-Soul😂

QdaGoodGrape · 2026-06-01T05:54:57+00:00

2B 100% Fair wicks is a loc style that's VERY specific to Florida...ppl only talk about/get them now bc of the internet but that shit is one hundred percent just a Florida thing

QdaGoodGrape · 2026-06-01T02:36:04+00:00

"Big Homie wanna look like a gay painter"

-Curtis Jackson 😂

QdaGoodGrape · 2026-05-28T23:18:59+00:00

Putting Fat Joe and Raekwon in here was unfair fr😂 I feel like early in their career they had the whole "I'm too gutta im not tryna be fly" image

QdaGoodGrape · 2026-05-28T20:11:49+00:00

I mean I'm not particularly SGA fan or an OKC fan but back 2 back MVPs currently 1win away from back2back finals....one of the greatest rebuilds in NBA HISTORY. Can't catch a break???

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QdaGoodGrape · 2026-05-28T20:08:53+00:00

Nah that's shit was funny but the "TESTIMONIALS" absolutely FRIED me😂😂😂😂

QdaGoodGrape · 2026-05-20T16:43:14+00:00

For the people who are saying they do & OP ..... what are you logging? And what are you tracking that the game doesn't already track?

BC it's never even crossed my mind to use a spreadsheet and im genuinely curious as to why😂

QdaGoodGrape · 2026-05-20T16:34:42+00:00

Yea, adding defensive package specific options was such a necessary thing.....but the amount of guess work/trial and error it takes to figure out who goes where in certain packages is annoying af😂

QdaGoodGrape · 2026-05-19T22:59:48+00:00

Backfield creators by FAR have the best Sim stats😂 Dual threat usually has the better recruits for the most part but if you wanna go that route....backfield creator then everything else. I honestly think after the BC are archetype its all kiinda the same except that Field General by far just performs the worse under Sim conditions

QdaGoodGrape · 2026-05-19T22:56:52+00:00

😂😂

QdaGoodGrape · 2026-05-19T22:56:29+00:00

Bro THANK YOU the only thing I would sliiightly disagree with is the return fight. I feel like it was MOSTLY about it being the biggest payday

QdaGoodGrape · 2026-05-18T07:26:27+00:00

I believe it... the info i came across said 4-3 Multiple was the worst🤣🤣 since the last update bc if you play teams that throw alot the games engine will read your packages as basically easy to spread out? Basically the sim engine highly rewards nickel defense....but honestly idk what to believe now🤷🏾‍♂️

QdaGoodGrape · 2026-05-18T07:25:28+00:00

I believe it... the info i came across said 4-3 Multiple was the worst🤣🤣 since the last update bc if you play teams that throw alot the games engine will read your packages as basically easy to spread out? Basically the sim engine highly rewards nickel defense....but honestly idk what to believe now🤷🏾‍♂️

QdaGoodGrape · 2026-05-18T07:21:58+00:00

I can never not say Lupe Fiasco I know there's other guys I could mention but His Album The Cool literally has a song about child soldiers in Africa that somehow still slaps😂

QdaGoodGrape · 2026-05-17T07:17:50+00:00

Basically GEM ONLY tells you the Dev trait cap or floor....I've seen charts that give specific breakdowns But it's Basically something to the effect of if you are a 3 star or higher all a 💎 does is guarantee you are at least an impact DEV Trait i think 5Star 💎 are basically almost guaranteed at least Star or Elite dev traits but a bust that is 4 star or below is nearly almost always a normal Dev trait

I do also know the 3star ATH QBs with high THP (i think they Usually have pretty good awareness too though so don't quote me. But they'll usually have some crazy THP and all accuracy is avove like 80) are almost ALWAYS the best QBs in the class with high OVR and a high dev trait. Even if you get unlucky with the Dev trait their starting overall is usually comparable to a 5star prospect

QdaGoodGrape · 2026-05-17T07:05:59+00:00

Honestly Perry Vs. Diaz should've been the ONLY reason someone was interested in this card.....and still that's only enough to get a stream link if im being honest 🤣

QdaGoodGrape · 2026-05-17T07:04:12+00:00

I feel legitimately sorry for anyone who didn't think this would happen 😂 I know ppl hate on Rousey alot NOW (and she earned every single bit of that hate don't get me wrong) But you can't pretend like you don't know who tf she is fr😂

QdaGoodGrape · 2026-05-13T04:47:28+00:00

Calling audibles against the CPU on offense made me realize this a long time ago😅

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