7. Barry Bonds
Barry Bonds chased down Hank Aaron’s home-run record, ending his career with 762. However, he’s as well known for the steroid cheating scandal involving the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative (BALCO). The cheater label stuck, but it was already easy to hate Barry Bonds. He was known among his team mates for being arrogant. When he first started his minor-league career he reportedly declared to the manager, “I’m Barry Bonds, the number one draft pick.” His manager told him to get lost and knock next time. He cranked up the ego a notch while he was with the San Francisco Giants, insisting on a pair of lockers in a corner so he could have the space all to himself. Bonds retired after the 2007 season and lately has been attempting to rehabilitate his image – likely with an eye on someday getting inducted into the Hall of Fame.
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