6. "no, those who were there remember Bonds being the best in MLB *before*" In response to In response to 2
that point, he basically should have won MVP for the entire first half of the 1990s (they robbed him once to give it to Pendleton, he won three & then the strike year after that).
Griffey was not even approaching Bonds until right about that time in the decade & even with that, it's not enough to make up the difference while Bonds continued to produce.