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If you liked 'The Last Dance' and the 'O.J.: Made in America' docies, then you are going to like what the producers of those projects have in store about Barry Bonds. As the slugger with the most home runs in MLB history, Bonds has always been shrouded in controversy due to the steroid use from which he was found guilty of doing during his prime. There were other great sluggers who were also accused and found guilty, but Barry Bonds is the first name one can think about when the topic is brought up. HBO decided to helm this project that is still untitled and it doesn't have a release date yet, according to the folks at Deadline. Director Keith McQuirter is taking on this challenge alongside a rockstar production team.
The problem with Barry Bond's new docies
Much like it happened with the OJ series and 'The Last Dance', these projects have direct access to the private lives of these sporting figures. Meaning the project needs to be sanctioned by them and the narrative focus is always on glorification of their image. This is not going to portray the damaging aspects of Barry Bond's steroid use but rather a more vindicative aspect of the story in his favor. It is said to touch specifically on the reasons the all-time greatest slugger does not have a place in the MLB Hall of Fame despite his record. In Barry Bonds' view, he has always been the victim of this story because he was made the scapegoat of this entire scandal.
In hindsight, there is some truth to that if you consider most slugger in MLB at the time used steroids. But Barry Bonds was at the face of a witch hunt of only a number of them, they were the ones who gained the most success and notoriety at the time. The names of not just the San Francisco Giants legend but Mark McGwire, Jose Canseco, and Sammy Sosa immediately come to mind when you think about that infamous steroid era as well. But regardless of the producers' angle, this documentary looks promising in of production value and reach. HBO never disappoints when they do sports documentaries.