Scoop Jackson — smoking crack with Barry Bonds

ESPN’s Scoop Jackson has obviously been smoking crack with Barry Bonds.

Or shooting ’roids in Barry’s ass. Or whatever.

Here’s the money quote:

But ... on the day after the (almost) greatest football player ever (Jerry Rice) didn't play for the first time in 20 years, and on the same day the (more distant almost) best hockey player ever (Mark Messier) called it quits, the (without question) greatest baseball player ever decided step back into the batter's box and add Deuteronomies to the King James version he's been scripturing since the day he was born.

Wrong, Scoop, just plain wrong.

There is no way in hell you can put him ahead of the trio of premier ’50s-’60s outfielders — Mays, Mantle and Aaron. And here’s why, as I e-mailed Scoop:

The first two, especially, had even more speed than Bonds, just didn't steal as many bases.

All three were light-years better on defense, Mays above all, of course.

All three (Mantle's carousing aside, or included) were better team leaders than Bonds.

Scoop, wake up, smell the coffee, look at some old film clips and getter a better sense of historical perspective than Barry Boy.