The home runs continue to fly for Barry Bonds and the fans are well aware. He was the fan's preseason choice and he is their midseason choice as well.

Check out the candidates below, what we had to say about each player and the ESPN.com poll results.

ESPN.com POLL

Barry Bonds, Giants

HR RBI AVG Runs OBP SLG 25 50 .338 62 .566 .776 Putting in a pretty good effort following up on his historic MVP season.

Shawn Green, Dodgers

HR RBI AVG Runs OBP SLG 25 63 .281 60 .379 .601 Has propelled the no-name Dodgers into first place with outstanding power.

Sammy Sosa, Cubs

HR RBI AVG Runs OBP SLG 27 53 .310 61 .423 .643 Still hitting the ball hard despite another dismal season for the Cubbies.

Eric Gagne, Dodgers

IP H R ER SVS ERA 42.2 23 6 6 30 1.27 One-time starter is now one of the league's most dominant closers. Fastest to 30 saves in baseball history.

Lance Berkman, Astros

HR RBI AVG Runs OBP SLG 25 69 .285 49 .401 .601 Earned his second All-Star team because he is a big reason the Astros are still within shouting distance in the NL Central.

Andruw Jones, Braves

HR RBI AVG Runs OBP SLG 19 54 .275 49 .379 .518 Still struggling for recognition as one of the best CF in the game.

Vladimir Guerrero, Expos

HR RBI AVG Runs OBP SLG 19 56 .329 50 .407 .568 The best player no one knows about because he plays in Montreal.