[larryw408]

Did I miss something? In stark contrast with Rose, have the claims of Bonds' detractors been proven as anything more than hot air?

Being a jerk isn't enough to keep one out of the HoF (for if it were, the building would be mostly empty).

[river rat]

"Did I miss something? In stark contrast with Rose, have the claims of Bonds' detractors been proven as anything more than hot air?"

Perhaps you missed the volume, extent and temperature of "Hot Air"... This link will take you to a source where it is clearly laid out.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/magazine/03/06/growth.doc0313/

Semper Fi

[oh8eleven]

Did I miss something?
Only what's been obvious to 99% of America for the last, oh, six to ten years. How long were you in that coma?

While I might want hard evidence to convict in a court of law, the fact that he, McGuire and Sosa "out of nowhere" started crushing Maris' 40 year old record is not by chance. It's also not by chance that all three at one time looked like Arnold Schwarzenegger and now look like broken down, abused farm animals.

Your comment regarding the players in the Hall of Fame merely proves your ignorance.