[governsleastgovernsbest]

It is difficult to compare photos of today's incredibly bulked-up Bonds with the slim athlete of his Pittsburgh Pirates years and not suspect that he has been taking steroids.

[rs79bm]

Don't be surprised if Bonds has been taking these "supplements" regularly during his workouts. Bonds get stronger, hits more homeruns, trainer makes more $$$. The same kind of stuff that Mark McGuire admitted to taking because it aided in his "workouts". The two most notorious hitters of our time, folks.

[tallhappy]

Bonds (and probably McGuire) should have their records rescinded.

[nvcdl]

I gained 50 lbs of muscle between the ages of 22 and 42. Never took steroids but why should they be illegal when folks can pay a doctor to stuff saline & suction fat?

[Mr. Mojo]

I'd be shocked .....shocked I tell you .....if it turns out that Bonds has been using steroids. (Or, in the langauge of athletes, "nutrional supplements"). I mean, don't all ballplayers peak in their late 30's? Don't they all have heads the size of beachballs? Don't they all put on 50 lbs of pure muscle in two short years?

[montag813]

IT'S TIME TO ERASE THE HOME RUN RECORDS SET BY BONDS, MCGUIRE AND SOSA. THE ONLY THING BABE RUTH WAS ON WAS BOURBON. REMOVE THESE DRUGGED-UP DISGRACES FROM THE RECORD BOOKS.

[NYCVirago]

I read something online which relates to this:

Interviewing the SF Giants' outspoken trainer, Stan Conte, a couple years ago, he said that he can tell a steroid-related injury when he sees one. Two of his telltale signs: 1) a muscle tear in which the player's muscle (usually the groin) tears completely from the bone, or 2) an eroding knee (non-ligament tear) on a player whose muscle mass has spiked in recent years.

This is interesting. In New York this year, Mike Piazza was out for most of the season with a groin injury, and Jason Giambi has had problems with his knees. Kind of makes you wonder.

[Wolfie]

I don't understand the uproar over steroids. In the middle of football season, no less.

[F16Fighter]

"It is difficult to compare photos of today's incredibly bulked-up Bonds with the slim athlete of his Pittsburgh Pirates years and not suspect that he has been taking steroids."

Darn tootin'...

If there are side by side facial portraits out there of BOTH Bonds and Sosa circa 1990 and now, the photos oddly enough would show overwhelming evidence of unexplained cranial growth.

These guys' gargantuan heads make it appear they're mistakenly wearing Little League helmets.