I was aware that Barry Bonds was a jerk long before reading Game of Shadows but I had no idea he was such a contemptible, racist, cheating, low-life he is. The text had my blood boiling.
Posted on 05/08/2006 1:59:10 PM PDT by PerConPat
Bonds likes his numbers better than Babe Ruth May 08 10:53 AM US/Eastern.
A boastful Barry Bonds said if he passes Babe Ruth that his place in history would be secure.
Asked if he would consider himself better than Ruth if he vaults ahead of the New York Yankees legend for second place on the all-time home run list, Bonds said: "I don't know yet, but the numbers speak for themselves."
The embattled Bonds moved within one home run of Ruth for the No 2 spot, but it was in a losing cause as San Francisco lost 9-5 to Philadelphia on Sunday.
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Ruth's hotdogs probably didn't even have NITRATES in them!!! :-)
(Oops.) He's no Ford Frick, either. ;O)
Stengel said he would hit around 270. The announcer mentioned that wasn't very good. Stengel said, "you have to realize that Cobb is in his 70's .
I don't know why you continue to repeat the same ridiculous canards and DU arguments trying to defend an indefensible position. You're just embarassing yourself.
>>>Then again, Ruth did not play in the expansion era where the pitching has been greatly watered down.
I agree, though the rapid influx of Latin American players in the last three decdes has helped to limit some of that watering down.
I believe Bob Gibson and Ferguson Jenkins (an anomaly of sorts because he wasn't even an American) are the only black pitchers from the post-segregation age in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Lee Smith is probably the only black pitcher out there today who is a legitimate Hall of Fame candidate.
You already gave the liberal talking points, so we already know what you are. Buh-bye.
How did Babe Ruth benefit from it?
Apparently it's real.
"Enhancers"???! How euphemistic of you!!
Quote: "It doesn't mean that we looney left coasters you all like to demean admire him or put him on a pedastal. Maybe it just means we feel that a person who has never failed a league sanctioned drug test should not be treated as a pariah because the league shirked it's responsibility to set proper guidelines and get a tougher policy when the rest of the sports world did."
Yes, the league shirked its responsibilities. It did not test. Thus, how could Bonds have failed. But it is kind of like saying someone who steals from a store over and over was blameless because nobody every caught them or installed a security cam to check on them. The owner of the store is somewhat at fault, but the thief is still a thief nonetheless.
As for Bonds, he does not help himself as a little contrition would go a long way. Instead, he continues on his arrogance. I would not be shocked if he was still taking steroids. At any rate, he should look in the mirror to discover the true cause of his current predicament. He has been arrogant and disrespectful his ENTIRE career, to say the least. Now he is reaping his just deserts.
As for him being a poster boy, I believe that Jason Giambi got skewered last year for his ADMITTED usage of steroids and still gets booed wherever he goes this season as well. Funny, Giambi didn't scream racism or claim that he had never failed a drug test. He (sort of) apologized and then knew enough to shut the hell up and be humble.
Quote: " I remember many stories over the years about the ball changing."
And the height of the mound to the disadvantage of the pitcher.
Oh, and by the way, can anyone please tell me how many homers the runner-up hit the year the Babe hit 59?
Babe Ruth DOMINATED his day and age. Barry Bonds doesn't even come close to anything like that. It's like counting Mariah Carey's number one hits and trying to say she has had as much impact as Elvis or the Beatles. Give me a break.
>>>How much of an impact would black pitchers have had back in Ruth's day when they've never constituted much more than 1% of the pitchers in big-league baseball even after the color barrier was broken?
Would dark skinned Latin Americans like Pedro Martinez or Jose Contraras been able to play back in the segregated days? Just asking, I don't know. But an inclusion of dark skinned Latins might bring those numbers up.
Youbare assuming fact that cannot be placed into evidence.
>>How many steroids ya reckon' Babe Ruth took?<<
He really worked with a handicap - all that over eating and three women a night - that should have been worth an extra home runs when we compare.
Ironically, Giambi's reaction may have been much different if he hadn't been playing for the Yankees. Despite their glorious past, bloated payroll, star-studded lineup and (often) self-aggrandizing owner, the Yankees these days try to have their players keep a low profile as much as possible.
I was aware that Barry Bonds was a jerk long before reading Game of Shadows but I had no idea he was such a contemptible, racist, cheating, low-life he is. The text had my blood boiling.
Regardless of the motivation, if Bonds had taken an approach more similar to Giambi's, he may not have found himself in this predicament.
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