Go A-Rod.
Congratulations to Barry Bonds! You did it! You set your eyes on the prize and through all the criticism, naysaying, grousing and backbiting you fought on and you accomplished an awesome goal!!!
Three cheers, Barry!! You soldiered on and got ‘er done!! I am proud of you!!
Listen up, children - Cheaters DO win.
Hank Aaron is STILL the home run champ!
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This writer needs to chill out a bit. Has he never read Ball Four? Back in the 50s and 60s, ballplayers popped more pills than Johnny Cash. They were all benny-popping speed freaks. It’s not as if athletes suddenly became evil. And it’s not just Barry that’s tainted. It’s this whole era.
My favorite thing about Barry is that all his awards and accomplishments are individual accomplishments. He never won a championship. It’s a team sport. Chuck Knoblauch has more rings than Barry. I like that.
As for 1998, it was great if you were a Yankee fan.
Like a petty, selfish, spoiled child.
I call BS. I am no fan of Bonds and agree that his accomplishment is tainted, but if you heard the interview last night, it was a reasonably class act and not that of "a petty, selfish, spoiled child."
Pro-Baseball and Football are not sports. They are a business. As in business, everything goes....just about.
Classic.
If Roger Maris can go for years with an asterisk next to his name, Bonds should have a syringe next to his.
Despite what one thinks about Bonds alleged steroid use there is one inescapable fact. He hit 756 home runs. I can’t hit an outside fastball thrown by a batting machine let alone Randy Johnson. Bonds can and did. No amount of juice can give you the hand eye coordination to do that. just like Pete Rose somebody got all those hits and his betting had nothing to do with ability as a baseball player. If Bonds broke the law let the courts deal with that. He deserves the accolades for this achievement.
MLB has had five years...at least, to have started & ended the investigation of ‘roids in baseball. And the grand jury should have either indicted Bonds or not.
If MLB and/or the justice system had been more efficient, this whole issue of Bonds/steroids would have & should have been addressed & “put to bed” before last night!
Bonds was an excellent baseball player before he apparently started using ‘roids so you can’t take that away from him.
Spoken by a dyed-in-the-wool-Dodger-blue fan.
Semper Fi,
Kelly
As a lifelong Reds fan since the days of the Big Red Machine, I do not think Bond’s home run record is tainted. If he took drugs to get stronger it means nothing if you cannot take a round bat and hit a round ball coming at you at 90 mph or faster.
It’s a valid record. Get over it. If he stays healthy, A-Rod will break it.
Did I miss the trial and conviction of Barry Bonds by a court of law?
When is the grand jury going to indict or the prosecution to begin?!!!???