Barry Bonds
I feel that I should write about one of the most talented athletes in baseball, Barry Bonds. I said "one of" because I believe Albert Pujols is the best. As Bonds approaches George Herman Ruth's home run mark of 714 I can't help but hope that he doesn't get it at home. There is a big difference between the fan support at home and away. At home there are flash bulbs going off during every single pitch of every at-bat for Barry Bonds. Last week in Philadelphia Bonds was booed during every pitch of every at-bat. Bonds has desecrated the game because of his steroid use.
Sure Baseball was about to die before the '98 season when McGuire and Sosa had their historic home run battle. The home run chase revived baseball, but at what cost? No one doubts that both McGuire and Sosa used illegal substances. Bonds thought of himself as the best player in baseball, so when he saw Sosa and McGuire hitting those home runs he wanted to get into the action. I believe that all of those home runs should have an * by them to signify that they were not legit.
Sure baseball is still doing pretty well, but it is mired in scandal. My hope is that Bonds gets the oavation that he deserves, none!
(Kind of a side note, but the Dodgers have been the opponents of many big home runs. ex. Hank Aaron's 715, Bond's 73rd, Reggie Jackson's 3 HR game)
I thought I would point that out because the Giants are playing the Dogders at home this weekend
Sure Baseball was about to die before the '98 season when McGuire and Sosa had their historic home run battle. The home run chase revived baseball, but at what cost? No one doubts that both McGuire and Sosa used illegal substances. Bonds thought of himself as the best player in baseball, so when he saw Sosa and McGuire hitting those home runs he wanted to get into the action. I believe that all of those home runs should have an * by them to signify that they were not legit.
Sure baseball is still doing pretty well, but it is mired in scandal. My hope is that Bonds gets the oavation that he deserves, none!
(Kind of a side note, but the Dodgers have been the opponents of many big home runs. ex. Hank Aaron's 715, Bond's 73rd, Reggie Jackson's 3 HR game)
I thought I would point that out because the Giants are playing the Dogders at home this weekend
posted by Nate @ 6:52 AM
2 Comments:
At 10:00 AM,
Kyky said…
The latest Sports Illustrated has a great article by Tom Verducci about how the steroid era has mucked up the numbers in the only sport where numbers matter. It's hard, he argues, to assess the relative feat of hitting 713+ homeruns while injected with steroids. Does it compare to hitting 550 non-steroid homeruns? If Albert Pujols hits 62 this season, will it be seen as more impressive than McGwire, Sosa, or Bonds going above and beyond 61?
At 3:21 PM,
Nathan said…
I meant to post on this too, but you beat me to it. Bonds is a cheater, and that's all there is to it as far as I'm concerned. If he breaks all the records, they will be meaningless. Baseball shouldn't celebrate his achievements or even acknowledge them. I'd even question his Hall of Fame status. He's a disgrace.
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