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BDBohnzie · 04-23-2007, 02:58 PM

It's the proverbial Catch-22. Baseball needed a "'Roided Barry" to bring the fans back. Once Cal's streak was over, someone needed to carry the torch. That happened to be Sosa, McGwire and Bonds. Baseball shot themselves in the foot for sake of the almighty dollar. They needed fans in the seats, so they looked the other way when it cames to performance enchancers, and what they allowed in clubhouses. Some players took advantage, others didn't. Fast Forward to now. The public took a stance and the MLB stopped in its tracks and basically left the players out to dry.

I've never been a big fan of Bonds. But as far as I'm concerned, he's being used as a scapegoat in the whole ordeal on Steroids. The biggest thing is, he has never failed a drug test (at least one the public knows about). And until he does, I don't think it's quite fair to hold him personally accountable for the entire league in terms of performance-enhancing drug abuse.

Even if Bonds breaks Aaron's record (which he should do in the next few weeks), I'm not sure he even gets into the HOF because of the cloud of speculation and doubt that will rest over his head for eternity. And it's a shame. The fans wanted a better game. They got it, and now questioned how it was gotten, which in turn led to a witch hunt led by gentlemen who had no business meddling their big noses in.

As far as I'm concerned, let these guys 'roid up. What's it to me if half the New York Yankees are on andro, HGH, and anabolic steroids? It's not my decision for these players to injest this crap. Guys have come and gone who have had respected careers who never touched the stuff.

I'll follow the sport regardless. I'm a fan of the game, not the players who play it, because players come and go, but the game is still the game. There isn't a more pure thing than watching a guy put wood on a 98 mph fastball. And while you can argue different things about football, basketball, hockey, curling...Baseball is the only sport where failure (getting out 7 of 10 times) gets you into the Hall of Fame.

04-23-2007, 02:58 PM	#65
BDBohnzie Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Frederick, MD Age: 46 Posts: 4,628	Re: Disgusted with Bonds? It's the proverbial Catch-22. Baseball needed a "'Roided Barry" to bring the fans back. Once Cal's streak was over, someone needed to carry the torch. That happened to be Sosa, McGwire and Bonds. Baseball shot themselves in the foot for sake of the almighty dollar. They needed fans in the seats, so they looked the other way when it cames to performance enchancers, and what they allowed in clubhouses. Some players took advantage, others didn't. Fast Forward to now. The public took a stance and the MLB stopped in its tracks and basically left the players out to dry. I've never been a big fan of Bonds. But as far as I'm concerned, he's being used as a scapegoat in the whole ordeal on Steroids. The biggest thing is, he has never failed a drug test (at least one the public knows about). And until he does, I don't think it's quite fair to hold him personally accountable for the entire league in terms of performance-enhancing drug abuse. Even if Bonds breaks Aaron's record (which he should do in the next few weeks), I'm not sure he even gets into the HOF because of the cloud of speculation and doubt that will rest over his head for eternity. And it's a shame. The fans wanted a better game. They got it, and now questioned how it was gotten, which in turn led to a witch hunt led by gentlemen who had no business meddling their big noses in. As far as I'm concerned, let these guys 'roid up. What's it to me if half the New York Yankees are on andro, HGH, and anabolic steroids? It's not my decision for these players to injest this crap. Guys have come and gone who have had respected careers who never touched the stuff. I'll follow the sport regardless. I'm a fan of the game, not the players who play it, because players come and go, but the game is still the game. There isn't a more pure thing than watching a guy put wood on a 98 mph fastball. And while you can argue different things about football, basketball, hockey, curling...Baseball is the only sport where failure (getting out 7 of 10 times) gets you into the Hall of Fame. __________________ Bad Things man, I mean bad things... “WE TOOK HIM IN THE SIXTH ROUND SO WE'RE NOT SMART EITHER.” - Shanny on what the Skins saw in Alfred Morris