Do you remember when Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's All time Home Run record?  Do you remember watching the two fans who ran out on the field and pat Aaron on the back as he rounded second base?  It's a great memory for sports fans and Hank Aaron was one of the only men whom one could rally behind and cheer for.  Today, controversial power hitter Barry Bonds sits three home runs back in the effort to take the crown from Aaron.  But one thing remains: Bonds won't land the warm congratulations that Aaron received.

"Records are meant to be broken," which one can assume can go hand-in-hand with the saying "rules are meant to be broken;" especially in this case.  Now while there is no clear evidence that Barry Bonds went beyond the rules and used anabolic steroids to improve his performance, mainly his hitting, Bonds is wearing the scarlet letter.  Just the speculation that Bonds might have used performance enhancers is enough for anyone to wonder whether or not that asterisk should be placed above the "s" in his last name when he inevitably towers above Hank Aaron's name in the record books.  But it doesn't take an abuser or muscle maniac to see Bonds' physique transform the way it did throughout the years.  It also doesn't help when a chemist known for his creation, "the clear," discloses that Victor Conte, founder of BALCO, helped Bonds with his "program," or that MLB commissioner Bud Selig tried to ignore the home run record and Bonds himself entirely.  Though the question doesn't lie with the creators of drugs, or even the commissioner, it lies with the fans.

Without fans, there would be no league.  Though extremely clich