Can you the sport fanatic of whatever sport it is, answer this question; why do athletes fight with one another? Can you explain the facts behind this question that many ask and what goes through the head of an athlete when they are fighting? In any sport that is out there from American to foreign, there are athletes that fight. Scratch the boxing and sports that actually do involve fighting. So many people ask and wonder why an athlete is willing to risk injury in a sport that they have dedicated their life to. If you can answer this, then you have one of many ideas that sport fans have.

Sticking to American sports, which I know more about than foreign, athletes are paid millions to go out there and entertain the fans, show off their talent, and enjoy the game that they grew up playing. Other athletes in their particular sport that fight and ruin the fun of the game over shadow the players that are willing to play for the game they love and show what talent they have. Each sport has their deal of fighting, some years nothing happens, yet other years are nothing but ruined with athletes arguing and fighting over a little issue.

I asked you if you could answer this question and as I said it would be one of many that would be spoken by fans. We the sport fanatics or fans can debate this issue for years and go nowhere, yet leaving a path of more questions that will be shoved into a book and closed. We can answer this question, but any sport director, chairman, president, or anyone that has a hand in a sports figuration will ignore us and continue to watch fighting ruin the sports we love. We can change a sport, yet we do the same as those who control them, we continue to watch and root on the arguing and anger. How can we stop the fighting in the sports we love you ask, as I said before one question leads to another, yet some would say boycotting the sport could solve it, not attending events. Possibly, but if only a hand full do it and others continue to go, what have you done? Again nothing and yet another question appears.           

I asked you to answer this question and you’re wondering what I think, well I can say this, if in a sport the fighting is getting to point of boredom, write to the head people explaining you’re thoughts in a good way and if that does not happen in many sports fans are right there with the athletes, tell them how you feel and other than that I have no answer. Maybe it’s the millions of dollars the athlete gets to play a sort that we once play as kids for free and fun. Maybe it’s the endorsements from television clogging the minds of young intelligent people, which they forget that they are out there to entertain others, be role models, and to play for the love of the game. Can you answer this question without having another come up? I will let you decide the answer to that.

Is it me or has Barry Bond's chase for Aaron overshadowed Ken Griffey Jr. success of late, or any player at that? Yeah Barry hit #752 and #753 against the Cubs today as of the 7th inning, but what about the rest of the league and players? 

I'm interested in Barry's homerun record, but yet I rather see or hear about other players and teams that are doing some outstanding things. 

Such as the Cubs, they haven't been anywhere near for a fight for first unless it's at the beginning of the season. I'm a Cub fan so that’s why I choose that team. 

Ken Griffey earned his 2,500 hit and also moved to 6th on the homerun list trailing Sammy Sosa by 15 homers for 5th. He's been in a sum what slump for a while, but now is coming back. 

I know there are many stories to talk about in this league other than Bonds. You know one comment about it. I feel that Baseball is likening the fact that Bonds is a magnet for fans and that brings $$. 

Deal with the fact that booing is the way fans of any sport are. You know someone who is on a hot streak will get booed by rival fans. I mean it’s just how some people act. I know a lot of sport athletes hate it but I feel if you’re getting booed then you on the top of your game or you’ve done something to #### people off. It doesn’t matter what sport you like or attend there will be someone there booing. Rivalries are made up of boos; you can’t watch any rival teams/driver/players without some booing.

I’ve been seeing that many fans are booing Bonds for his run to catch and overpass Hank. Come on people it will happen and you can’t stop it, all you’re doing is making him mad enough to swing that bat to power another and another homerun over that wall. He will surpass the mark and set a higher one that will be hard to achieve, so deal with it.

NASCAR fans have been booing Gordon for him passing Earnhardt on the all-time wins list. I’m an Earnhardt fan and I saw it coming and now it’s over I don’t care. Gordon might win his 5th championship this year, he might not but the fact he’s young says he could catch Earnhardt and Petty’s record of 7.

You have to deal with the fact that there will always be booing in all kinds of sports and you can’t stop it. If a player or driver is on a hot steak deal with the fact that they will continue it till someone else beats them.

We all know that Bonds will get to Aaron’s Homerun record of 755. After he passes that historical make what’s next? The only thing that comes to my mind is to set a homerun record that will never be broke. I know that Barry is really the only person close enough to do it, so after he accomplishes it, will he retire? The guy is 42yrs old and is hitting like he is 22. I can see him go for another 3 years max in my mind, but once you accomplish a goal such of high standards there’s just Baseball. Hell, I say keep playing till you die for that fact. Baseball is what Barry lives by anymore these days and I don’t blame him.

You can love Bonds or Aaron, but either way there are two different eras of ball there. I feel that these days the leagues are harder than they were back in the beginning. Aaron played with high standards such does Bonds, but players go through more these days physical and metal. Fans are a big reason, so many don’t want to see Hank’s homerun record broke, yet many do. Either way, records are supposed to be broken.

As this season nears the end, I will watch to see (if and when Barry passes Hank) if Bonds retires or says he has one year left. There is only one thing that makes me second-guess myself, the Rocket, he has said he’s retiring and has done it, yet he continues to succeed. No matter what Bonds, Aaron, and Clemens’s will go down in history as great hitters and pitcher.