Alright all of you Bonds supporters, come and get me! I'm gonna rag on your boy:
WHY isn't he trying to clear his name?! I mean COME ON! Two books and counting, numerous reports, reporters shoving mics in his face 24/7. He should be the first REAL man in the Steroid era and test out.
McGwire, Sosa, and the rest should do the same, but Barry is taking ALL the heat now.
Whats with the lawsuit? Does he actually think he has a shot in hell of blocking these guys from making money off their own work? Pretty ballsy for someone so guarded.
Look I was a huge Tony Manderich (1989 2nd overall pick from Michigan State) fan back in the days. I KNEW guys that played against him in college. He was almost super-human. All the time I KNEW he was on roids, but I loved to see him shove defensive linemen on their backs over and over again. I wouldn't even argue with you if you brought up his roid usage.
But for some reason, I have YET to meet a Bonds fan that will say "Yeah I KNOW he did'em, but I still like him".
The closer he gets to the record, the more people will want to know!
Here we go, Bonds is telling one paper one thing, and another paper another thing.
He told USA Today that he will make the 2006 season his last, and just this morning I am hearing he will quit after the 2007 season depending on his knee.
A man can retire when he wants, I am not arguing that. But you have to admit - You may want to play baseball like Bonds, but you would NEVER want to be a person like Bonds.
Baseball DOESN'T need Bonds anymore - I'm not sure that it ever has. His homerun record (single season) was not as exciting as Sosa / McGwire. When his team got to the World Series, I was SO glad to see him lose. I just cant support that type of human being. He is not an ambassador of his game, he hardly played last year, and he is CLEARLY a RACIST.
There is no other player in any other sport who can get away with the stuff he said in the past.
He said he wants to break Ruth's record ONLY. The reason is...... because Ruth is white. That is fact. How would the world take it if a white runningback who looked like he took roids (and didn't try to prove the world otherwise) said he wanted to break the single season rushing records because he wanted to "beat all the black guys"? He would go down in flames with John Rocker.
Also he blames the media for a lot of his and his family's troubles. Hey Barry, make yourself a little more accessable! Stop being an #### (MANY writers say Bonds is the WORST player to deal with in the locker room). These days, steroids is a hot button topic, and everyone wants to talk to Bonds, I wonder why?
Where is some things Bonds could've done to get himself out of this negative light:
1. Go to the congressional hearing for steroids. If he was the first guy to talk, millions of people's opinions would've changed. Instead he chose not to show.
2. Dispell the rumors. Take a steroid test live on the air on some sports show. If he TRUELY cared about his and baseball's image, he would take any steps neccessary to prove his case.
3. Goes with number 2, TELL THE TRUTH. His trainer was in with the BALCO guys. They made designer steroids! Bonds has personal chefs, doctors, traniers, etc - to say that he got something from someone and took it not knowing what it was is just DUMB! Tell us the truth.
4. Play in the WBC. To me, it just seems that he said he would play to get people off his back. Everyone KNEW there was a olympic-style drug test going into the WBC. Once I heard that, I KNEW Bonds would pull out right before it started for some fake reason. Guess what, he did.
There is no doubting he is a good player. But look at his history, the massive bulking up, the increasing in hat size, how into his 40's he is in better shape than he was with the Pirates. Add in the racial comments that NOONE else could get away with, and it all adds up.
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