My wife, who would never be misstaken as a sports fan, said that when Barry Bonds took off last year with his bum knee he should have stayed away from the game forever.  She was right.  If he would have sacked his ego and stayed gone he would not now be the face of steroid use in baseball or the target of MLBs ire towards this subject.

In addition to the "other stuff" Barry Bonds is also guilty of being a boorish, smug, arrogant jerk.  All of this hub bub over him right now is simply the powers that be making a strong case for suspending him and possibly keeping him out of the hall of fame.  He's never tested positive for performance enhancing drugs, but he may have lied about knowingly using them.  Given his irascible temperment over the years I think he is getting his just rewards.  Just ask Pete Rose.  No one is bigger than the game.

His foibles and mean attitude towards the media and fans will be his undoing.  If he were a loveable character lets say like Cal Ripken Jr., Tony Gywnn, or Roger Clemens, we as fans would have his back and see the unknowns as no evidence.  Bonds could also help his cause if he came out publicly and vehemently deny the allegations.

Although we don't know what he did for sure, everyone thinks he did and the powers that be will keep digging until they have enough to sink him. 

Again, none of this new news surprises me and I frankly don't care.  Let's talk about something more saleable like the 2006 NFL season.