756*

[Viva Medias B's]

Guess what.

[captainclutch24]

Congrats Barry Bonds! ARod will pass you in 6 years or so

[aryzner]

I just happened to have ESPN on, too.

[BeviBall!]

As soon as I heard Gary Thorne was announcing, I knew it would happen tonight. That man has the privilege to butcher more momentous occasions than anyone else. At least it wasn't Berman.

[BeviBall!]

I liked how he completely ignored his son at home plate. Class all the way!

[peeonwrigley]

Hilarious that its a complete one city celebration. Do SF fans know they're the laughingstock of baseball?

[DSpivack]

Meh, at least that's over with now. Hurry up, Alex.

[Craig Grebeck]

Hank Aaron could not have more class. What an amazing guy.

[gf2020]

Oh wow. Hank Aaron on the videoscreen.

[Chisox353014]

Awesome.

[illini81887]

Who is forcing Hank to do this

[Jjav829]

This is killing Hank Aaron to make this half-hearted speech.

He left out the part about Bonds needing a **** load of steroids, along with that determination, blah blah blah.

**** Bonds. Go away now *******. All of baseball hates you.

[Patrick134]

I didn't know determination could be injected.

[Viva Medias B's]

Where's Bud?

[RadioheadRocks]

http://cache.deadspin.com/images/2006/04/assinjection.jpg

This about sums it up for me.

[QCIASOXFAN]

**** that ball went in the same row where I sat when I was out there two summers ago, day near same seat! Did you see the guy who caught the ball getting carried out by like 10 cops.:lol:

[gf2020]

Bonds just needs a triple for the cycle.

[itsnotrequired]

Without the armor and steroids, I'm convinced Bonds would have zero home runs.

[BeviBall!]

Next stop... 3,000 hits DHing for the Rays in front of 6,234 fans next August.

[QCIASOXFAN]

If I were the dude who caught the ball I would hold out for a King's ransom.

[itsnotrequired]

http://cache.deadspin.com/images/2006/04/assinjection.jpg

This about sums it up for me.

Best pic of Hangar18 I've ever seen.

:redneck

[BeviBall!]

If I were the dude who caught the ball I would hold out for a King's ransom.

Looks like he's from NY. He'll know how to bleed this turnip.

[peeonwrigley]

Would Bonds clear waivers? The Coo need an outfielder.

[NewYawk718]

Congratulations to Barry Bonds, the new home run king. Hank aaron, Willie Mays handled themselves with much class giving barry bonds his deserved respect.

Great day for baseball and all minority players in baseball.

[RadioheadRocks]

If I were the dude who caught the ball I would hold out for a King's ransom.

It's not like Barroid would sign it or anything...

[HotelWhiteSox]

Oooh, watched the game last night, completely forgot about it tonight though. I am happy he did it at home for his family (for possible reactions). I dislike him more about personality (and experiences I've heard) more than the steroids though, honestly, with the state of the game right now I think Bonds is on a level playing field (not naive about Bonds, but at the same time not naive about the rest of the league. How can you tell me ARod doesn't take HGH?)


I would either try to pinpoint a date all this crap started and split the record books with a disclaimer, until they can implement HGH testing (and possibly go back to the normal books after that), or have separate books by era or century.

[itsnotrequired]

Congratulations to Barry Bonds, the new home run king. Hank aaron, Willie Mays handled themselves with much class giving barry bonds his deserved respect.

Great day for baseball and all minority players in baseball.

Barry Bonds has earned his horsewhupping and vowed to take it like a man.

[TheOldRoman]

Congratulations to Barry Bonds, the new home run king. Hank aaron, Willie Mays handled themselves with much class giving barry bonds his deserved respect.

Great day for baseball and all minority players in baseball.
:rolleyes:Yes, it is a great day for minorities seeing as one black player who was the epitome of class is passed up by a black player who cheated to get to where he is, and is a terrible human being. Bonds finally broke the barrier. Jackie Robinson would be proud.

[QCIASOXFAN]

Looks like he's from NY. He'll know how to bleed this turnip.He had a Mets jersey on.:lol: I'm sure he got the **** beat out of him at the bottom of that pile but it would be well worth it.

[Viva Medias B's]

And now on the Eastern Seaboard Programming Network, it all about how great this is. Yeah, it's great alright!

[Vernam]

Dusty on SportsCenter just now: "Barry has tremendous respect for the game." :?: Okay, maybe for the game, just not for the people who've played it.

Thank god it's over.

Vernam

[Jjav829]

Do all the people proclaiming how great this is realize that about 5% of baseball fans actually think this is a great moment?

And that 5% is mainly made up of Giants fans with their head in the sand.

[UserNameBlank]

If I were Christian I'd say rot in hell, but I'm not so I just hope he loses his record quickly, dies a miserable old man, and then comes back as some sort of lab rat that gets shot with mildly disfiguring cosmetic products over the span of its entire life.

[WhiteSoxJunkie]

And our long national nightmare is over. Or maybe it just began, I'm not sure.

[Jjav829]

Dusty on SportsCenter just now: "Barry has tremendous respect for the game." :?: Okay, maybe for the game, just not for the people who've played it.

Thank god it's over.

Vernam

He doesn't have respect for the game either. Aside from the roids, which shows an obvious lack of respect for the game, there are numerous stories about Barry's lack of respect for the game. It's all an act. Barry doesn't give a **** about the game or anything that doesn't have to do with Barry.

[Viva Medias B's]

I wonder if anyone on ESPN will have the you-know-whats to say something negative about Barroid.

[itsnotrequired]

If I were Christian I'd say rot in hell, but I'm not so I just hope he loses his record quickly, dies a miserable old man, and then comes back as some sort of lab rat that gets shot with mildly disfiguring cosmetic products over the span of its entire life.

du hast.

word on the street is that bonds will be an engineer on the Rock Island next year. worth believing, i think...

[QCIASOXFAN]

Did anybody else like the planed double switch? Make the fans think Barry is still going to play in the game then right before the inning starts take him and Zito out.

[WhiteSoxRich]

Listen to Sutcliffe extole the virtues of Barry....sounds like Sutcliffe is going to get out the kneepads & mouthwash

[Jjav829]

Kudos to Yahoo Sports for putting up an image with an asterisk on their main Sports page.

[BeviBall!]

After he hit it, he stands up there with his arms in the air for about 10 seconds, or about as long as it takes for another injection.

Now ESPN2 can go back to airing cheer leading championships and Yankee inspired mini-series.

[NewYawk718]

You guys rally around Aaron when you think he's against bonds, now that's he's shown he's for bonds....you still harp on bonds.

The two greatest players of the past generation, Willie Mays and Hank Aaron have shown approval for Barry Lamar Bonds.

Only bozos like dale murphy, kittles have negative things to speak on Bonds.

[The Racehorse]

Since this was eventually gonna happen, I was hoping it'd land in the bay... I was wondering how many people would jump in among the Barroid-flotilla for a chance at the ball.

[TheOldRoman]

Did anyone else think Bonds "crying" when mentioning his dad was the most ridiculous, fake show of emotion ever seen? A single tear didn't hit his face. It didn't look remotely realistic.

[voodoochile]

Congratulations to Barry Bonds, the new home run king. Hank aaron, Willie Mays handled themselves with much class giving barry bonds his deserved respect.

Great day for baseball and all minority players in baseball.

This has absolutely nothing to do with race.

**** Barroid...

[Scottiehaswheels]

If I were Christian I'd say rot in hell, but I'm not so I just hope he loses his record quickly, dies a miserable old man, and then comes back as some sort of lab rat that gets shot with mildly disfiguring cosmetic products over the span of its entire life.Doubtful... 'Roid users don't live extremely long lives... Messes with your heart and stuff... Bonds will prolly be dead around age 55 or so I'm guessing...

[Viva Medias B's]

This will probably be the last time this season a Nasty Nats game is on national television.

[ilsox7]

You guys rally around Aaron when you think he's against bonds, now that's he's shown he's for bonds....you still harp on bonds.

The two greatest players of the past generation, Willie Mays and Hank Aaron have shown approval for Barry Lamar Bonds.

Only bozos like dale murphy, kittles have negative things to speak on Bonds.

What he did to Kittle just shows he is the scum of the earth. Don't worry, he'll get his when he is indicted.

[QCIASOXFAN]

Now ESPN2 can go back to airing cheer leading championships and Yankee inspired mini-series.
Hey now, I was waiting for that to come on at 11:00. Looks like I have to watch these dip****s talk about this for the next 2 months now.

[BeviBall!]

You guys rally around Aaron when you think he's against bonds, now that's he's shown he's for bonds....you still harp on bonds.

The gun to his head was inches outside of the frame. That was about as believable a speech as "read my lips."

[RadioheadRocks]

Hey now, I was waiting for that to come on at 11:00. Looks like I have to watch this dip****s talk about this for the next 2 months.

How 'bout it... no doubt they'll be kissing Barroid's ass until New Year's Eve, meanwhile they barely gave the White Sox the time of day in 2005.

[Jjav829]

You guys rally around Aaron when you think he's against bonds, now that's he's shown he's for bonds....you still harp on bonds.

The two greatest players of the past generation, Willie Mays and Hank Aaron have shown approval for Barry Lamar Bonds.

Only bozos like dale murphy, kittles have negative things to speak on Bonds.

:roflmao:

Aaron has shown he is for Bonds? He taped a message congratulating Bonds (in about the least excited tone possible). Aaron knew he was going to have to say something to satisfy the media when the record was broken. So he bit his tongue, showed he's a classy person and taped a message in which he was undoubtedly insincere simply to appease the people who want him to say something about Barry "breaking" his record.

Only Murphy and Kittle have negative things to say about Bonds? Ha! Read Jeff Pearlman's book Love Me, Hate Me. It's full of people who think Bonds is a complete *******.

[NewYawk718]

The gun to his head was inches outside of the frame. That was about as believable a speech as "read my lips."

Bud selig didn't show up, no one did. Aaron did what he did on his own free will. Frank Robinson also gave his moral support on espn nights before to barry.

[BeviBall!]

Did anyone else think Bonds "crying" when mentioning his dad was the most ridiculous, fake show of emotion ever seen? A single tear didn't hit his face. It didn't look remotely realistic.

Horrible acting. It's safe to say Barry is the David Caruso of baseball.

[TheOldRoman]

You guys rally around Aaron when you think he's against bonds, now that's he's shown he's for bonds....you still harp on bonds.

The two greatest players of the past generation, Willie Mays and Hank Aaron have shown approval for Barry Lamar Bonds.

Only bozos like dale murphy, kittles have negative things to speak on Bonds.
Aaron isn't for Bonds. He did the classiest thing possible, even though it wasn't necessary. He doesn't want to condemn Bonds without seeing facts (as if the grand jury testimony, his physical changes in the last 9 years, and the fact that he has hit 40% of his homers since turning 35 aren't good enough). He has said repeatedly that all cheaters should be punished, and no roider should go into the hall.

[The Racehorse]

After he hit it, he stands up there with his arms in the air for about 10 seconds, or about as long as it takes for another injection.

Bacsik, the Nats P, was staring down Bonds... I gotta think if Bacsik gets the chance, he'll even the score.

[Chips]

:supernana::supernana::supernana::supernana:
C*O*N*G*R*A*T*U*L*A*T*I*O*N*S*!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*
*:supernana:*:supernana:*:supernana:*:supernana:*

[Viva Medias B's]

Henry Aaron's congratulatory message to Bonds reminded me of that scene in Airplane! when the Soviet newscaster had a gun to his head.

[Jjav829]

Kudos to Yahoo Sports for putting up an image with an asterisk on their main Sports page.

Let me retract that. Someone must have gotten pissy at Yahoo because now the same image is up, but sans the asterisk. Weak..

[RadioheadRocks]

buck
farroid!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[itsnotrequired]

buck
farroid!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i'm a computer

[voodoochile]

http://www.whitesoxinteractive.com/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=5473&d=1186547311

[TheOldRoman]

Let me retract that. Someone must have gotten pissy at Yahoo because now the same image is up, but sans the asterisk. Weak..SI.com now has the asterisk.

[Scottiehaswheels]

Let me retract that. Someone must have gotten pissy at Yahoo because now the same image is up, but sans the asterisk. Weak..I saw that earlier... Must have been a Dodger fan I'm betting... Yahoo is based outta Silicon Valley right?

[Chips]

:supernana::supernana::supernana::supernana:
C*O*N*G*R*A*T*U*L*A*T*I*O*N*S*!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*
*:supernana:*:supernana:*:supernana:*:supernana:*


Asterisks inserted by someone else, I fully support the Bonds record and I am very happy for the man. Congrats, Barry on a job well done.

[Viva Medias B's]

SI.com now has the asterisk.

And they put the asterik like this: B*NDS

:supernana:

[The Racehorse]

Let me retract that. Someone must have gotten pissy at Yahoo because now the same image is up, but sans the asterisk. Weak..

I saw it. :cool:

[Scottiehaswheels]

How much you wanna bet this douche respects the game so much he retires tomorrow? Just to be a complete *******...

[RadioheadRocks]

How much you wanna bet this douche respects the game so much he retires tomorrow? Just to be a complete *******...

To which I say, "good riddance and don't let the door hit you on your sorry ass on the way out!"

[koch44]

These clowns on ESPN are defending Bonds reasoning for taking steroids.:o: They say that since McGwire and Sosa were doing it, he needed to do something to keep up with them.

[Viva Medias B's]

How much you wanna bet this douche respects the game so much he retires tomorrow? Just to be a complete *******...

He won't. Barroid is closing in on 3000 hits; he's about 80 away.

[Viva Medias B's]

These clowns on ESPN are defending Bonds reasoning for taking steroids.:o: They say that since McGwire and Sosa were doing it, he needed to do something to keep up with them.

Which is why I do not recognize all three of their home run records and why all three should not be in the Hall of Fame.

Meanwhile, ESPN is covering this like it's the Second Coming of Christ!

[chisoxmike]

Go Expos!:supernana:

[Scottiehaswheels]

To which I say, "good riddance and don't let the door hit you on your sorry ass on the way out!"My point in saying that is then its completely obvious this whole thing is about him.. *He got his record* Basically I'd take it as a big F.U. to all the Giants fans, other teams fans that want him boo'ed mercilessly. And by opposing pitchers not being scared anymore to have the chance to put one in his ear.

[RadioheadRocks]

Meanwhile, ESPN is covering this like it's the Second Coming of Christ!

So much for our thinking that it'll come to an end once he hits it.

[QCIASOXFAN]

I love Skip Bayless.

[Chips]

Which is why I do not recognize all three of their home run records and why all three should not be in the Hall of Fame.

Meanwhile, ESPN is covering this like it's the Second Coming of Christ!

Give me a ****ing break. I'm glad you're not a Hall of Fame voter.

[itsnotrequired]

So much for our thinking that it'll come to an end once he hits it.

He hit it less than an hour ago. Good grief, give it time.

[chisoxmike]

Congratulations to Barry Bonds, the new home run king. Hank aaron, Willie Mays handled themselves with much class giving barry bonds his deserved respect.

Great day for baseball and all minority players in baseball.

:rolleyes:

:spam

[ChiSoxGirl]

I have a friend in San Francisco and she just told me "it's an awesome night." I wanted to tell her that I beg to differ, but didn't have the heart to say that because, regardless of what I think of Barroid, I know what a fan she is of the Giants and B*nds.

[RadioheadRocks]

Congratulations to Barry Bonds, the new home run king. Hank aaron, Willie Mays handled themselves with much class giving barry bonds his deserved respect.

Great day for baseball and all minority players in baseball.

:rolleyes:

:spam

I'll see your :spam and raise you a :dtroll:.

[itsnotrequired]

Staff writers are out in force.

:D:

[DSpivack]

How much you wanna bet this douche respects the game so much he retires tomorrow? Just to be a complete *******...

Gee, retiring after you reach a "milestone" but in the middle of the season. Nope, doesn't remind me of anyone I see on BBTN all the time.

[DeadMoney]

Congrats to Bonds on lifting the weight of the world off his shoulders. As for the home runs, I look at it this way...

He's done one of the hardest thing to do in sports more then anyone else; good for him.

[chaerulez]

I was at a bar about 5 minutes from my apartment and all these idiots were clapping. I booed loudly and chanted steroids. The only reason I could think of is it was mostly Cub fans in the bar, and I figured since they already cheered for one cheater, they didn't have a problem cheering for another.

Anyone who cheers for Bonds, or is a steroid apologist has no respect for the game of baseball and its history. You are ignorant and enable the mockery of a great sport and have tarnished the legacy of numbers since as 61, 714, 755. The fact that Barroid has also launched steroid ridden homer after homer while dancing and staring his way around the bases (which I hope makes Bob Gibson's stomach turn) is a complete joke to the game and MLB. Hopefully Bonds goes to jail, that would be justice at last.

[DSpivack]

I love Skip Bayless.

I like Rick Bayless.

[areilly]

You guys rally around Aaron when you think he's against bonds, now that's he's shown he's for bonds....you still harp on bonds.

The two greatest players of the past generation, Willie Mays and Hank Aaron have shown approval for Barry Lamar Bonds.

Only bozos like dale murphy, kittles have negative things to speak on Bonds.

Whether or not anyone famous shows approval for Bonds is irrelevant to pretty much everything going on in the world, and I question why you would even bother bringing that up to make your point.

I'm a grown man and I can make my own decisions, and I decide this: enough has come to light about Barry's total lack of professional ethics, non-existent respect for the game, blatant racism, betrayal of his family, his willingness to lie to cover his ass and even greater willingness sell out his friends. Those things are reprehensible regardless of if you're a baseball player or a janitor.

Barry Bonds is horrible person and under no circumstances do I want him to succeed at anything. Ever. All I have been, and will continue to be, rooting for is some pitcher to throw a ball so hard at Barry's artificially inflated head that his career ended before I ever had to answer "Barry Bonds" when my little cousin asks me who's hit more home runs than anyone else. The time for that to happen, sadly, has passed. Now what can I do but want: for him to lose everything he's got and hopefully die alone, broke, exposed as a fraud and humiliated in every way possible.

In Aaron, baseball had a home run king; in Bonds it has a home run circus freak. If you want to like Bonds, go ahead. That's your prerogative. Just don't expect too many people to share your opinion.

[chaerulez]

Give me a ****ing break. I'm glad you're not a Hall of Fame voter.

:dtroll::dtroll::dtroll::dtroll:

Did I miss something or is McGwire in the HOF? I'm glad your not a voter, we already have enough ignorant people are going to vote for Bonds and Sosa.

[DSpivack]

Whether or not anyone famous shows approval for Bonds is irrelevant to pretty much everything going on in the world, and I question why you would even bother bringing that up to make your point.

I'm a grown man and I can make my own decisions, and I decide this: enough has come to light about Barry's total lack of professional ethics, non-existent respect for the game, blatant racism, betrayal of his family, his willingness to lie to cover his ass and even greater willingness sell out his friends. Those things are reprehensible regardless of if you're a baseball player or a janitor.

Barry Bonds is horrible person and under no circumstances do I want him to succeed at anything. Ever. All I have been, and will continue to be, rooting for is some pitcher to throw a ball so hard at Barry's artificially inflated head that his career ended before I ever had to answer "Barry Bonds" when my little cousin asks me who's hit more home runs than anyone else. The time for that to happen, sadly, has passed. Now what can I do but want: for him to lose everything he's got and hopefully die alone, broke, exposed as a fraud and humiliated in every way possible.

In Aaron, baseball had a home run king; in Bonds it has a home run circus freak. If you want to like Bonds, go ahead. That's your prerogative. Just don't expect too many people to share your opinion.

Just say Sadaharu Oh!

[Chips]

I was at a bar about 5 minutes from my apartment and all these idiots were clapping. I booed loudly and chanted steroids. The only reason I could think of is it was mostly Cub fans in the bar, and I figured since they already cheered for one cheater, they didn't have a problem cheering for another.

Anyone who cheers for Bonds, or is a steroid apologist has no respect for the game of baseball and its history. You are ignorant and enable the mockery of a great sport and have tarnished the legacy of numbers since as 61, 714, 755. The fact that Barroid has also launched steroid ridden homer after homer while dancing and staring his way around the bases (which I hope makes Bob Gibson's stomach turn) is a complete joke to the game and MLB. Hopefully Bonds goes to jail, that would be justice at last.

He's been convicted of nothing.

[Scottiehaswheels]

Whether or not anyone famous shows approval for Bonds is irrelevant to pretty much everything going on in the world, and I question why you would even bother bringing that up to make your point.

I'm a grown man and I can make my own decisions, and I decide this: enough has come to light about Barry's total lack of professional ethics, non-existent respect for the game, blatant racism, betrayal of his family, his willingness to lie to cover his ass and even greater willingness sell out his friends. Those things are reprehensible regardless of if you're a baseball player or a janitor.

Barry Bonds is horrible person and under no circumstances do I want him to succeed at anything. Ever. All I have been, and will continue to be, rooting for is some pitcher to throw a ball so hard at Barry's artificially inflated head that his career ended before I ever had to answer "Barry Bonds" when my little cousin asks me who's hit more home runs than anyone else. The time for that to happen, sadly, has passed. Now what can I do but want: for him to lose everything he's got and hopefully die alone, broke, exposed as a fraud and humiliated in every way possible.

In Aaron, baseball had a home run king; in Bonds it has a home run circus freak. If you want to like Bonds, go ahead. That's your prerogative. Just don't expect too many people to share your opinion.I believe this deserves the slow clap....

[voodoochile]

He's been convicted of nothing.

Neither was Ben Johnson...

[RadioheadRocks]

He's been convicted of nothing.

Neither was OJ, what's your point?

[chaerulez]

Whether or not anyone famous shows approval for Bonds is irrelevant to pretty much everything going on in the world, and I question why you would even bother bringing that up to make your point.

I'm a grown man and I can make my own decisions, and I decide this: enough has come to light about Barry's total lack of professional ethics, non-existent respect for the game, blatant racism, betrayal of his family, his willingness to lie to cover his ass and even greater willingness sell out his friends. Those things are reprehensible regardless of if you're a baseball player or a janitor.

Barry Bonds is horrible person and under no circumstances do I want him to succeed at anything. Ever. All I have been, and will continue to be, rooting for is some pitcher to throw a ball so hard at Barry's artificially inflated head that his career ended before I ever had to answer "Barry Bonds" when my little cousin asks me who's hit more home runs than anyone else. The time for that to happen, sadly, has passed. Now what can I do but want: for him to lose everything he's got and hopefully die alone, broke, exposed as a fraud and humiliated in every way possible.

In Aaron, baseball had a home run king; in Bonds it has a home run circus freak. If you want to like Bonds, go ahead. That's your prerogative. Just don't expect too many people to share your opinion.

Well said, I don't care who supports or doesn't support Bonds. He would be a piece of crap as a person off the field and a complete cheater on the field. I maybe wrong, but I bet there is a connection between viewers of ESPN and Bonds apologists. ESPN has really dumbed down sports in the past decade.

[chisoxmike]

:puking: :puking:

http://shop.mlb.com/category/index.jsp?categoryId=2770332&cp=2770332

[thomas35forever]

http://images.sportsline.com/u/photos/baseball/mlb/img10285307.jpg
Here he is, the biggest douche of the universe. In all the galaxies, there's no bigger douche than you. You've reached the top, the pinnacle of douchedom. Good goin, douche. Your dreams have come true.

[voodoochile]

Well said, I don't care who supports or doesn't support Bonds. He would be a piece of crap as a person off the field and a complete cheater on the field. I maybe wrong, but I bet there is a connection between viewers of ESPN and Bonds apologists. ESPN has really dumbed down sports in the past decade.

Bread and circuses. It doesn't matter what the pretty picture of the day is so long as there is a soundtrack and an announcer to tell the people what to feel/think/do.

The means have become irrelevant...

[Scottiehaswheels]

:puking: :puking:

http://shop.mlb.com/category/index.jsp?categoryId=2770332&cp=2770332
I see anyone wearing that crap and I'd be VERY tempted to light it on fire with them in it.

[ChiSoxGirl]

:puking: :puking:

http://shop.mlb.com/category/index.jsp?categoryId=2770332&cp=2770332

Oh, gag me!!!!! :rolleyes: :puking:

[chaerulez]

He's been convicted of nothing.

How many times do we have to go over this?

He ADMITTED to using steroids to a grand jury. But he claimed he thought it was "flaxseed oil". Game of Shadows later reported that flaxseed oil was just a code between Bonds and Conte incase they got caught. Now Bonds could be charged with perjury because of this.

It's completely obvious he took steroids. He didn't sue the authors of Game of Shadows for libel. He tried to sue because they leaked the grand jury testimony, but that was later dropped.

People get away with crimes in this country, regardless of fame (although that helps) or not. Just because a lack of a convinction or even in some cases an actual court non convinction (like how another poster brought up OJ) exists, doesn't make anyone automatically innocent.

[voodoochile]

:puking: :puking:

http://shop.mlb.com/category/index.jsp?categoryId=2770332&cp=2770332

Why are you surprised? Why are we shocked that they are justifying his actions? Why are we shocked they built a TV show around this miserable excuse for a cheat?

Toss another couple million in the shareholders' pockets, it's all that matters anymore...

[Chips]

Neither was OJ, what's your point?

Barry deserves some credit for his accomplishment.

[RadioheadRocks]

http://images.sportsline.com/u/photos/baseball/mlb/img10285307.jpg
Here he is, the biggest douche of the universe. In all the galaxies, there's no bigger douche than you. You've reached the top, the pinnacle of douchedom. Good goin, douche. Your dreams have come true.

... and he's going to Disney World!!!

[Chips]

(like how another poster brought up OJ) exists, doesn't make anyone automatically innocent.

Nor does it make them automatically guilty.

[voodoochile]

Barry deserves some credit for his accomplishment.

woo...

hoo...

way to go barroid...:rolleyes:

[Viva Medias B's]

:tomatoaward

[ilsox7]

Barry deserves some credit for his accomplishment.

The sad thing is Barry had phenomenal baseball skills before he took steroids. Many would say he was a HOFer if he had never touched a drug in his life. But he's also been the scum of the earth long before he took the roids. His usage just enhanced his scummyness. Yes, his scummyness.

[voodoochile]

:tomatoaward

Should have put it up after 90...

[itsnotrequired]

The sad thing is Barry had phenomenal baseball skills before he took steroids. Many would say he was a HOFer if he had never touched a drug in his life. But he's also been the scum of the earth long before he took the roids. His usage just enhanced his scummyness. Yes, his scummyness.

Chips should be flogged.

[Viva Medias B's]

CBS SportsLine (http://cbs.sportsline.com/) has the asterik.

[chaerulez]

Barry deserves some credit for his accomplishment.

He deserveds credit for his pre-steroid accomplishments. He probably wouldn't have hit 756, but he also would've stolen a lot more bases and been a first ballot HOFer. Now he's put his HOF candidacy at risk.

Just look at some of his post steroid stats, such as 2004.

.362 average, .602 OBP! 232 walks to 41 strikeouts! A OPS+ of 260. Too bad it was all enhanced. Something tells me if a Ryan Howard, A-Rod, Vlad or any other player that hits around 35 HRs a year or more now took steroids to the level Bonds did they would be able to duplicate seasons like this. The game would turn into a complete joke with everyone having stat lines that look like they came from a video game.

[Scottiehaswheels]

Silly question cuz it'll never happen but... What happens if tomorrow he comes out and admits that he took steroids? He officially* for all intents and purposes now holds the HR record... Blacklist him like Rose? What could MLB really do about it?

[chaerulez]

Nor does it make them automatically guilty.

No, but the evidence against him is damning. Michael Vick hasn't been convincted of anything yet. But I can make an educated guess that he probably had some role in a dog fighting operation given what the media has reported.

[chaerulez]

Silly question cuz it'll never happen but... What happens if tomorrow he comes out and admits that he took steroids? He officially* for all intents and purposes now holds the HR record... Blacklist him like Rose? What could MLB really do about it?

It would become a PR nightmare for MLB. Selig would do something about it. But this would be only because it hurts MLB's bottom line ($$$), notice how Selig isn't doing **** now. What a great commish.

[ilsox7]

Silly question cuz it'll never happen but... What happens if tomorrow he comes out and admits that he took steroids? He officially* for all intents and purposes now holds the HR record... Blacklist him like Rose? What could MLB really do about it?

He has already admitted he took steroids.

[QCIASOXFAN]

So I have to miss the Bronx is Burning tonight because of this ****.:angry:

[voodoochile]

Silly question cuz it'll never happen but... What happens if tomorrow he comes out and admits that he took steroids? He officially* for all intents and purposes now holds the HR record... Blacklist him like Rose? What could MLB really do about it?

He's already admitted he took them, just that he didn't "knowingly" take them and the drugs he "unknowingly" took weren't banned by MLB when he "unknowingly" took them.

[Scottiehaswheels]

It would become a PR nightmare for MLB. Selig would do something about it. But this would be only because it hurts MLB's bottom line ($$$), notice how Selig isn't doing **** now. What a great commish.I mean think about it.. if they try to erase his *accomplishment* from the history books, wouldn't they then have to go back to all the prior games he hit a HR in and change the score somehow? Would/could that have potentially affected a playoff race?

[Scottiehaswheels]

He has already admitted he took steroids.I mean sit down with a full media and explain how/when/what exactly he has taken.

[QCIASOXFAN]

He's already admitted he took them, just that he didn't "knowingly" take them and the drugs he "unknowingly" took weren't banned by MLB when he "unknowingly" took them.
He had no idea what was in his "rubbing cream" that he was greased up with before every game.

[chaerulez]

I mean think about it.. if they try to erase his *accomplishment* from the history books, wouldn't they then have to go back to all the prior games he hit a HR in and change the score somehow? Would/could that have potentially affected a playoff race?

Really hard to debate how far they would go. Since like you said, it would never happen, so it's hard to fathom such a scenario.

[DSpivack]

He had no idea what was in his "rubbing cream" that he was greased up with before every game.

Well, at least he didn't pretend he couldn't speak english.

[voodoochile]

I mean think about it.. if they try to erase his *accomplishment* from the history books, wouldn't they then have to go back to all the prior games he hit a HR in and change the score somehow? Would/could that have potentially affected a playoff race?

Nah, you could just put a big old asterisk beside his number with a footnote explaining he admitted to taking steroids. Then ban him from the HOF and leave it at that.

[voodoochile]

He had no idea what was in his "rubbing cream" that he was greased up with before every game.

Yeah...

RIIIIIGHT...:rolleyes:

[ilsox7]

From the AP story:

A fan wearing a Mets jersey wound up with the historic ball. Matt Murphy of New York emerged from the stands with the souvenir and a bloodied face, and was whisked to a secure room.

[PennStater98r]

http://cache.deadspin.com/images/2006/04/assinjection.jpg

This about sums it up for me.

POTW

[MUsoxfan]

From the AP story:

That kinda makes me feel good. There's no chance Barroid is getting the ball now for less than a King's ransom

[Boondock Saint]

**** this guy.

[Nellie_Fox]

Only bozos like dale murphy, kittles have negative things to speak on Bonds.I've told you how to spell Kittle before. Capital K, no ending "s." Kittle, not kittles.

This is twice. If you do it again, I'll have no choice but to believe that you are doing it only to piss off Sox fans, which is trolling.

Barry deserves some credit for his accomplishment.No, he doesn't. He committed a crime to gain a competitive advantage. That is not a creditable act.

Silly question cuz it'll never happen but... What happens if tomorrow he comes out and admits that he took steroids? He officially* for all intents and purposes now holds the HR record... Blacklist him like Rose? What could MLB really do about it?Yes, they can "permanently disqualify" him from MLB, which would make him ineligible for the HOF.

[PennStater98r]

For those of you that are naive enough to believe that Bonds isn't guilty - this is what I consider every time some silly, sympathizing, pathetic person makes a case for Bonds.

Game of Shadows was published in March of 2006 by a fairly well-known publishing company, Gotham Publishing. Make no mistake - they have some dollars. In addition to that, if it Gotham didn't have money before, they do now. The book has been published in five mediums - Hard Cover, 2 versions Audio CD (abridged and unabridged), Audio Tape and paperback. Last I checked, the tenth printing is what the hard cover was on. I have no idea how many printings there were of the paperback. So money was made off of this book - to be sure. Hard Covers were $30 a copy.

If Bonds was innocent. If Bonds didn't commit the crimes claimed in this book. If Bonds was honestly ignorant to the fact that the cream being put on his body had steroids in it, why haven't his lawyers gone after Gotham? Why haven't they sued for libel?

Moreso, why the hell didn't he personally press criminal charges against those that supplied him with the cream containing the substance.

Finally - as with many other crimes - follow the money. Who gains? Where's the benefit of seeing that Bonds is supplied with this? All it did - was allow for Bonds to go through a hold out prior to the 2002 season for a $15MM a year contract. Bonds wanted to get paid - the greedy ****. And he wanted A-Rod money due to pride - regardless of the fact that he was getting older quickly. He needed a few historic seasons to get that 50% bump in pay at the age of 37.

Bonds is not the greatest at anything other than being a complete ****head. His tiny 'roid-shrunken penis couldn't fill the jock of Ruth, Mays, Aaaon or Ted Williams. Hell, he couldn't fill out Kenny Williams' jock.

[thomas35forever]

Bonds addressing the media now. This should be interesting.:rolleyes:

[PKalltheway]

For those of you that are naive enough to believe that Bonds isn't guilty - this is what I consider every time some silly, sympathizing, pathetic person makes a case for Bonds.

Game of Shadows was published in March of 2006 by a fairly well-known publishing company, Gotham Publishing. Make no mistake - they have some dollars. In addition to that, if it Gotham didn't have money before, they do now. The book has been published in five mediums - Hard Cover, 2 versions Audio CD (abridged and unabridged), Audio Tape and paperback. Last I checked, the tenth printing is what the hard cover was on. I have no idea how many printings there were of the paperback. So money was made off of this book - to be sure. Hard Covers were $30 a copy.

If Bonds was innocent. If Bonds didn't commit the crimes claimed in this book. If Bonds was honestly ignorant to the fact that the cream being put on his body had steroids in it, why haven't his lawyers gone after Gotham? Why haven't they sued for libel?

Moreso, why the hell didn't he personally press criminal charges against those that supplied him with the cream containing the substance.

Finally - as with many other crimes - follow the money. Who gains? Where's the benefit of seeing that Bonds is supplied with this? All it did - was allow for Bonds to go through a hold out prior to the 2002 season for a $15MM a year contract. Bonds wanted to get paid - the greedy ****. And he wanted A-Rod money due to pride - regardless of the fact that he was getting older quickly. He needed a few historic seasons to get that 50% bump in pay at the age of 37.

Bonds is not the greatest at anything other than being a complete ****head. His tiny 'roid-shrunken penis couldn't fill the jock of Ruth, Mays, Aaaon or Ted Williams. Hell, he couldn't fill out Kenny Williams' jock.
Great post!:thumbsup:

Bonds, you are now the all-time home run king. Now please, go away forever. Here's to hoping A-Rod smashes your "record" in the next decade or so.

On another note, does the videotape and audio of Bonds' first career home run look like something off of one of those Public Access channels? I swear, the announcers sounded terrible, as was the video. It looked like a high school game, or a Division II college game, or something.

[Dan Mega]

SI.com has his name and uniform listed as "B*NDS" in the picture, on the back of his uni and helmet. Am I going crazy here?

[soxfanreggie]

If they declare him permanently ineligible, they would have to go back and kick out Gaylord Perry and any other spitballer/vaseline baller/foriegn substance user. Sosa would also be permanently ineligible for his use of a corked bat, as well as anyone else ever using one.

Was I cheering for Bonds? No. Would I hold one person to a different standard? No, that would be unfair. No matter how much I don't like the guy, I wouldn't do that.

I give Bonds credit for being one of the best players in his era, along with someone like Griffey, that's it. Same as Ruth and Gherig being the best players of their era. Henry Aaron in his. A-Rod of his.

[Wsoxmike59]

http://images-partners-tbn.google.com/images?q=tbn:AA2spBTmASq6ZM:http://www.igotissues.com/photos/uncategorized/barrybonds.jpg (http://www.igotissues.com/i_got_issues/2007/01/another_basebal.html)

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–noun 1.deceit, trickery, sharp practice, or breach of confidence, perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage.
2.a particular instance of such deceit or trickery: mail fraud; election frauds.
3.any deception, trickery, or humbug: That diet book is a fraud and a waste of time.
4.a person who makes deceitful pretenses; sham; poseur.

[VenturaFan23]

:puking: :puking:

http://shop.mlb.com/category/index.jsp?categoryId=2770332&cp=2770332

They were probably handing that crap out to everyone working at ESPN HQ. :rolleyes:

[bigsoxfan420]

Who is forcing Hank to do this

No kidding. I imagine some BALCO rep holding Hank's puppy over a vat of acid until he read that prepared statement.

[FedEx227]

*
Congrats to the Incredible Hulk on his tainted record. You really made your father, Hank Aaron and Willie Mays proud with your blatant cheating.

[Fenway]

Proof he is guilty?

He never sued the authors of Game of Shadows.

Case Closed

[VenturaFan23]

So after tuning in to Sportcenter this morning, I'm assuming no other MLB game was played last night? :dunno:

[the1tab]

Even as we all look at Barry Lamar Bonds as the chemically created King of Baseball, and know that we are going to be forced, until proven guilty, to respect in some capacity a man that has shown himself to have less class than natural muscle growth, there is one question that keeps popping into my head:

If so many players were allegedly doing steroids, why aren't there more players with 500... 600... 700 home runs?

Personally, I have always hated every racist bone in Barry Bonds body. I think he's garbage and a fraud. However, as we all watched Raffy Palmeiro get caught, Mark McGwire break down and Sammy Sosa be forced to take a year long vacation to get clean before coming back as a .235 hitter, Bonds has kept playing. Perhaps he was just the most talented left fielder of this generation who sold out to the machine, but it says something that he, and no other player, kept on and broke the record. He sees 4 good pitches to hit a week and takes 3 of them out, all while everyone else in the game hates you. Stubborn perserverence be damned, Bonds did something tonight that's going to keep every fan pissed until GayRod breaks it.

:dtroll:

[FedEx227]

Proof he is guilty?

He never sued the authors of Game of Shadows.

Case Closed

Proof he is guilty, the year he has an insane bulkup in which his teamattes begin calling him "The Incredible Hulk" is also the same year he hired Greg Anderson (currently in jail for his part in steroids) as his personal trainer.

Somehow I think the two are related, maybe I'm just crazy.

[FedEx227]

Even as we all look at Barry Lamar Bonds as the chemically created King of Baseball, and know that we are going to be forced, until proven guilty, to respect in some capacity a man that has shown himself to have less class than natural muscle growth, there is one question that keeps popping into my head:

If so many players were allegedly doing steroids, why aren't there more players with 500... 600... 700 home runs?

Personally, I have always hated every racist bone in Barry Bonds body. I think he's garbage and a fraud. However, as we all watched Raffy Palmeiro get caught, Mark McGwire break down and Sammy Sosa be forced to take a year long vacation to get clean before coming back as a .235 hitter, Bonds has kept playing. Perhaps he was just the most talented left fielder of this generation who sold out to the machine, but it says something that he, and no other player, kept on and broke the record. He sees 4 good pitches to hit a week and takes 3 of them out, all while everyone else in the game hates you. Stubborn perserverence be damned, Bonds did something tonight that's going to keep every fan pissed until GayRod breaks it.

:dtroll:

Nobody is saying he's not a great player. He was a HOFer before 1999, and an unbelievable player. However, I don't think he would have gotten 73 homers in 2001 without aid. I don't think he would have stayed this healthy this long with aid.

People aren't saying he was garbage before steroids like Sammy Sosa, that'd be stupid, he's one of the best hitters EVER. But his "aid" has helped him maintain a high-level of play into his 40s that most others can't do. The reason you aren't seeing this ridiculous home run numbers from other guys is because they weren't the pure hitters Bonds was. McGwire and Sosa were nothing without home runs, Bonds had a Hall of Fame career before he started using and if anything the roids just made him that much more dominant.

[HawkDJ]

Bonds, when asked if the record is tainted.

"This record is not tainted. At all. Period."

I feel like I've heard a similar quote in the past....

[Fenway]

Wow it seems like Bonds is on most front pages this morning

http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/flash/default.asp (http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/flash/default.asp)

my favorite

http://www.newseum.org/media/dfp/jpg8/lg/NY_NYP.jpg

[Madscout]

Bonds, when asked if the record is tainted.

"This record is not tainted. At all. Period."

I feel like I've heard a similar quote in the past....

Such as..."I am not a crook" ?

[soxfan13]

*
Congrats to the Incredible Hulk on his tainted record. You really made your father, Hank Aaron and Willie Mays proud with your blatant cheating.

On the ******* side of things Bobby is probably proud. From what I have read and seen his dad was as big a jackass as him.

[SOXPHILE]

Congratulations to Barry Bonds, the new home run king. Hank aaron, Willie Mays handled themselves with much class giving barry bonds his deserved respect.

Great day for baseball and all minority players in baseball.


My God, where to we even begin to take apart this crap.....?

[jenn2080]

Congratulations to Barry Bonds, the new home run king. Hank aaron, Willie Mays handled themselves with much class giving barry bonds his deserved respect.

Great day for baseball and all minority players in baseball.


:rolling:

:puking:

Is this suppose to be in teal?

[MeteorsSox4367]

Congratulations to Barry Bonds, my favorite player and just a wonderful human being. I got chills watching you break Hank Aaron's record. The fact that you achieved this milestone through hard work and did so with such class and decency just adds to my admiration of you.

You've added so much to the rich legacy and tradition of a sport I love so much. As I sit by my mailbox waiting for the commemorative t-shirt and cap to arrive celebrating your feat, I humbly bow my head and say 'Thank you, Barry.' You've enriched my life and those lives of my fellow baseball fans.

Thank you, good sir. Thank you.

[kitekrazy]

Anyone who cheers for Bonds, or is a steroid apologist has no respect for the game of baseball and its history. You are ignorant and enable the mockery of a great sport and have tarnished the legacy of numbers since as 61, 714, 755.

That would be Bud Selig. I would also have to put in every owner in as well. It's not a good thing when the government has to step in to force an organization to police themselves. Every owner should be ashamed to not call for Selig's resignation then.

Thank you for messing up America's Pastime.

[HawkDJ]

Bonds, when asked if the record is tainted.

"This record is not tainted. At all. Period."

I feel like I've heard a similar quote in the past....

Such as..."I am not a crook" ?

I was thinking more along the lines of
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41369000/jpg/_41369781_palmeiro_congress203.jpg

[MisterB]

If they declare him permanently ineligible, they would have to go back and kick out Gaylord Perry and any other spitballer/vaseline baller/foriegn substance user. Sosa would also be permanently ineligible for his use of a corked bat, as well as anyone else ever using one.

Was I cheering for Bonds? No. Would I hold one person to a different standard? No, that would be unfair. No matter how much I don't like the guy, I wouldn't do that.

Unless you take a stand on everyone who breaks a rule, you shouldn't be taking a stand.

Not all cheating is created equal.
According to the rules of baseball, the maximum penalty for throwing a spitball is immediate ejection and a 10 day suspension.
The maximum penalty for using an altered bat is immediate ejection and the batter "may be subject to additional penalties as determined by his League President."
The maximum penalty for steroid use is a lifetime ban.

Just like in 'the real world', different punishments are set for different infractions. Some crimes are deemed more severe than others and therefore carry a more severe penalty. If the penalty for spitballing was a lifetime ban, you might have a point, but it isn't.

[russ99]

The onus on all of this is on the commissioner.

If there is no evidence that Bonds used performance-enhancers, than clear the man. If there was, discipline him appropriately.

The fact that there was and still is no action taken, is pretty damnable evidence against Selig. Maybe now Congress will step in and do something about all this.

[ilsox7]

The onus on all of this is on the commissioner.

If there is no evidence that Bonds used performance-enhancers, than clear the man. If there was, discipline him appropriately.

The fact that there was and still is no action taken, is pretty damnable evidence against Selig. Maybe now Congress will step in and do something about all this.

I would say Bonds confessing is pretty good evidence.

[Giv20]

:puking: :puking:

http://shop.mlb.com/category/index.jsp?categoryId=2770332&cp=2770332

How about this instead?

[Fenway]

I was at Uno's in Cambridge last night as I wanted to be able to watch everything.

We had FSN Bay Area on and when it happened DEAD SILENCE in the bar

Nobody was happy except that the farce is over now.....

[thomas35forever]

I was at a Sox-Giants game in 2003 and Bonds hit what I believe is the fifth-longest home run ever hit at Comiskey. The entire crowd just went "oooh" when the ball came off his bat. I'm sure you know where I'm going with this.

That said, Congratulations Barry. You will never ever lose my respect as a player or an individual.

[AZChiSoxFan]

Well, at least he didn't pretend he couldn't speak english.


:rolling:

[Ziggy S]

http://www.whitesoxinteractive.com/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=5473&d=1186547311
Hey voodoo, can you make that a tag?

[Ziggy S]

The onus on all of this is on the commissioner.

If there is no evidence that Bonds used performance-enhancers, than clear the man. If there was, discipline him appropriately.

The fact that there was and still is no action taken, is pretty damnable evidence against Selig. Maybe now Congress will step in and do something about all this.
POTW

[Ziggy S]

For those of you that are naive enough to believe that Bonds isn't guilty - this is what I consider every time some silly, sympathizing, pathetic person makes a case for Bonds.

Game of Shadows was published in March of 2006 by a fairly well-known publishing company, Gotham Publishing. Make no mistake - they have some dollars. In addition to that, if it Gotham didn't have money before, they do now. The book has been published in five mediums - Hard Cover, 2 versions Audio CD (abridged and unabridged), Audio Tape and paperback. Last I checked, the tenth printing is what the hard cover was on. I have no idea how many printings there were of the paperback. So money was made off of this book - to be sure. Hard Covers were $30 a copy.

If Bonds was innocent. If Bonds didn't commit the crimes claimed in this book. If Bonds was honestly ignorant to the fact that the cream being put on his body had steroids in it, why haven't his lawyers gone after Gotham? Why haven't they sued for libel?

Moreso, why the hell didn't he personally press criminal charges against those that supplied him with the cream containing the substance.

Finally - as with many other crimes - follow the money. Who gains? Where's the benefit of seeing that Bonds is supplied with this? All it did - was allow for Bonds to go through a hold out prior to the 2002 season for a $15MM a year contract. Bonds wanted to get paid - the greedy ****. And he wanted A-Rod money due to pride - regardless of the fact that he was getting older quickly. He needed a few historic seasons to get that 50% bump in pay at the age of 37.

Bonds is not the greatest at anything other than being a complete ****head. His tiny 'roid-shrunken penis couldn't fill the jock of Ruth, Mays, Aaaon or Ted Williams. Hell, he couldn't fill out Kenny Williams' jock.
I don't know if I want to hear about another dude's schlong, but other than that TESTIFY.

[kitekrazy]

The fact that there was and still is no action taken, is pretty damnable evidence against Selig. Maybe now Congress will step in and do something about all this.

There was. Just enough for them to leave him alone.

I'd like to have a commissioner who can eventually tell the MLBPA to go screw themselves. The owners should have used replacement players during the last strike and dropped the tickets prices 50%.

[HotelWhiteSox]

Bonds, when asked if the record is tainted.

"This record is not tainted. At all. Period."

I feel like I've heard a similar quote in the past....

He should've said 'Asterisk.' instead of 'period'

[soxinem1]

How about this instead?


:rolleyes:

[kitekrazy]

I would say Bonds confessing is pretty good evidence.

That would be only for the "gotta see it to believe it crowd".

Some people just need to open the foxes mouth and see feathers just to be sure he's been in the hen house.

Even if he comes clean he has the record but should be banned from baseball and the HOF. Pete Rose would have been better off using roids than betting on a sport no serious gambler would chance on.

[DSpivack]

Your new HR King:

http://images.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/_photos/2006-02-28-inside-bonds.jpg

[voodoochile]

There was. Just enough for them to leave him alone.

I'd like to have a commissioner who can eventually tell the MLBPA to go screw themselves. The owners should have used replacement players during the last strike and dropped the tickets prices 50%.

You are freaking insane. Lower price players will not mean lower price tickets. In fact if the level of competition drops far enough people will go to less games because it won't be worth it. All you will do is create a market for the minor leagues to gain more customers.

Ticket prices are based on what the customer will pay, not on what the cost of fielding the team is. Less money for players will simply mean more money for owners.

Bud is that you?

[WS in 05]

Asterisks inserted by someone else, I fully support the Bonds record and I am very happy for the man. Congrats, Barry on a job well done.


Chips is a tool?:dunno:

[dakuda]

:puking: :puking:

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A much better option.

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[PennStater98r]

. . .his teamattes begin calling him "The Incredible Hulk". . .

Guys! I finally figured it out. While working for the military as a nuclear physicist inbetween Baseball Seasons, Bonds was preparing to demonstrate his newest invention - the Gamma Radiation Bomb. Just then, a hot-rod named Rick Jones bust into the test area - and Barry had to rush out and get him clear before the bomb was dropped. Though Barry saved Rick, he failed to get out of the blast zone and was contaminated with Gamma Radiation... Now when he gets mad - he gets stronger...

[Jose.Contreras]

well he's at 757 now. Bonds murdered a ball into McCovey cove in his first AB tonight. Anyone care to guess what Bonds ends at? I think he's gonna go for 800 and I think He'll get it too.

[HotelWhiteSox]

Make it 757*. So, does he find some DH niche in the AL and hit 800?

[Nellie_Fox]

That would be Bud Selig. I would also have to put in every owner in as well. It's not a good thing when the government has to step in to force an organization to police themselves. Every owner should be ashamed to not call for Selig's resignation then.

Thank you for messing up America's Pastime.Why does all the blame get placed on management? Did you not notice that the players' union resisted any and all attempts to institute drug testing until the Congressional hearings? They only agreed to the very limited testing that there is now because they knew that Congress was going to impose it if they didn't.

The onus on all of this is on the commissioner.

If there is no evidence that Bonds used performance-enhancers, than clear the man. If there was, discipline him appropriately.

The fact that there was and still is no action taken, is pretty damnable evidence against Selig. Maybe now Congress will step in and do something about all this.All of it? See above. There is still a players' union, and it is damned powerful. They still won't agree to blood testing.