Barry Bonds is being investigated for taking PERFORMANCE ENHANCING DRUGS, as well his Managers were aware of it but overlooked it. Now that he is about to break the home run record he is being scrutinized or put under a microscope. should they make a publicly make a big deal and shame him for something that has been around for a long time in professional sports. The league should let him be for the man has a gift and is talented. Let him break the record w/o incident just the glory the man deserves.
135489
How can you people keep saying his record will be forever tainted?  Yes he has admitted to taking things before baseball passed the law against it.  Since that time the man has yet to fail a drug test.  Come on already wait until he fails before you all go trying to take records away.
94042
First of all I do not support steroid use and personally yes I do believe Barry Bonds knowingly took steroids.  However, just because he juiced up did not mean he did not have the ability to hit these homeruns, just because he "juiced" up did not make him able to see the ball better etc.  He has to have natural ability and has to be a great athlete to accomplish what he has.  Yes the steroids made him stronger but he still had to have the abilty to make contact with the ball and steroids did not cause that to happen.  So no I do not think they should take his record away, just like I do not believe it is right for Pete Rose to be banned from the "Hall of Fame".  Yes it says in the rules it is illegal to bet on baseball games as a player or manager but NOWHERE does it say if caught you will be banned from being in the Hall.  Which is something he earned as a player before he was ever caught betting on baseball
98972
Since Bonds violated no baseball policies on steroids and has never failed a steroids test since their inception in the league, baseball can not and should not take action against him.  Frankly, it is baseball that is ultimately to blame for Bonds' flagrant use of them.  If the league had a reputable commissioner instead of an owners' "yes" man, this would have likely been a dead issue 10 years ago.\n\nHowever, Bonds will not escape punishment--at least in the court of public opinion.  This poor excuse for a competitor pumped his body full of every kind of performance-enhancing drug available, all the while claiming he would never do such a thing.  His outright lies will  (I hope) convince baseball fans that he is not worthy of our praise or attention, let alone induction into the Hall.  I cannot imagine sportswriters, who Bonds has ignored, berated, and lied to, ever voting him in.
337232
I think they'll honor it just like any other record, if he does break the record.  They didn't say that wouldn't.  Steroids were banned just recently, and they can't go back and enforce something that was legal back then.  Otherwise, they would have to go back and investigate every single player since the start of baseball in order to have no discrimination and that's not going to happen.
263510
If it is proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that Barry Bonds was on steroids during his career, his records should not have an asterisk beside it...it should be erased from all record books.  And that goes for any baseball player who was on steroids during their career.  And the Commissioner's stance on punishing Pete Rose is getting flimsier with each passing day.  Less than 5 years after the Commisioner resigns, is kicked out or replaced, no one will be able to recall his name,  but baseball fans will forever remember Pete Rose as the best hitter of all time.
239487
Absolutely. Baseball has never proven beyond the shadow of a doubt that Bonds has knowingly taken any performance-enhancing drugs. Yes, most signs point to the fact that he has, but he has never failed a drug test.\n\nUnfortunately for the sport and for the fans, baseball and the players association didn't implement a careful, thorough drug testing and penalty process until very recently. So lots of records over the past decade or so that may or may not be tainted with drug use will always have an implied asterisk next to them.\n\nAlso, the truth is that cheating has been a part of the game since the beginning. Corked bats, scuffed balls, amphetamine use, etc. have always been around and fans and baseball have looked the other way.
639117
Considering he's played with the O's, Diamondbacks and Royals lately I'd say most of those names come from those rosters. Palmiero is one that jumps up right away. Curt Schilling is a possibility even though he was gone before Grimsley got to Arizona. Many of the players are likely to be journeymen like himself. However there may be some stars. Grimsley was teamates with players like Beltran and Sweeney.  Sidney Ponson might be another name to pop up.  Barry Bonds apparently has been linked to HG drugs before and it appeared the feds wanted Grimsley to get Bonds for them. So there is a strong chance that Bonds a known steroids user will be scooped up in this. Other steroid users like Sosa and Giambi might be on the list as well. In fact I'd be really surprised if Sosa doesn't turn up in this scandal. He used corked bats, steroids and every other method of cheating, why not the HG formulas?
359284
Yes of course it should all be taken away if he had the agent contacts (I think he did).  It doesn't matter if he is the best ever to play the game, he shouldn't get a free ride past the rules and ethics.  Think if it was somebody else from the same team that sat on the bench all year you wouldn't think twice about taken away all his games and his national title.  Just because he is a super star he shouldn't be able to get out of this.
310450
no. two reasons. number 1 its eveident that barry bonds has cheated, look at his body 2 years ago and look at his body today. its obvious he used steroids, so that makes hima cheater and number 2 this isnt the all time home run record, that belongs to hank aaron with 755
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The Giants will make every effort to keep him.  They want him to break Aaron's record as a Giant.  The revenue is important to the Giants as well as baseball.  If for whatever reason he doesn't play for the Giants he will most likely go to an American League team as a DH.  The steroids have taken a toll on his knees so the less he has to play the field the better for him.  As far as his effect on any team his plays for,  he will isolate himself from the other players as he has done throughout his career.  This does cause a negative effect via the fact that his teams never win with the exception of one pennant.  Remember, he's only in it to break Aaron's record..........that's it!!
284265
Who is Barry Bonz?\n\nIn all seriousness, there is no proof that Bonds used steroids. Did he use them? Probably. Did he use them at a time when they were banned by major league baseball? Probably not. If he explicitly took something that was against the rules of the game at the time, then he should be punished. If not, he was merely playing the game as it was allowed to be played. \n\nOn a sidenote, don't forget that Babe Ruth doesn't hold the record, Hank Aaron does. Babe Ruth is now tied for second all time with Bonds, and Bonds has a long way to go to get to Aaron's record. He'll retire before he gets there.
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Everyone is bringing up steroids; I don't care if he used them or not - he's NOT a Hall of Famer.\n\nHis numbers just aren't there; this is the "Hall of Fame" - not the "Hall of Guys who were fairly good at ONE aspect of a game when there's '5 Tools' behind true greatness."\n\nTo me, Big Mac had TWO "HOF" caliber seasons; 1996 and 1998. The guy played 15 years and all he could muster was ONE season over .300 in which he played over 90 games.\n\n.300 is the mark of a 'good' hitter; not even great. Big Mac has a career average of .263; that's average-to-below-average; Big Mac was a BELOW AVERAGE contact-hitter - playing a position that wasn't at a premium defensively - that almost makes him a liability.\n\n583 - his homerun total - is impressive. Very good. Prodigal; even. As is his 10.6 At Bats per Home Run(good for best all time).\n\nBut his strikeout totals are pretty 'impressive' too; if you like big numbers. He's 23rd all-time(1596). Which doesn't contrast very nicely with the fact that he isn't in the Top 100 for all-time at-bats - I don't know what he ranks in that; only that it's over 1500 less than the guy who is 100th (Bid McPhee, 8291). What I'm getting at: He strikes out too much to be a hall of famer.\n\nSo, he strikes out too much; he doesn't hit for average. He's not even top 5 in home runs - but that's not the worst of it.\n\nHe's a choker. He has a .217 career average in the post-season. His prodigal power becomes timid in the post season; 5 HRs in 129 ABs. That's ONE homerun for every 25.8 at-bats; Which is rather pedestrain. So, Big Mac turns into a Kid's Meal under pressure. Hall of Fame? Pshaw - David Eckstein is more of a HOFer once October rolls around. This is a guy they needed to count on; he was a key part of the batting order; called upon to produce - he didn't.\n\nYou want to enshrine someone who lived and died(judging by his Batting Average and Strike Outs, mostly died) by the Home Run - an overrated statistic, if you ask me - who can't buy a hit in the post season - into the Hall.\n\nNo; just no.
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I'm sorry that I didn't see your other question.  I guess I'm coming in during the middle of a conversation.\n\nAs a Giants fan, I've witnessed the Bonds thing from his arrival in 1993.\n\nHere is a link to a timeline for the BALCO case.  This is what, of course, really linked Bonds to steroids.\n\nhttp://www.usatoday.com/sports/balco-timeline.htm\n\nBonds played 147 games in 2004, a major load for a player of his age.\n\nBonds had what looked to be minor arthroscopic right knee surgery in January of 2005 (the offseason).  The surgery was intended to treat what has been described as an "arthritic condition."  That left a lot of hope among Giants fans that he would be okay for the 2005 season.  However, the first surgery did not produce positive results, and Bonds was forced to undergo a second similar procedure in March of 2005, right in the middle of spring training.  At that point, fans hoped he could return at some point during the season.\n\nBonds was further slowed by a post-surgical infection in the knee that required a third surgery in early May of 2005.  This led him to miss almost the entire 2005 season.  He returned in September for minor action, during which the team--hopelessly out of the pennant race--performed significantly better.\n\nBonds' knee is chronically bad.  He did not reinjure it in Spring Training 2006; rather his action was limited in order to avoid soreness and injury that would limit his regular season action.  Bonds did have elbow problems in spring training 2006--x-rays revealed bone chips that had significantly swollen his elbow and caused pain.  Bonds has indicated that he will not have surgery for the elbow chips.\n\nBy the way, Bonds had arthroscopic surgery on his other knee in October 2004 (immediately after the season) for the same arthritic condition.  The left knee is painful but has not produced the same level of discomfort and difficulty as the right one.\n\nBonds now is just a shell of the player he was.  He still has tremendous power and can hit the ball harder and further than anybody I've ever seen play in person.  But his tremendous speed and grace are gone.  Nevertheless, I would encourage you to try to see him if you can before he retires.
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Sosa, Bonds, Giambi, Sheffield, Palmiero are all pretty well busted. There is little doubt about any of these guys. Same with a number of less well known players like Grimsley who was also busted using HG. \n\nGuys that just scream steroid use are \nDerek Lee and Frank Thomas. Especially Derek Lee. People don't suddenly learn how to hit at 29 years old. Not with at least five years in the majors, five pretty miserable years batting wise. Thomas mostly from the kinds of injuries he suffers. Reminds me of McGwire and Canseco. The inconsistancy also being a possible sign of getting on and off steroids. \n\nI don't know enough about Howard to say. Delgado has raised a few suspicions.  Luis Gonzales and Shawn Green's sudden rise then decline is supicious. One day thier both average players, then for a few years they hit like superman then they are back to average players. Kind of suggests a Cammineti syndrome. Camminetti an admited steroid user suddenly became a star after he got juiced. \n\nI would say most stars today would be smart enough to not use steroids during the season. Many may be using them in off season regimes. They bulk up big. Come into the season strong then rely on normal weight lifting to carry through the year. Those kinds of players are going ot be hard to spot as lots of players have schitzo splits. Some are notorious about it. \n\nI would be very surprised if Pudge were on steroids. That doesn't sound like Pudge. Longevity is not a typical hallmark of steroids. Many players like McGwire probably hurt thier careers using steroids. The injuries doing more damage than the benifits of steroid use.  Too early to tell with Ryan Howard. \n\nWhat I personally support is that any player who is in top 20 in a major stat should be tested every week they are in the top 20. Every player when they show up for spring training should be tested and every player should again be tested at the all star break. Inbetween random tests on at least five players on every team every week. That would end steroid use in a hurry. Also saving samples for when they come up with an HG test would do a great deal to elimanate HG use. \n\nThis is important for many reasons. Trust being one of the biggest. In ten years these athletes are going to start keeling over right and left from Steroid related cancers. The same types of cancers that first brought steroids under fire and got it banned in most other pro sports. Many of the records are going to be long contested. I am one of many that think Bonds, McGwire and Sosa's HR stats should be removed from the record books. I also feel that anyone caught using steroids should be banned from the HOF.  While it is hard to compare stats from various eras. When you add steroids then the stats become meaningless. Records lose all significance. Might as well allow bionic limbs and robots on the field if your going to allow steroid users like McGwire, Bonds, Sosa, Palmiero to keep thier records and stats.
250075
First of all, you can't penalize him for something that has never been proven. He has not admitted to taking steroids, he's never failed a drug test and no one has provide conclusive proof that he's done anything illegal.\n\nNow, having said that, do I think he's juiced? YOU BETCHA...but what I think doesn't matter, it's what has been or can be proven. And if he ever is proven to have knowingly taken steroids, he should be banned from the game and his records stricken from the books, especially if he continued to take substances after the league outlawed their use.\n\nI don't believe in athletes as role models, that's what a parent is for, but I also don't believe in cheats as heros either.
90832
i assume your refering to steroid use and baseball, but probably yes, if i could take something that would enable me to do my job better, and because of it i would recieve promotions and a higher salary, it would be hard to say "No."\nYou bring up a very interesting point with your question. It kinda makes you see the other side of things, and i appreicate your question...\n\n...but i still cant stand Barry Bonds.
150153
If Bud tries to suspend Bonds, he in essence will be exposing himself because in the steroid era where numbers were so inflated, Bud decided to ignore the sudden inflation of numbers to pay homage to the almighty buck.  Homers put asses in the seats, and for Bud to finally decide now to investigate alleged steroid use would virtually be exposing himself and high ranking MLB officials as corrupt and sullying the integrity of the game. Bud is just as much of a disgrace to baseball as Bonds is.  To turn a blind eye to an issue such as steroids promotes cheating, which is what Bonds is allegedly doing.  Bud should suspend Bonds, and then step down as commissioner.  Players that cheat using steroids do not belong in baseball; commissioners who rank revenue ahead of integrity also do not belong in baseball.