Why doesn't anyone accuse the most obvious offender of steriod and human growth hormone? Pujols!?
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The reason Pujols hasn't been accused of taking steroids is for one simple fact, he's the same size now as he was when he was a rookie (maybe a little bit more muscle).  But anyone who works out on a regular basis is going to get a little bigger and get more defined muscles.  Someone who gains a large amount of muscle in the offseason can be accused with more "proof" than someone who's stayed the same size for a few years.  Not to mention Pujols has been tested over and over since the new testing rule and he's passed with flying colors every time.  Why is it that people are all of a sudden starting to pick on Pujols?  Just because the man is pretty much the best hitter in baseball right now, and in the future he will be looked at as one of the greatest players that ever played the game, everyone wants to accuse him of using steroids.  Is it possible that in this day and age a baseball player can be a great player with natural talent and skill?  Also because Pujols is on track to one day beat Barry "The Juice" Bonds single season HR record (might be this year) you want to pick on him and accuse him of using steroids.  If it makes you sleep better at night accusing Pujols of using steroids, than keep your piece of mind, but don't accuse a great player of something because you don't like him.  Could it be that you're a Cubs fan and that's what your problem with Pujols is?  Leave Pujols alone because he's a great player and is playing by the rules.  Focus your attention on Bonds and Gomes.
507291
Can you say Cheat? He used synthetic steroids (THG) and HGH which are only detectable via a blood test! Remember that Conseco, McGwire, Giambi, Sosa and Sheffield also are just as guilty.
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It really amuses and fascinates me to see people have such blind hatred for someone that don't even know. I'm not here to argue if Bonds is better then Ruth or why people want him to break the record(I'm pretty sure the only people who like him are Giants fans). I just don't think we should all judge him so quickly and harshly. I mean when you take away the bat and uniform he's just a hard working father of 3 kids. I don't agree with a lot of the choices he's made(roids), we all make mistakes, but people are ignorant to think he's the only one in baseball to have done them. And if he's not the only one to have done them the why is he the only one being thrown under the bus.  \nI'm not saying he doesn't deserve some of this scrutiny...I am saying he doesn't deserve nearly as much as we(public/media/MLB) are giving him.
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I agree with old school. They haven't proven that he has used steroids, but everyone in the country thinks they have. As far as we know, he has not used steriods and his stats will always remain the same no matter what, even if they find that he has used steroids. His life is terrible right now, and I think he should retired, sadly. I love watching him play and I really want him to break the record, but if he does it is just going to cause so much controversy that it might be better if he didn't. AND ITS ALL THE PUBLICS FAULT! INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY RIGHT???
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This subject is being SOOOOOO overblown. I am NOT a Bonds fan, however having played the game from Little League thru College. Hand-eye co-ordination ( which is NOT affected by steroids ) is the biggest factor in hitting...and particularly in hitting Home Runs. What Bonds has done later in his career has much more to do with that and Strike Zone discipline than Illegal Supplements. If you have watched him over his career..He has taken Ted Williams theory to a new level...his swing is so quick that when He has 2 strikes He can ( normally ) foul off pitches in the zone he does'nt like..thereby FORCING the pitcher to throw pitches into areas of the strike zone where Bonds KNOWS He can consistently drive the ball. Either the pitcher comes to him...or He walks...look at the stats.My other concern is ( and no one ever asks this )How many of his homers were hit off PITCHERS who were JUICING as well ? And when push comes to shove...at least he's trying to improve his game...as opposed to guys who take the field high, drunk...or having just beaten their wife.
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When I heard about Pujols, I thought the same thing as Georgie Porgie... what a whiner he was, and how great Derek Jeter looks in comparison... \n\nWhen the Yankees were winning their four world championships in the late 90s, the MVP awards went to the Texas Rangers (3 times) and the Oakland A's (once)... does Pujols think we need to take those MVP awards back?\n\nIf the CArdinals didn't play in such a sorry division, they couldn't have made the playoffs to begin with....it's not Ryan Howard's fault that the Mets ran away with the division this year...and, as someone pointed out earlier, the Phillies did have a better record than the Cardinals anyway...\n\nAlbert is a jerk, he needs to shut up...
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pujols....he is so consistent it's amazing...i think he has a better eye than a-rod and let's face it pujols does it in the playoffs also, whereas a-rod hasn't shown an ability to do anything in the postseason other than karate chop the ball out of a pitcher's glove...bonds is a terrific hitter but unfortunately it took steroids to get him to that level
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I feel that the whole MLB is tainted and that it doesn't matter anymore what Barry does because steroids are everywhere. Major League Baseball is "trying" to fix the problem while all they are doing is just looking the other way while a player is juicing.\n\nPlayers are probably juicing right now as we speak without any consequences because Major League Baseball doesn't care. The MLB is a business. People come to watch, buy merchandise (jerseys), and want to see the players that can hit the long ball. MLB turns the other cheek to players that do steroids because the ones that are hitting the long ball use them.\n\nSteroids is tarnishing the history of the game, but is what will keep Major League Baseball alive in the future. People today love controversy and the long ball (both can be acquired by steroid use.) If Bonds starts hitting home runs again I'm sure people won't hate him as much as they do now.
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--- First of all, I'm sick of people accusing ALL players of using steroids if they're doing well in baseball. Some people just have natural talent! To whoever is rolling their eyes at this, has Pujols ever failed a drug test? Giambi? Bonds? A-Rod? Sheffield? Whether you remember or not, people HAVE failed drug tests. As far as the baseball world is concerned, they're clean.\n--- Secondly, the sport needs a player like Pujols. With all the steroid allegation surrounding baseball, a clean home run hitter is just what we need to peek fans' interest in the game again, just as McGwire and Sosa's chase of the home run record after the lockout. Let's face it, fans like offense.\n--- FInally, anyone who calls someone a cheater just because they're good at what they do is jealous of their ability. That's all there is to this steroids issue.
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Point by point\n\n-The Babe was a great (if not the greatest) baseball player.  His behavior off the field was lewd at best.  But during his heyday, athletes wern't celebrites, they were athletes.  Just like Beckham or Kobe, it shouldn't matter what you do after the final whistle.  But those guys are in an era now where athletes are interchangable with celebrites.\n\n-At the time Hank Aaron broke Babe's record, racism was still running strong.  People that grew up with The Babe believed that his HR record would never be broken - especially by someone of color.  But I'd bet that for every piece of hate mail he received, he got 3 congratulating him.\n\n-Bonds is obviously on something, just like Canseco, McGuire, Palmero...  Look at (pics and stats) these players in the late 80's compared to now.  There is a huge difference, literally!  And being innocent until proven guilty only applies in court - you are guilty when convicted.  Bonds has not been charged with a crime, he is being tried by the public and media.  There is no jury and no verdict.  His guilt depends on who you ask (I say guilty).\n\n-I would want Bonds on my team.  He's a homerun machine.  His on-base percentage is the highest in the Majors (because no one pitches to him).  His is injury-proned, so I'd like to see him on an American League team as a DH.  If he plays a full season in the outfield without tweeking his knee, then the Giants have a good shot at winning the World Series.\n\n*Are you from Canada or England?
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OF COURSE!!  I love the St. Louis Cardinals and Albert Pujols is the best player who hasn't been suspected of steroid use!!  HE's even one the best players compared to those who did use steroids!!
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Well, this debate will go on for a long time. For me, I feel as though it is wrong. But others will argue that there are many athletes who have used steriods, have not been caught and have been listed as record breakers.....my own opinion, let him break it, but do not record it in the record books.
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Barry Bonds, got a problem with that bitch???????\n\nNo, I'm kidding. I think it's Pujols, Ortiz, or Thome.
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Bonds injuries are related to age. I can almost promise that Bonds is till on HGH. Steroids and HGH help your body heal, so they should keep him from getting hurt, not help him get hurt. But, since he has been working his body so hard for so long with little or no injuries, then that extra wear has to catch up at some point. Also, they give him extra confidence which could lead him into injury situations kind of like Ken Griffey Jr (yes I think he is a user too). So, the performance enhancers play some part in his injuries now, but mostly it's just about age and time.
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First things first:  Intrepid18's answer is moronic.  First he states that Barry Bonds should be awarded the record because we don't know how many people are ueing steroids, then he uses as his source Jose Canseco, thenin the next breath he states that Jose Canseco cann't be trusted.  Geez, with that kind of gymnastic logic it is hard to even respond.\n\nOf course Bonds should not be mentioned in the same breath as Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron.  It makes no difference HOW many players have "juiced up" today.  The fact that a lot of people have juiced up is irrelevant.  The fact that Bonds has juiced up IS relevant because he is the only one challenging the record.  There is little doubt that Bonds will pass Ruth, probably by this time next week, but i don't think any serious sports scholars think he will remain healthy enough to challenge Aaron's 755.  Bonds simply isn't healthy enough to last another year.  He has virtually no chance of catching Aaron this year.  He is currently at 712, which leaves him 43 shy of tying Aaron and 44 shy of passing him.  Bonds is not going to get enough good pitches this season to hit 45 ringers.\n\nIf by some miracle Bonds does pass Aaron his name should have an asterisk next to his name with a note that "performance enhancing drugs were employed."
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Possibly the Greatest Baseball player of ALL-TIME!!!!!!!\n\nSteroids or non......... Greatest!!!! He's faced alot tuffer pitching then Babe Tooth!!!!!\n\nPeople just love to hate Great People like Barry!!!!
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Because there is no such thing as a player who is so good that he should be walked every time up.\n\nIn 2005, Pujols batted 591 times with an additional 97 walks, for 688 plate appearances (not counting sacrifices, just at bats plus walks here to simplify).\n\nWith 114 singles, 38 doubles, 2 triples and 41 HR, that's 360 total bases, plus another 97 for the walks for a total of 457 bases.\n\nHe made 396 outs, so his bases/outs ratio is 457/396 = 1.15, which is excellent.\n\nBut if you walk him every time, you get 688 bases, with no outs...that's far worse (for the defense).\n\nBasically, you can't take the 396 outs that Pujols made and give those extra 396 outs to his teammates. You'll get killed in the long run.\n\nBill James has shown that not even Babe Ruth was good enough that it would have made sense to walk him every time he came to bat. The bases/outs ratio is the reason. \n\n(steaksammich had the right idea about the OBP).\n\nIf you walked Pujols every time out, one or two of his teammates would end up driving in 150 runs apiece.