Do you think that David Ortiz took steroids?
488266
are you stupid hell no he didn't take steroids oh and another thing RED SOX RULE YANKEES SUCK!!!
186880
Wipe his records.  Ban him from the HOF.  But keep him in the MLB.\n\nGame of Shadows pretty much proves that he used steroids.  Forget that he never tested positive.  Assume he did.  Assume 2000 rolls around, he takes a drug test on his own and fails.  At this point it is not against baseball policy.  We all knew it was going on.  If you looked at McGwire in '98, saw his 21 inch biceps and thought "he must work out"  you are delusional.  We all knew it was going on.  We ignored it, now we have to pay for it.  Shame on Barry.  But shame on all of us for letting this problem escalate to where it is.
275670
The worst, by far, is Jose Conseco. He willing admitted to taking steroids for many years just to allow him to hit more homers and be more consistent at the plate. However, those who continue to "think" Bonds was Not taking both steroids and HGH is unwilling to face reality! He took synthetic steroids that could not be detected and human growth hormones that only a blood test will show. Consequently he DID Cheat and continues to lie in order to his ongoing pursuit of those home run records!
360346
Yes, it's like a deal with the devil. Barry Bonds got a boost in power but he had to give up years of his life for it. Even though he has stopped taking them, the steroids still will play an effect on his body. He knew what he was doing, but I guess he thought breaking the all-time homerun record was worth it. He'll be sorry in about 10 ti 15 years.
1021416
He was off the roids for a while, but I think he may be on something again.  He's become an ugly human being again, like he was in 2004.  (Think back to Ken Caminiti at the end of his career)\n\nAlso he seems to be getting hurt more often.
637103
Sad. He and all of the other baseball players who took steroids should not be anywhere in the record books. And for those who say he has not tested positive - get real. NO ONE hits a growth spurt in their late 30's. His head his huge, his body is breaking down, and his nuts are probably raisins by now. How can anyone have sympathy for this guy. He is a liar, a cheater, and a jerk. Baseball has let guys like this get out of hand to sell a product that is filled with overpaid under achieving pseudo athletes. They tried to turn a cheek to boost sales to an otherwise boring game. SAD!
354624
Its kinda weird how everything all of a sudden went directly to Bonds using steroids. Just a few months ago everyone was heated up about the issue with congress. But back to the question, think about if you were hank aaron and this man who has been cheating his whole career is about to break your record. How would you feel? I think that some of the fans are showing there disagreement with his choices in life to use the steroids. Im not saying that it was right to throw the syringe, but but it was kind of funny and barry deserves the embarassment. And once they prove he has used steroids, things will get much worse in terms of fan abuse for barry.
1137565
Steroids seem to be the easy way out. Working out at the gym is hard work, and some players are so lazy, they want to do it the easy way. Barry Bonds--and probably plenty of other athletes--could have been respected, great athletes if they had been willing to work. But they just took steroids. Athletes like Barry Bonds, Mark Mcquire (sp?), Rafael Palmiero--they all broke huge records. People celebrated--until they found out the horrible truth. It caused so much confusion in baseball. What to do with them? Did they have to put asterisks by all the records? (715*\n*used steroids)\nI mean, that just gives kids bad ideas. Steroids\na) RECK your body\n2) injure your chances of being a respected athlete\nd) are just plain cheap\nMost of those athletes are liars, too! They say that they didn't intentionally take steroids. That's why I respect Jason Giambi--he admitted his mistake.\nI saw a story on the news about a high school football player who died. He had been taking steroids and they recked his body.
514519
Man give the guy a break.\nYes he did take steroids, but steroids arent gonna help you with how you swing the bat!\n\nAnd no, I'm not a Bonds or Giants fan, I'm just tired of everyone jumping on the guy and saying how he doesent deserve the record and blah blah blah.\n\nRecords are meant to be broken.
1144913
A liar from the point of view that no one in the world would either put/drink/inject something into their body unknowingly. As far as you guys saying, "quit hating". Well he got himself into this, he deserves what comes from it. I don't care if he breaks all the records in the world, he still is a cheater and cheaters in my book are losers who can't compete.\nEdit: 6/15/06\nI am sick and tired of people saying that steroids doesn't affect hand and eye coordination as well as bat speed. BS. It may not affect hand and eye coordination enough to be noticeable but it does affect bat speed. You telling me that a guy not on steroids has the same bat speed as one on steroids. No way. Plus you can add length of the batted ball also as being affected. Anyone hitting close to over 500ft per homerun should be looked at even if the batter knew what was coming like in batting practice. Also, I watched a show on the discover channel one day about weightlifting and guys on steroids. Guess what's the first thing to go on a person using steroids for a long time."His knees"......enough said.
302881
Yes, the Giants do rule. I've always thought Bonds got too much sh*t from the media and from people in general (I've been away from the Bay Area for 8 years, namely in New York City and Detroit, and it seems people in the rest of the country HATE the guy).  Yes, the roids are very probable.  But man, when every damn player and manager in the MLB (and they know better than we do) is awed by the guy's abilities, even though a lot of them probably knew he was doin the roids, it's time to give the guy a little respect.  I think it's sad that he took the steroids.  But you're right, there's a MAJOR double standard for him and all the other pillpoppers.  Just because he's cocky and not always smiley and happy-go-lucky, and then he's black to top it off!  He was getting death threats for daring to go after a white guy's homerun record (both McGwire and Ruth) years ago, so you might say the cockiness is warranted.  Also, the roids were NOT outlawed by the MLB because they LOVED the attention baseball was finally gaining back, nor by the law in general.  I disagree wholeheartedly with their use, and would wag my finger at Bonds (AFTER shaking his hand, getting his autograph, and thanking him for helping the Giants so much) if I met him, but you JUST CAN'T DENY that he's still one of the F-ing greatest players of all time.  Better than McGwire, Sosa, Palmeiro, Sheffield, and Giambi by FAR.
1035818
Ortiz ( or should I say "Big Papi" )!!!!
901807
Yes to both McGwire and Bonds.  Nobody has definitively proven they broke any rules of baseball.  Keep in mind that in the speculation of when McGwire took steroids it was not a banned substance.  Canseco?  I don't think his numbers were there.  He was great in the 80's and very early in the 90's but he did not have a HOF career.  He did however have a very good career.
263369
Unfortunately, the answer to this point is that yes, the records should probably stand. Remember, steroids were not an illegal performance enhancing drug according to the rules of Major League Baseball until just two years ago. Any records set before that point will stand.\n\nThe interesting part will come in with situations like Barry Bonds and the career home run record if he is actually proven to have used steroids since they were made illegal. And that's not just proving he used, but proving he has used since they were made an illegal substance by MLB.
537047
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.
215791
If he cares about the integrity of baseball, he should retire. Every record that he breaks is going to bring more scrutiny to him and baseball. There seems to be more and more evidence that he did take steroids (intentionally or unintentionally).\n\nThe last thing baseball needs is to have the public question the records and performance of the great players that did not juice it up but will be ultimately burned by the few that did. \n\nI hope that he does not break Aaron's record and retires after this season.
748689
The rest of him exploded\n\nactually I think he's in TNA.  I'm surprised he hasn't died yet due to all the steroids he's taken.