The bigger story? Barry Bonds tying Babe Ruth's record, or Barbaro's life threatening injury?
487364
Barry Bonds doesn't deserve my time or attention, so definitely Barbaro. Besides, that horse probably has more conviction, drive, class and heart than Barry Bonds will ever have...!
557147
Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron
597049
Many people do. That is why the reaction to his tying Babe Ruth has been so low key. When Hank Aarons was chasing Ruth in the early 1970s people were really excited. Many people think that he would not be there if it wasn't for steroids, although steroids don't help you win Golden Glove awards. Perhaps he should have an asterisk besides his name as happened with Roger Maris in the home run in a year record. It would be more appropriate for this record. Apparently, investigators are currently looking as to whether Bonds committed perjury in a 2003 trial. In general, Bonds isn't well liked and is under a taint. A recent book called "Game of Shadows" claims Bond starting using steroids in 1998.
241607
I hope he breaks his neck before he breaks any baseball records. Maybe he should be thrown out of baseball for doing steroids. Think about it... if you did drugs in the workplace, would you be fired??? I don't think that any player of any game that gets the saleries that the likes of Bonds gets should be able to compete for any records if they are on any performance enhancing drugs.
1180793
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.
78966
Well, it broke the old home run record, also set by Ruth. It was also more than several entire teams hit that year. There were a lot of things significant about it.
403354
First of all let me tell you about Barry Bonds, since hes been in baseball he will never win a world series for the fact he thinks of himself. In Pittsbugh it was proven and now in San Fransico it continues to show, Both ways huh he can have it both ways and he will still be a loser, drugs or no drugs. Did you ever hear him say anything about breaking Hank Arrons record dont think so all is is saying is how he wants to break Babe Ruths record, wonder why can you take one guess why
315702
With Bonds you have the biggest distraction in the game. He can't walk five feet without a reporter asking him and his teammates about steroids. The Giants can barely get through a game without something being thrown onto the field. He's 43 years old. It's painful to try to watch the guy run. He's a huge injury risk. \n\nWith A-Rod you have gold glove defense. You have a guy who says all the right things despite being hated where ever he goes. You have the best hitter in the AL. He has power, speed, defense, and leadership. By the end of his career he will be considered one of the top five players to ever play the game. \n\nBonds has had an excellent career and it's pretty easy to say that he's the best player to ever play the game besides Babe Ruth. But A-Rod is in his prime and by the time he's done he could have numbers that are even better than Bonds. You have to take A-Rod. It's not even remotely close. \n\nIf you would've asked A-Rod or Pujols....well, that's a question.
650159
At 38, he's approaching it, if not there yet. Too bad he suffered all those injuries in his career. He could have been a great ballplayer. With 538 HRs, he'll most likely get voted into the Hall of Fame. Not on the first ballot, however. Chances are, he might last for another five years, if he agrees to be traded to the AL to DH.
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Barbaro (born April 29, 2003) is an American thoroughbred racehorse. He won the 2006 Kentucky Derby and was expected by many to win the Triple Crown. However, while running as a heavy favorite in the Preakness Stakes on May 20, 2006, he suffered a career-ending injury shortly after the start of the race, as he fractured three bones in and around the ankle of his right hind leg. On May 21, 2006 he underwent surgery at the New Bolton Center at the University of Pennsylvania for his leg injuries.\n\nShortly before the operation, the surgeon, Dr. Dean Richardson, called the injuries "life threatening" and also said "You do not see this severe injury frequently because the fact is most horses that suffer this typically are put down on the race track."[1]\n\nBarbaro broke his leg in three places; a broken cannon bone above the ankle, a broken sesamoid bone behind the ankle and a broken long pastern bone below the ankle. The fetlock joint was dislocated. The surgical team successfully inserted metal implants to hold the fractures together and enable Barbaro to place weight on the injured leg as it heals.\n\nConcern for the horse as an "individual" is strong among his connections and many racing fans, yet the monetary aspect of the situation cannot be ignored: if Barbaro recovers, the injury should not prevent him from breeding, and his value as a stud will probably be very high, provided the injury itself is not traced to a heritable predisposition.[2] Owners Roy and Gretchen Jackson have all the possibilities covered with insurance policies on both Barbaro's life and on his stallion potential, but the horse's earnings at stud are likely to be significantly higher than the payout of either policy.\n\n"He's doing all the things a horse should do, including eating and nickering at the mares near him," Dr. Dean Richardson, who performed the six-plus hour surgery with a team of assistants, said on the hospital's Web site. "While we are optimistic, we remain cautious about his prognosis and are watching for signs of infection at the surgical site, laminitis and other possible aftereffects of the surgery."\n\nLaminitis is an often-fatal disease sometimes brought on by uneven weight balance.\n\n"For this to be successful, the horse has to be able to stand during the healing stage," Sweeney said. "Lying down also would be advantageous to healing."\n\nBarbaro sustained a broken cannon bone above the ankle, a broken sesamoid bone behind the ankle and a broken long pastern bone below the ankle. The fetlock joint -- the ankle -- was dislocated.\n\nRichardson said the pastern bone was shattered in "20-plus pieces."\n\nThe bones were put in place to fuse the joint by inserting a plate and 23 screws to repair damage so severe that most horses wouldn't have survived it.\n\nHorses are often euthanized after serious leg injuries because circulation problems and deadly diseases can arise if they are unable to distribute weight on all fours. Also, money is a factor.\n\nFor extensive surgery and recovery, it could cost "tens of thousands of dollars," Richardson said. Many owners choose against trying to save a horse with a serious injury.
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.
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What "babe's record" are you talking about?\n\nIf you mean Homeruns, that record belongs to Hank Aaron.\n\nGeorge Herman Ruth's homeruns are meaningless when it concerns the #1 record of all time.\n\nwho cares about breaking the #2 record when it means nothing.
613479
I think that Barry Bonds should be up there with his godfather, Willie Mays, but not with the babe and hank arron. Without the steriods he still would have hit a ton, even if what the book Game of Shadows says is true, and he started in 1998, the pace that he was going on, he still probably would have reached 600. And even 600 is enough to be put in the same category as the babe and aaron, but not worthy of being on the exact same level as the two greatest homerun hitters of all time.
579928
Barbaro broke down.  Double-fracture of the right-hind leg.\n\nHe is a gentle giant.  Hopefully they can repair his leg well enough so he can be used for stud...otherwise it will not be a happy ending.
671409
What he did is too questionable with all the talk that he's possibly used steriods.  He doesn't deserve to break Babe Ruth's record, nor Hank Aarons.
356150
Barry Bonds \n\nThe Hall of Shame! not the Hall of Fame.
544700
First of all Babe Ruth was NOT FAT. His playing height and weight for most of his career was 6'2" 215lbs. Hardly fat. Everyone else around him was smaller for the most part. He was truly a larger athlete. I think I read a study once that said his body type would be most comparable in today's game to Rich Aurillia now of the Cincinnati Reds. A middle infielder in today's game.\n\nThat said. Whether it be coming out of High School (most likely) or College Babe Ruth would be a pitcher in today's game. Because he wouldn't have the mass to take pitches out the way modern sluggers do. He'd most likely be developed fully into a starting pitcher for a National League club (so he can hit). A successful pitcher at that. Most likely a "crafty" lefty in the mold of Tom Glavine. He'd probably win 300 games. Many who played with him said he was such a good pitcher he'd have won 350 games. He'd also be one of the more prolific hitting pitchers out there right now.