Comments on: Barry Bonds Breaks Home Run Record

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[brianbwb-2009]

If you promote and support the concept of unregulated capitalism, then you have no right to complain if someone "cheats" to get richer, after all, since you worship money, then any means to get closer to your "god" should be permissible.

To all who complain about steroids, it is rather the unlimited materialism that pushes people to sacrifice their future health, or, as in the case of our president, other peoples lives in order to enrich themselves financially.

So either quit whining, or do something about it,
preferably both.

[brianbwb-2009]

"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."

Any one complaining about athletes doing anything they can go reach their goal, but not questioning how and why this man's face got bloodied?

I bet quite a few...

[usayesterday]

LET EVERY PRO ATHLETE TAKE AS MANY STEROIDS AS THEY WANT!

Perhaps a few well known pro athletes need to die, during a game on TV, in front of millions of fans (including their younger fans), in order for society to realize that steroids are bad.

Clearly, trying to sweep the steroid issue under the rug is not working. Trying to ban the substance does not work, as there are ways of getting around the ban(s) in various sports. There are several individuals in various sports with questionable 'wins' because of performance enhancing drugs.

Simply banning steroids in professional sports all for the reason of preventing kids from using the substances, is absolutely absurd! Again, if a few pro athletes need to die in order to teach their young fans a lesson, (because their parents won't do it), THEN SOBEIT!

[shoujoboy-2009]

Good on the guy. Records are meant to be broken and that includes the sport of baseball. Baseball is long known to hold it's records and history close and resist change from the "good old days" but thats the nature of sport. Argue how you want that he cheated but until you give me a failed drug test then he is innocent and just a huge friggin dude. Good job Barry and keep destroying those baseballs.

[keithle1]

There is no joy in Mudville.

[nishaboston]

Oh Gesh leave the *** man alone and get off your media bandwagon. Americans are such media ******!!!!

[phil-in-fin]

The message: cheaters win ...

But then, that is the message from professional sports anyway, so why not acknowledge Bonds as a hero ...

(from the story)
"A woman who answered the phone at Aaron's home in Georgia shortly after Bonds' homer said that Aaron was asleep."

Ahhhh ... nothing more needs to be said, really ...

[tbweb]

Barry Bonds hit No. 756 to the deepest part of the ballpark Tuesday night, and hammered home the point: Like him or not, legitimate or not, he is baseball's new home run king.

Is there anything else to add? Many baseball experts agree and acknowledge that Bonds is a great player and would have probably broken Hank Aaron's record without "juicing up", it just would have taken Bonds a few more at bats, a few more years to do it. Despite the uproar over cheating, despite the controversy, Barry Bonds was always a great player anyway and in the end no one can deny that. The point is, it's not like Barry Bonds was a bum and became great due to "juicing", like Mark McGuire it just make a great player greater. The real test on this issue will be if Barry Bonds makes it into the Baseball Hall of Fame, it remains to be seen if the Baseball gods will be forgiving and look the other way!

[shanev137]

big deal....who cares.

[randalds]

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[samthetvcat]

**** - runner on 2nd stole third then scored - score is 7-6 . . . the Giants need to get rid of the Bonds distraction ASAP and start playing ball again. Too hard to concentrate . . .

[mbburch06]

Why is anyone giving this steroid-using cheater the time of day? Landis was stripped of the Tour de France just on the suspicion that he was cheating, and yet Bonds is given a total free pass.

[samthetvcat]

omg - single and the runner from 2nd was safe at home tying 6-6 . . . ugh!

[samthetvcat]

Whoever breaks Bonds' record in the future, I hope they aren't tempted to dabble with steroids to get there - better to do it naturally or not at all. A.Rod's a lock for the Hall of Fame - why juice up just to get your name one up over Bonds' if it's going to cloud your reputation in the process?

PS Geez, the Giant's were leading by 2 a minute ago, and now the score's 6-5 . . .

[humansense]

CONGRATUATIONS BONDS!!