Posted on 03/10/2006 6:20:02 AM PST by Fury
"Steroids didn't help Barry Bonds and his OBP. You can't enhance having a better eye for what the pitcher is sending you at 90 mph."
Depends what juice he was on...Human Growth Hormone enhances eyesight.
an astric will always tag this POS.
Plus you get to see kids genuinely excited about playing the game.
Doug Gamble needs to get out of California more often. Bonds will not make it into the Hall of Fame. Just picture the writers from some midwestern baseball town such as Kansas City reacting to his name on the ballot.
For the most part, America is a moral nation and won't conscience such cheaters.
Hardly...he has very, very few apologists.
His name and records will be forever asterisked.
He should be banned for life from baseball and all his records should be expunged from the books. Look how much damage he has done to the game in the minds of youths just starting out........
They've pretty much been doing that already - ever since the 73 HR season. They only pitch to him when they have no choice.
Stick around. They'll come crawling out soon. Frankly, I'm amazed at the number of people who continue to idolize this a-hole.
I only recall one guy throwing at Bonds in the last few years (Mark Prior). If pitchers start throwing at him now, the league will crack down on the pitchers, throwing them out of the game in the 1st inning and suspending them. If pitchers start intentionally walking him, manager Felipe Alou will move him to the top of the lineup to maximize his at-bats and scoring opportunities.
But I heard on ESPN he has been rehabbing his knee. If someone were to nail him there, hard, it might land him on the DL. However, I doubt there are any NL pitchers with enough love for the game to do it. (David Wells plays in Boston this year)
Who cares if he's covered with Teflon? The Commissioner can ban him permanently just on suspicions.
There is no presumption of innocence or right to due process in baseball.
Through 1998, for instance, when he turned 34, Bonds averaged one home run every 16.1 at bats. Since then -- what the authors identify as the start of his doping regimen -- Bonds has hit home runs nearly twice as frequently (one every 8.5 at bats)...
Not only did the growth hormone keep him fresh, but after complaining in 1999 about difficulty tracking pitches, he noticed it improved his eyesight as well...
That's what I'm saying regardless if it costs them a win or a run... just walk him EVERY SINGLE TIME NO MATTER WHAT.
I have a friend who hung around the AAA level for quite a few years before he finally gave it up and went into the family business. He says that in mlb nowdays if you ain't cheating...you aint't trying...and he was one of the few who didn't! (use some kind of "help") He also felt that because he refused to "bulk up" he could never compete consistently with all those who do...they should drug test everybody...they'd be shocked I'm sure at the results.
The SI article (I've heard) suggests that Bonds began juicing in '98. OK. I suggest his career stats ended right there.
MLB probably won't barr Bonds from playing & eclipsing the numbers of Ruth & Aaron. But the HOF is where the revenge gets taken. Bonds does not get in. If they can keep Rose out, they can keep Bonds out also.
Exactly. That asterisk will always be there in my mind.
You’re right there; I can’t say enough good things about Minor League Baseball. The Frederick Keys are a great night out and you can’t beat sitting in the front row for $11. We’re lucky in MD that we have five Minor League teams.
Sports writer Tom Knott also blames Commissioner Bud Selig for his tacit approval. (The Washington Times, March 10)
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