Are all of us "cheaters" like Barry Bonds????  Are we all hypocrites???
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jahhhahhah! of course we are..do as we say not was we doers..that's what we are...i struggle with that all the time...oh well.. cut barry a break, he knows he's lame, but he's working on that. yeah, he's a buttface, but he's a danged good baseball player!!!! danged good. sprots are bought and paid for..and barry just decided to spend his dough to become a better player..yeah, i think he did it...but who cares, he gives us a show! i'm gonna say it agian. he's one heck of a player!  and like really, how does roids make him really play better...he gets a personal high...ok, so ...what..like millions of people don't buy illegal drugs, better yet, like billions of baseball hoares don't drink beer at the game...give me a break...let 'em all take roids..see what kinda game they can play then.  hypocrites, yes, absolutely. i am one of the worst out there...i try not to be...but then again i don't have an important role in the big leagues...i live here, one small person, in one small house with my family...who do as i do, not as i say...f Uck them and let them use xxx and yyy and zzz to power up and out...they really are only hurting themselves...steroids don't give you super powers...they just make you more...person. throw the ball, let's play!\nmaybe that is why bonds is loved and hated...the roids...think about it. really. and give him slack...he's a human, like us all, but on roids...that was just plain ol wrong what someone did to him at the pads game...he's only human!  just like p bush!
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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!
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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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No, he is not.  Did you see how poorly he did this season when they were testing for steroids.  I think that he stopped using them this season so he would not get in trouble.  If you use steroids, why do you deserve to be on the all time homerun list? Plus, there's the whole cork in the bat incident.  He had to cheat to get his homeruns.
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I have yet to watch it. I belive he is trying to repair his image in the public eye. It is a total pr scam. Barry bonds dosen't even want to break the record he only wants to beat the white mans record.
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Who is Barry Bonz?\n\nIn all seriousness, there is no proof that Bonds used steroids. Did he use them? Probably. Did he use them at a time when they were banned by major league baseball? Probably not. If he explicitly took something that was against the rules of the game at the time, then he should be punished. If not, he was merely playing the game as it was allowed to be played. \n\nOn a sidenote, don't forget that Babe Ruth doesn't hold the record, Hank Aaron does. Babe Ruth is now tied for second all time with Bonds, and Bonds has a long way to go to get to Aaron's record. He'll retire before he gets there.
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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.
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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!
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You betcha, my friend--sitting in upper reserved, section 327, with a perfect view.  Beautiful day by the bay, not much wind, and every other hard-hit ball to center died before it got anywhere today--which is why we knew Barry's shot was heading out: it was still rising over right-center.  But as with everything in baseball, you need context: Byung-Yung Kim owned the Giants today.  It was 6-0 Rockies when Bonds came up, and there were already 2 out, with Steve Finley on first.  Kim had walked Bonds his first AB, but with a 6 run lead he looked like he was going after him.  Count went full, and we all thought, here comes another walk....The other remarkable thing was that during each pitch there was almost total silence in the yard--nobody was cheering, everybody went quiet, like they didn't want any distractions.  Never heard anything like it...And then of course all hell broke loose when he hit it.  Some guy in the right-center bleachers had a glove on it and misplayed it, and the ball dropped over the side of the section onto the concessions below.  And some other guy who was in line for a beer saw it rolling his way and picked it up.  (True!)\n\nI know there's going to be a lot of screaming about steroids, and cheating, and racism, and asterisks, and who was better, and why, and bla bla bla....You know what?  I don't think there's a sports record you couldn't taint if you looked close enough.  To me, it's about the drama of the moment, and this one had it.  Lucky to be there.  (But glad it's over....oh, and the Rockies won anyway....)\n\nP.S.: I'm with you on the steroids thing.  Strength is fine, but as anyone who's ever hit a baseball knows, a half inch either way on the bat, and you have either a very strong popup or a very strong ground ball.  The reason hitting a baseball is the hardest thing to do in sports is because the hitter has exactly half a second from the time the ball is released to decide where it's going, and whether to swing or not--and if you do swing, you're as likely to miss as to hit, and if you do hit, 7 out of 10 times you'll be out.  Steroids may give you bulk, but they don't give you eyesight or bat speed.  Not that I'm saying Bonds--or anyone else who ever played the game--is totally clean.  But I just think the effect of steroids on home runs is overrated.\n\nAs for unfair comparisons: how many home runs would Babe Ruth have hit if he'd had to play against pitchers like Bob Gibson, Juan Marichal, Dave Stewart, Pedro Martinez, Dontrelle Willis...?\n\nP.P.S:  Aaron's record is safe.  Watched Bonds' play in left decline enough to know: his knees won't carry him the 3 seasons he'd need now to reach 755.
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Barry Bonds would not still be playing if he had not taken performance enhancers.  Yes, he is a great home run hitter, but no one, NO ONE, has ever doubled their home run-to-at-bat ratio at the age of 39 or 40.  Why?\n\nAdvancing age decreases home run output for everyone.  UNLESS you are elongating your career with performance enhancers.  In short, Barry Bonds is cheating every single player who ever played straight.\n\nFrom 2000-2005, Barry Bonds should have half the home runs he hit nullified.  These are the dates that he is documented as having been taking performance enhancing drugs.  These are the dates his home run-to-at-bat ratio doubled.\n\nBaseball needs to take action on this for the integrity of the game, and for the honor of every Major League player who did not enhance their skills with some kind of substance.  The fans deserve to know that their favorite players can be looked up to for the skills they were born with.  Not for trying to beat the system, and us, for the sake of more money.\n\nBarry Bonds is a great player, and he is also a selfish, delusional, misguided sociopath who thinks the rules don't apply to him.  That is a great message to send to our kids.\n\nHis punishment will send a message that sportsmanship is not dead.  Even though there is trash talking, fights, and huge egos, a line has to be drawn at performance enhancing substances.  You and I can't get away with it, so why should our athletes.
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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.
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lets see . He is a cheater and a liar . I feel that it does not matter what you did before you cheated .once you have been caught  you should have to step up and be a man ,and take your punishment . the steroids years have hurt baseball how are fans going to be able to trust the players  anymore. I know that no one is perfect but the real reason  behind all of this is greed and jealousy. bonds could not stand by and let sosa and mark get all the attention, they were cheating and people loved them and he thought that if they can do it so can he. well guess what now they are all in the dog house .there is NO WAY that any of them make the HALL of FAME . so let bonds break the record it will alway be tanted and it will be all he has from baseball. long live the memory of  and hank aaron  and roger's 61
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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.
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Not at all - look at what made him the most known (a cheat), that is not the type of reputation I would want to have & hopefully not many would want that type of recognition. Honor and integrity are a very important part of my life & I wish it were so for more people.
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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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Please...Jason Giambi admitted what he did and the Yankee fans forgave him.  He didn't deny it like Palmiero did, blame it on someone else like Bonds did, or make up an excuse like Merriman did.
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seriously, everyone needs to step off Barry. He's one of the greatest players of all time, steroids or not. Steroids are cheating? I'm not saying i like them or would ever use them, but when he did them it was part of the game. Experts and other players estimate over 1/2 of all big leaguers were using steroids in the late 90s/early 00s. I mean, ho9lding in football is illegal, but most o linemen hold anyway. And they sure as he11 try not to get caught. \n\nConcluision: i'm glad streoids are over in baseball, i'm glad we have had such an amazing player as Barry to watch break the big records IN OUR LIFETIME, and I'm glad he hates the media, they made him out to look like what many people still see him as, an a$$hole cheater who deserves to be stricken from the record books. I think cheering at someone getting hit is wrong. Booing A-rod when he comes back to Seattle is one thing, cheering Bonds for getting hit intentionally is another. People need to get over what Bonds and everyone else did and start to be good baseball fans.