President Bush Calls to Congratulate Bonds, Still Suspicious

If Bush took steroids, maybe he would have made a mediocre president, instead of a horrible one.

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I feel sorry for the people who are still saying that there is a cloud around Barry Bonds. Have he ever tested positive for steroids? No. Why pitch around him? Bonds could have broke that record long time ago. Prove him dirty before you judge him. Give the man his props.

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Another specious headline, since there was nothing in Bush's call to Barry or comments after which betrayed (or even hinted at) any suspicion. "There's been a lot of speculation..." Yes, there has, as there has with God, Jesus, oil prices, 9/11, global warming, how the opposite sex really thinks, etc. "My only advice to people is to just let history be the judge." Uhhhhh, no, no suspicion; in fact, it sounds a little like, "innocent until proven guilty."

This isn't a political issue, not a legal issue, not even a sports issue; this is a media issue -- plain and simple -- for which the media ONLY keeps stirring the "controversy".

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Barry Bonds has NEVER been found to have used steroids. I say leave
him alone and let him enjoy his VICTORY! I am not a big Giant's fan,
but he is a GREAT baseball player, and I think it is time to put the
steroid speculations to rest. LEAVE him and others alone

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He needs to be left alone. There has been NO proof that Barry Bonds
ever used steroids. He needs to be able to enjoy his victory without
all the speculations people are making. I am not a Giants fan, but he
is still a great baseball player!

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Based on 7 MVP awards, Bonds is likely the greatest player ever. Better than The Babe. He won those MVPs by outpolling all the other players of the era, including many steroid users.

His batting average has also been remarkable. No one correlates THAT statistic with steroids. His on-base percentage is unreal. But most significantly, he has had little help from teammates in the Giants batting order. If you pitched around Babe Ruth, you got Lou Gehrig.

I guess he DID use steroids, but not in several years. Given his legendary physical conditioning, his high batting averages and his Ted-Williams-like eye at the plate, I wonder if the steroids even made much difference.

I'd sum up Bonds' career by saying he plays like Babe Ruth on the field, and like Ty Cobb in the Press.

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Hank Aaron still rules. He is so much bigger than the number 755, he loses nothing by Barry breaking the record. When I was a kid and watched the game on TV when he hit 715, it didn't even register in my mind that he was African-American-- he was Hank Aaron and it was the most exciting sports moment I had ever seen. Now, it would appear he's not happy Barry broke the record. Seems logical-- competitiveness is what drives a guy like him and I think it was his record and he probably feels like Barry had an advantage, which he did. So Aaron is justified in responding any way he pleases.

Aaron breaking the Babe's record was a major social milestone and it will never diminish in its importance. I honestly feel it was one of the civil rights events that made this country better. Barry's 756+ is just a baseball record. Barry is awesome; his balance at the plate, his bat speed, I've never seen anything like it. He has the most homers in MLB history. Period. But the numbers are not the full story in baseball, never have been, never will be. This is another example of how you can't directly compare different eras. Like it or not, Barry's era contained lots of steroids used by lots of players. They didn't have any enforced regulations that prohibited it, so you can't call him a cheater. If you don't like him, you'll have to find another reason. Of which he has provided plenty, but lets hope he mellows out in his old age and accentuates the good things he does a little more.

All that being said, if I had the #1 draft choice and they all were available, I'd still take Willie Mays.

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I have been puzzled for some time about some of the accusations regarding Bonds. I was present when Bonds was discussing conditioning with a handful of people in the mid 90's. One of them asked him what he thought about steroids and he was ADAMANT that he would never put anything in his bodythat could shorten his life no matter what good it did for him in terms of performing. He mentioned Lyle Alzado's death as an example. I cannot imagine him changing that stance since he was so sincere and concerned. I believe that his trainer Greg, at the command of his Balco bosses, slipped in some steroid products with Bonds so they could tell clients they were usng them and get the clients to buy. And because of that, Greg sits in jail because he knew he was in the wrong. If Bonds used, he could only have done so briefly at best. Everyone is too quick to judge because the entire story is not really and truly known.

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Cloud of controversy surrounding Barry Bonds home run record? Holy profssional wrestling headlines Iris. Barry Bonds is as likeable in baseball circles as Tommy Gunn succeeding Rocky Balboa as heavyweight boxing champion in Rocky V.

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I hate Barry Bonds as a baseball player. He always has come acrossed as a me first kind of guy. I think you can have great abilities on the field and still be bad for your team. This is Barry to me.

With that said it is time to let the Steroids stuff go. I hate that Hanks record was broke by someone that most likely cheated but it is not all Barry's doing.

Fact:
1. Everyone knew in the early 90s that steroids were becoming a problem in baseball. What did the commissioner do? Nothing!
2. When Mark and Sammy started killing the ball, baseball took off again. Poeple loved it. The commissioner had to know that steroids were a facture. What did he do? Nothing!
3. Barry gain 40 pounds of muscle at a age that it is all but impossible to do without steroids. What did the commissioner do? Nothing!
4. Jose writes a book and Balco is exposed. What does the commissioner do? Nothing!
5. Congress tired of baseballs commissioner doing nothing, gets involved. Now the commisioner does something.

If the commissioner would have done something at the beginning maybe Barry would have never felt pressure to gain that 40 pounds of muscle. The reason I am against steroids use is when one player uses it, it forces other to use it or be left behind. I think Barry should say {I used steroids but it is not my fault. The commissioner knew players were using it but did nothing to stop them. I had to use them to keep up}.

It is time to put the blame where it belongs. The blames should be 100% on the baseball commissioner and owners. They allowed this behavoir while they cashed in on ticket sales. Barry should sue baseball for the damage caused by steroid use.

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