This is getting ugly

I unfortunately don't think people will ever forget McGwire's tragic infamy just because he became such a face of the game and feel good figure during the great home run race with Sosa. Maybe another younger generation will forget but if you say steroids there are definately two figures that come to mind who are exact polar opposites in personality, Mark and Barry. Both of their stories are pretty sad but when that gets me down and I need a giggle I just thing about how big of moron Palmeiro looked after staring Congress right in the face and ferociously denying his steroid use and failing a test not long after.

That's like saying Bill Buckner's strategy for being remembered was to misplay Mookie Wilson's grounder. McGwire took the whole thing way to nonchalantly, like it was a post game media conference where he was a big hero. When it got stuck back up his nose he didn't know what to do. And still doesn't.

I think once Bonds retires alot of the negativity will fade away. Regardless of any substance that may have slightly enhanced his performance Bonds numbers are so ridiculously better than any other active player you could get two HOF caliber careers out of them.

Anyway is Bonds really that much more hated than Ted Williams was? Both were egocentric jerks who were despised by almost all the media & baseball fans across the nation. Bonds may have used some roids, but there is absolutely no doubt that Williams used some serious amphetamines in his day (at least as a fighter pilot there can be no doubt he used them, as a baseball player given Williams drive to become the best hitter possible I can't see him giving up the edge in reaction time but thats certainly debatable). At least Bonds was willing to help his team win by contributing defensively & on the basepaths while Williams never seemed to care about giving any effort unless he was at the plate.

Maybe Bonds just needs join the Marines for a bit, taking up flying fishing and wait until everybody eventually forgets what an *** he was and reveres him as an elder statesmen of the game.

Mac didn't get voted into the Hall because many people thought he used steroids. It has never been proven that he has taken them too.

Maybe we should withhold the homerun record from Bonds because so many people think he has used steroids.

What happened to innocent until proven guilty? Until Barry Bonds is convicted of using steroids then everyone should lay off. Yeah he might look like he has taken them, but looks can be deceiving. Next, it is baseball's fault for everyone using them anyways. Why would you not ever drug test for them? They were almost daring players to use them. They just liked the results that were being produced so nothing was done. Finally, its not like Big Mac was banned from the hall of fame he just didn't get voted in like a lot of other good players. He will eventually get in so would everyone just relax.

That's hilarious. Schilling: "You took steroids, cheated on your wife, cheated on taxes and cheated on the game". Bonds: "Hey, I never took steroids!" That's right out of the 3 Stooges.