Khatmandude Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 [quote name='Elflocko' post='524111' date='Aug 9 2007, 01:06 PM']Shit. I just pwned myself: [url="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070809/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbo_cjones_a_rod;_ylt=Ag9BXUiovGRsO62FvC2issOs0NUE"]Steroid question could dog A-Rod[/url] I think I might just stop watching baseball...[/quote] [quote name='Go Tory Go!' post='524146' date='Aug 9 2007, 02:01 PM']Does Greg Anderson just love prison food then?[/quote] By the looks of him, I think he loves all food..... Anyways, I'm not doubting Bonds may have taken steroids..... a majority of MLB does them and the commissioner(s) had not made it a point in the past to cut down on them, so this is what they gets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooky Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 [quote name='IKOTA' post='524148' date='Aug 9 2007, 12:31 PM']Barry Bonds is regarded by his peers to be one of the best, if not the best player to ever play the game. I think it was Mark Grace who was talking about how much the players respect and are in awe of Barry Bonds.[/quote] Mark Grace said that? Well, that changes everything. Players have to respect his talent, but how many respect him as a person? The Nationals and even Bonds' teammates didn't seem too excited when he broke the record. The Giants walked out to the plate to greet him like somebody was directing them to do so. Only Bonds son ran out of the dugout and he was ignored. I don't think that anybody is arguing that he's one of the greatest to play the game and that he would be even if he didn't allegedly take steroids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Actium Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 [quote name='IKOTA' post='524148' date='Aug 9 2007, 11:31 AM']Barry Bonds is regarded by his peers to be one of the best, if not the best player to ever play the game. I think it was Mark Grace who was talking about how much the players respect and are in awe of Barry Bonds.[/quote] I think you have to admit BB is one of the greatest ever. They probably are in awe of him. I just don't think he's well-liked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khatmandude Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 [quote name='Hooky' post='524159' date='Aug 9 2007, 02:14 PM']Mark Grace said that? Well, that changes everything.......[/quote] Mark Grace is irrelevant here....it's the message. But anyways........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincyInDC Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 [url="http://www.theonion.com/content/news/destruction_of_national_pastime"]http://www.theonion.com/content/news/destr...ational_pastime[/url] [quote][size=4]Destruction Of National Pastime Given Two-Minute Standing Ovation[/size] August 9, 2007 | Onion Sports SAN FRANCISCO—A sellout crowd rose to its feet and exploded into ecstatic cheers Tuesday night as Barry Bonds completed the downfall of America's most revered sport by hitting a thundering 435-foot shot into the right center field bleachers for career home run No. 756 and tainting baseball's most beloved record. Enlarge Image Barry Bonds Celebrations broke out throughout AT&T Park and thousands of flashbulbs went off as Bonds took his ceremonial trip around the bases, his arms raised in a jubilant gesture of triumph as he completed his desecration of baseball. Fireworks filled the night sky to mark the utter destruction of the national pastime, a scramble for the infamous baseball broke out in the stands, and the game was interrupted for 10 minutes in the bottom of the fifth to mark the shameful occasion. Mike Bacsik, the pitcher who made the difficult and admirable decision to pitch to Bonds as if he were a normal player, and who will forever be known as the man whose fastball was sent out of the park along with the last remnant of baseball's self-respect, could only watch. Bonds would later present Bacsik with an autographed bat. Moments after Bonds crossed home plate into the loving arms of his family and the eventual judgment of history, he addressed the fans, thanking them for their support on his long, hard road of perverting baseball. "Thank you very much. I got to thank all of you, all the fans here in San Francisco. It's been fantastic," he said to his deluded and complicit home crowd as his godfather Willie Mays, a fading symbol of what baseball once was, stood at his side. As soon as Bonds completed his self-congratulation, a self-conscious gasp could be heard as a videotaped message from Hank Aaron was played over the video screen, sending surprise and a fleeting moment of uncomfortable self-awareness through both the crowd and Bonds himself. "Throughout the past century, the home run has held a special place in baseball and I have been privileged to hold this record for 33 of those years," said Aaron, whose legacy of persevering with profound personal dignity through racism and persecution to become the all-time home run leader will hopefully not be tarnished by public acknowledgment of Bonds. "I move over now and offer my best wishes to Barry and his family on this historic achievement," Aaron concluded, displaying infinitely more grace than Bonds, baseball fans, and perhaps even baseball itself had any right to ask of him. Bonds then presented his helmet, gloves, and bat to a steward of the Baseball Hall of Fame for shipment to Cooperstown, where they will be enshrined forever, allowing fathers and sons to come and stare at them glumly as they bear mute witness to baseball's diminished glory. The Nationals won the game, 8-6.[img]http://www.theonion.com/content/themes/onion/assets/terminator.gif[/img][/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Actium Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 [quote name='CincyInDC' post='527125' date='Aug 13 2007, 02:07 PM'][url="http://www.theonion.com/content/news/destruction_of_national_pastime"]http://www.theonion.com/content/news/destr...ational_pastime[/url][/quote] Satire, or truth? Or is there even a difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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