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By Aaron fan

January 11, 2007 10:32 AM | Link to this

I hope this user of illegal drugs is indicted, convicted and goes to jail. When he breaks the classy Brave Hank Aaron’s home run record, I hope noone recognizes it as legit.

By Kay

January 11, 2007 10:34 AM | Link to this

Yea, I was born, just not yesterday. I read he took it out of another players locker. In my book thats called stealing. Well is he thief or does he want us all to believe that he does not have enough money to buy his own suppliments.

He is a cheat, a drug user, a steroid user and now by his own words a thief. Yes someone I want my own children to idolize. Someone needs to just ban Bonds from baseball before he ruins the game all by himself. No hall of fame for this guy. No No No.

By arm15

January 11, 2007 10:35 AM | Link to this

As he said he has never taken illegal drugs. BUSTED!!! The best thing that can happen is that he doesn’t break Aaron’s record. 2nd best thing is he breaks it on the road in Atlanta and the fans boo like crazy or just walk out of the stadium and the Braves organization doesn’t even acknowledge the record.

I so hope he tested positive for roids in the tests that the govt has obtained and it comes out. Nobody gets that big by lifting 4 months out of the year as I am sure Barry doesn’t live in the weight room during the season considering he is so lazy he can’t even run around the bases and that was before he had two bum knees.

By Chris

January 11, 2007 10:35 AM | Link to this

It is really rather sad that a man that playing in the league so long has so many “accidents” ingesting substances into his body. Barry deserves the same fate as Mark Mcgwire in my opinion. I will not be cheering for the walking experiment that is Barry Bonds when and if he breaks the Hammer’s record.

By Bobo

January 11, 2007 10:35 AM | Link to this

Bond is Guilty as hel#. Nothing new,everyone knows he has been on Steroids or something. The Giants are paying that #$@% 16 million this year to beat Hanks record. I hope they lose every game and Bond goes to jail.

By DUKE

January 11, 2007 10:39 AM | Link to this

JUST LIKE THIS MARK MCGUIRE HALL OF FAME THING, STEROIDS ARE A STRENGTH AND PERFORMANCE ENHANCING DRUG, THE HALL OF FAME IS FOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF AN INCREDIBLE ACHIEVEMENT NATURALLY…ANY HOMERUN KINGS WHO TAKE STEROIDS SHOULD NOT BE EVEN NOMINATED FOR THE HALL OF FAME. THAT’S LIKE A WEIGHT LIFTER WINNING ALL THE TIME AND TAKES STEROIDS. WHO IS MORE IDOLIZED. A WEIGHT LIFTER WHO TAKES STEROIDS OR A WEIGHT LIFTER WHO DOESN’T. MCGUIRE DIDN’T DESERVE THE HOF…BONDS DOESN’T DESERVE THE HOF….WAKE UP BASEBALL…

By jlynne

January 11, 2007 10:41 AM | Link to this

I haven’t thought much of Barry Bonds ever since I learned years ago about him being physically abusive with his wife, or girlfriend, whatever it was at the time. I certainly wouldn’t trust him - he’s typical of a sports ego gone amuck. I think he give athletes a bad name and is a poor role model.

By Thrash

January 11, 2007 10:42 AM | Link to this

Bonds is a SCUMBAG. No HOF, no home run title, no positive recognition whatsoever for him when it comes to baseball.

By Mike R.

January 11, 2007 10:43 AM | Link to this

that freak need to be suspended for good! I do not want to see him breaking hammerin’ hank’s record, as he did it without steroids. I dont care what barry said on his defense, look at him when he was with the pirates, and then look at him now. If you dont believe he’s on steroids, you must be a moron!

By Peridot

January 11, 2007 10:43 AM | Link to this

What a loser. I think everyone knows he has been using banned, illegal performance-enhancing drugs for a long time. Look at him — it’s even changed his appearance!!! His neck is as thick a tree-trunk!

I don’t care if he DOES break Hank Aaron’s home-run record — I’ll NEVER consider it valid, and I don’t think many people will. Hopefully, though, he won’t break Hank’s record and will just fade into oblivion — where he belongs.

By SouthGaRebel

January 11, 2007 10:44 AM | Link to this

Amazing. So, we finally have confirmation of what we all knew already. I wonder if Terrence Moore will write an article on this fiasco and hammer Barry Bonds the way he hammered Mark McGwire (who by the way never tested positive for anything and admitted using Andro which was legal at the time). Barry has denied denied denied and now he has been caught with his hand in the cookie jar. I agree with an earlier post that stated he is a thief or a cheat or a liar…he is all of the above. TM, you throng of readers will be waiting for your scathing article on Bonds.

By lovelyliz

January 11, 2007 10:48 AM | Link to this

I trust Barry Bond no more and no less than most other professional baseball players past and present.

By Wanda

January 11, 2007 10:50 AM | Link to this

I think that Barry Bonds is a cheater and a liar! Hank Aaron hit 755 homeruns while being threatened, his family threatened, sometimes he couldn’t even ride on the same bus as the team, he walked to the games….and he still hit 755 homeruns under this kind of pressure and racism without steroids or amphetamines. Bonds has the white man waiting on him hand and foot, doesn’t even associate with his team, and believes he is the greatest player ever. Bonds, you are in for a surprise, other than San Fran fans, I don’t think anyone will even notice when you hit 755, IF you do.

By ec

January 11, 2007 10:51 AM | Link to this

steroids doesnt help you hit a homerun. If all you needed was steroids to hit homeruns we would all be playing in the major leagues. You still have to have talent. Wake up people….

By DUKE

January 11, 2007 10:51 AM | Link to this

YOU KNOW YOU DON’T HEAR MUCH ABOUT BONDS BEATING THE HAMMERS RECORD FROM THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CLAN, WONDER WHY? COULD IT BE THAT HE IS BLACK TOO AND HE DESERVES IT. ALL YOU HEAR NOW IS HOW MCGUIRE DOESN’T DESERVE ANYTHING BECAUSE OF STEROIDS. STEROIDS IS STEROIDS NO MATTER WHAT THE COLOR, STEP UP AA’S TO THE PLATE……BOO BONDS FOREVER HAMMERIN HANK………I HOPE NO ONE BEATS HIM….UNLESS THEY ARE CLEAR OF DRUGS……

By Chip

January 11, 2007 10:53 AM | Link to this

ajcs Mark Bradley will vote for him in Hall of Fame, he did McGwire. Do they have something in common?

By Mimi

January 11, 2007 10:53 AM | Link to this

Do I trust him? No further than I can pick up and throw a good sized elephant…

By Kay

January 11, 2007 10:55 AM | Link to this

I can see it now. Hes running through the field and an arm just falls off. Then his leg falls off. Then his head rolls around in right field and hes still saying, “I never took steriods”. What a fraud he is.

By Gary

January 11, 2007 10:55 AM | Link to this

What a lying, cheating thug! If I am pitching to Bonds, I would hit him every single time he faces me, even if it means walking in the winning run. No way is he going to break Hammerin’ Hanks record against me!

I hope every pitcher in MLB does the same.

By Scott

January 11, 2007 10:56 AM | Link to this

It amazes me that Bonds thinks we’re all stupid. These athletes know EXACTLY what they put in their bodies, but this is now the SECOND time that Bonds wants us to believe he just took something without knowing what it was. First, he says in testimony that he thought the “cream” and the “clear” were just a balm for his knees and flaxseed oil; that he never questioned his trainer about it.
Now, he wants someone to believe he just took something from his roommates locker not knowing what it was. Give us a break Barry…. go get your son, put him in front of the camera again, and cry about how we’re all breaking you down. Loser!!! It’s a dang shame this guy is going to break Hammerin Hank’s record and nothing can be done or said about it since it was all legal at the time. Ridiculous. This is all on Bud Selig and MLB for letting this go on for so long.

By sleepingbeauty

January 11, 2007 10:58 AM | Link to this

“What does it profit a man to gain the world, but lose his soul?”

In my opinion, that is what Bonds has done. I feel just his career with Pittsburgh would have gotten him in the Hall of Fame, but now he doesn’t even deserve to play this season!!!

Wake up MLB…..Boot Bonds for good!!!!

By Dawg

January 11, 2007 10:58 AM | Link to this

Hey, Terrence Moore, why don’t you write something about Barry Bonds. Will you try to defend him? Once Bonds finally retires, the truth will come out like a broken dam…it’s already leaking.

By Pete

January 11, 2007 11:02 AM | Link to this

I persoanlly think this is much ado aboutn nothing. Bottom line is Bonds, McGuire and Sosa all hit those homeruns. It takes more skills than muscle to hit a homerun. It is my opinion that steroids and/or drugs do not enhance the timing, accuracy and precision skills that are needed to hit a homerun. I say give these guys a break. I also can’t believe that our legislative body actually used valuable time and tax payer dollars to debate this issue. Especially when we in the United States have more serious issues such as poverty, hunger, Aids, substandard education and educational facilities that need to be addressed. Baseball is a luxury pass time whereas these other issues are neccesities. Where are our priorities? Politicians need to stay out of certain things and sports is one of them. Why do we even have sports commisioners? Get Real America!!!

By Matt

January 11, 2007 11:05 AM | Link to this

He needs to retire today. End of story. He has tarnished his legacy and needs to save whatever dignity he has left with a swift retirement and admittance to everything he has done. His career should serve as an example to kids on how not to reach your goals, and how not to conduct yourself.

By DUKE

January 11, 2007 11:12 AM | Link to this

WELL PETE, IF STEROIDS DON’T DO WHAT YOU SAY THEY DON’T DO THEN WHY OH WHY, DO ATHLETES TAKE STEROIDS…BECAUSE THEY TASTE GOOD….RIGHT…PETE YOU ARE ONE…WHAT DOES KEITH URBAN SAY….STUPID BOY……

By Bo

January 11, 2007 11:14 AM | Link to this

ARE YOU SURPRISED ?I HATE TO THINK HE WILL BREAK HANK’S RECORD, AND WE ARE KEEPING PETE ROSE OUT OF THE HALL, ISN’T THIS GREAT

By Peridot

January 11, 2007 11:16 AM | Link to this

ec: It may be true that steriods doesn’t help one to hit a homerun — God-given talent does, but it DOES give one an unfair advantage over athletes who don’t take them. That’s why they’re banned and illegal! Hello!!!

The reason why athletes take steroids is because it makes them stronger and more powerful. That may not translate into one’s hitting more homeruns, but it increases the odds that you could do it — especially if you’ve got some talent. Again, an unfair advantage.

By Falcons Fan

January 11, 2007 11:19 AM | Link to this

Bonds is a liar a cheat and worse.

He should be suspended from baseball as of now, take his millions, cheat on his wife, never talk to the media again, and forget the Hall of Fame. Loser.

By Kay

January 11, 2007 11:23 AM | Link to this

Pete, it has been proven that they do. They enhance your ability to see better, to concentrate longer, to hit farther and to build body muscle while reducing body fat. They help you heal faster. They are also very very dangerous when taken for extended periods of time. When you stop taking them your body falls apart piece by piect. Thats why they are illegal to use.

By EW

January 11, 2007 11:23 AM | Link to this

McGuires dismal failure and vote count in regards to the Baseball Hall of Fame tells Bonds he has zero, zilch, nada…chance of sneaking in either. Bonds is a pompous, cheating liar, a disgrace to baseball. Good to see the high numbers for Ripken and Gwynn, they are most deserving of the honor.

By Kay

January 11, 2007 11:25 AM | Link to this

Single into a double. Double into a tripple. Line drive into a home run.

Talent ok, All those home runs were not because of power or talent. They were muscled out of the park under false body mass. Thats the point.

By Brett

January 11, 2007 11:29 AM | Link to this

Anyone who thinks that Bonds has not done anything wrong in his career is an oblivious idiot! Beyond the steroids, amphetamines and anything else he’s taken over the years, Bonds is just a flat out A**HOLE!!! I cringe when I even think about the possibility of him breaking Hank Aaron’s record, and I pray that some way, some how, he is prevented from doing it, because he doesn’t deserve the recognition!

By Chuck

January 11, 2007 11:31 AM | Link to this

HELL NO YOU DON’T TRUST HIM!!!! He is a complete JERK!!!!!

By Chip

January 11, 2007 11:32 AM | Link to this

Pete- Where are our priorities? Bonds signs for 16 million this year and the average school teacher makes $37,000 a year. You tell me whats more important. I for one thank the Politicians for the debate because Bud was just along for the ride.Nothing would have been done otherwise. Yes, we do need to get real and it should start with Major League Sport.

By Peaches

January 11, 2007 11:34 AM | Link to this

Do you see how he blames others and not himself.What is this teaching his son..If you get caught put the blame on others……My team mate must have loaded the gun. I didn’t know the gun was loaded, so sorry my friend…..

By Harpo

January 11, 2007 11:34 AM | Link to this

With all the steroids that are pumped into the foods that we consume, the majority of people in this country (this message board included) are just as guilty as these athletes. Remember, when you point the finger at someone, there are three fingers pointing back to you.

By mac

January 11, 2007 11:35 AM | Link to this

Kay: you are an idiot. yeah im sure every homerun was muscled out because of steroids. yeah right. im sure nothing goes to talent. get a clue. if no talent is invloved lets suit you up and get you on the field. probably more than half of his homeruns were well before the steroid issue.

By summerteeth

January 11, 2007 11:38 AM | Link to this

I say we hang him, then we kill him!

Yeah!

I say we stomp him!

Yeah!

Then we tattoo him!

Yeah!

Then we hang him!

By Brett

January 11, 2007 11:40 AM | Link to this

Harpo…that is the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard! If we take your logic, I guess we should all just stop eating, right? Take it in the other direction…if in fact that everything we eat is “pumped” full of steroids, we’d all be playing professional sports then, right!?! Last time I took a drug test, steroids was not on the list (nor was anything else) and I eat a lot!

By ICEMAN

January 11, 2007 11:40 AM | Link to this

Harpo,

The majority of americans are not using steroids to bolster their career and inflate their numbers dope!

By dave

January 11, 2007 11:42 AM | Link to this

the stats show the truth.. the majority of his homeruns came before the steroid times

http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bondsba01.shtml

steroids dont turn you into a major league babseball player that can hit a homerun at any given time at the plate. if that was true we would all sign up to make the millions these guys make. you still need talent to hit a 90+ mph fastball idiots…

By gary

January 11, 2007 11:44 AM | Link to this

Ya’ll are the countriest stupidest MOST RACIST people…good grief I’m glad I don’t live amongst you. Something told me to check out what “Atlanta, Georgia” would have to say about Black Bonds. When FAR MORE WHITE MEN have used steroids in baseball…so you hate them too? Of course not you country a* idiots.

By Ron

January 11, 2007 11:44 AM | Link to this

Bonds is a liar and a cheat. he should not even be in the hall of fame. To compare him with Aaron is a shame. Henry did it on skill and effort, not by cheating with steroids. None of the cheaters records should even count. McGuire included.

By lovelyliz

January 11, 2007 11:49 AM | Link to this

I just don’t particularly trust most of the players of yesteryear. True they didn’t have the types of drugs that are available today, but then they didn’t have the testing or oversight that today’s players face. Whether it’s steroids, other drugs or illegal payoffs, there have always been players who looked for a way around the system.

By EW

January 11, 2007 11:49 AM | Link to this

Gary it’s just as RACIST to defend someone because of their race you frigging idiot. This has nothing to do with race. No white people are calling blacks racist who blast McGiure. Who do you get this from you idiot? Mckinney, Jackson or Sharpton.

By T

January 11, 2007 11:51 AM | Link to this

To Gary

By Darth Vader

January 11, 2007 11:52 AM | Link to this

gary,

I’m glad you not here in Atlanta. We don’t need anymore bilefilled a*******holes like you.

By gary

January 11, 2007 11:53 AM | Link to this

Calling white people racist is how I deal with my confusing sexual identity.

By Turnin2

January 11, 2007 11:55 AM | Link to this

I didn’t need this breaking news to think he’s used… it’s been obvious for a long time. And his putting the blame on a teammate? Just adds to the classless jerk that I already knew he was.

By Toepro

January 11, 2007 11:55 AM | Link to this

To Gary, Gary what does Race have to do with it? Bonds is a Liar and he Cheated! To top it off he’s an arrogant j@ckass! He doesn’t deserve the home run record and should be banned from baseball! Before you go off on your little “racist” rant, I’m African-American!

By Harpo

January 11, 2007 11:55 AM | Link to this

Brett,

It’s not half as dumb as your post. I see that I struck a nerve (mission accomplished). I never said or implied that we all should stop eating. I never said or implied that we all should be playing professional sports. All I am saying is with all the animal products consumed in this country (it’s a fact that these products are “juiced” with steroids and anitbiotics), who are we to cast stones at an athlete who’s using steroids?

By Dawg

January 11, 2007 11:56 AM | Link to this

Hello Pete, anyone in there? Hello? Hello? Hello? Steroids don’t help at all, nope it sure doesn’t. That’s why Football, Track, Baseball athletes take them…because they taste really good to the palette. No, it has no effect on the body…that’s not the reason why Lyle Alzado died. Bottom line is you’re dumb enough to believe it doesn’t enhance one’s speed, power, reaction time…nope, that’s not why these athletes are taking them. It just taste good. Mama always told me to take my chewable vitamins everyday along with an injection of steroids. So you don’t think we should be concerned about kids taking steroids either, huh????

By Harpo

January 11, 2007 11:57 AM | Link to this

ICEMAN,

You’re right…the majority of americans are not using steroids to bolster their career and inflate their numbers. The majority of americans are consuming steroids because of their love for animal flesh.

By SuwaneeDawg

January 11, 2007 12:05 PM | Link to this

In my mind, this is kind of a silly question. Who, other than those in San Fran DO trust this guy? I never have and I think the vast majority of baseball fans haven’t either. Although I have fallen off the baseball bandwagon over the past several years, I still have a great appreciation for Hank’s record. It is staggering to me to think that someone like Barry Bonds will, more than likely, break this record and hold it for however long it takes for the next person to break it. It’s sickening to think that someone like him will hold that record.

By willie

January 11, 2007 12:05 PM | Link to this

Stop with the racial crap…

Throw Bonds out of baseball, he is part of a very ugly trend that needs to be stopped now. Those of us that truly love this sport deserve to have it’s relative integrity upheld. The player’s union needs to get a backbone and stand for something real for a change and stop biting the hand that feeds it….the fans.

By ICEMAN

January 11, 2007 12:10 PM | Link to this

Harpo,

We’re not getting paid for it and deceiving the public! You need to goto a PETA blog! Stop using excuses for Bonds. You must want to get with him or something.

By Dawg

January 11, 2007 12:11 PM | Link to this

GARY, get off this forum you idiot. Do you always bring up race every time you argue? You’re so racist. What if I said there are FAR MORE BLACK MEN who used steroids in Track, you’d think I was a racist, wouldn’t you. It’s no different from what you just said. I’m glad I don’t live in your pathetic paranoid world of racism.

By ICEMAN

January 11, 2007 12:12 PM | Link to this

Toepro,

Good post man. I glad to see I’m not the only African American blinded by Bonds.

By Roidster

January 11, 2007 12:15 PM | Link to this

I find the Bonds apologists and defenders to be an amusing sort. Life must be good to be so delusional and blinded by denial.Interesting too is that many of the defenders are seemingly experts on the matter, except that Bonds doesn’t need steroids to hit homeruns. Wha? Bonds is skilled no doubt. Hello, added strength deeper hit balls. I guess too the defenders missed the part that the guy is somewhat deformed including gaining a bigger head. La de da, la de da.

By CAT

January 11, 2007 12:21 PM | Link to this

He is a lair and a fraud. He made his way through baseball by being a lying cheat. He deserves to be stripped of his homeruns and everything else.

Hank came by his hits the natural way not by taking drugs. It will be a disgrace if he is honor for breaking Hank’s record.

By E. Gonzalez MD

January 11, 2007 12:21 PM | Link to this

The Giants should sign Sammy Sosa for right and Palmero to play first. They tolerate drug abuse overthere, JS and Bobby Cox do not tolerate it in our organization

By Eric

January 11, 2007 12:23 PM | Link to this

I hope he breaks a femur before he breaks Hank Aarons record.

By Jackson

January 11, 2007 12:23 PM | Link to this

I agree with Gary. The people on this board are a bunch of rebel flag waving reds!! Funny how you guys let George W Bush get by with his drug use and yet you try and hang Barry Bonds. Why don’t you Johnny’s get in your car and see how the people of New Orleans are still suffering because of the hate toward the African-Americans!

By H2F

January 11, 2007 12:26 PM | Link to this

Bonds should be turned over to the police if baseball caught him with drugs in his system.

He - or anybody else - should be prosecuted. This isn’t just illegal in baseball, it’s illegal period.

Until the fans quit going to games, neither the players’ union nor the league offices are going to do anything. They’re more concerned with lining their own pockets than the integrity of the game.

If this was Kennesaw Mountain Landis, it wouldn’t matter who, they would be out of the game. Landis booted a number of players in the years following the Black Sox Scandal. Bud Selig, upon the release of David Wells’ and Jose Canseco’s books and Ken Caminiti’s admission (and subsequent steroid-related death) has done virtually nothing.

Baseball news will start getting interesting in about five years after all the athletes of the past 10-15 years drop dead of enlarged hearts.

By cat

January 11, 2007 12:31 PM | Link to this

Jackson— Keep that racism alive and well. We depend on you. At least Bush admitted his drug use. Has Bonds? No he blamed it on another player. Bush is more of a man than Bonds will every be. Know why? Because Bush owned up to his drug use.

By Keith Helms

January 11, 2007 12:32 PM | Link to this

No, Barry Bonds can,t be trusted. There is a preponderance of evidence that he used steroids. Iwonder how much it cost to keep his trainer quiet and in jail. If ESPN, Fox, and all other sports writers are as honest as they claim, they certainly refuse to recognize any record he supposedly holds nor will they televise any game he is in.

By Brett

January 11, 2007 12:33 PM | Link to this

Harpo…there is a huge difference between eating food for the benefit of eating and taking steroids for the benefit of enhancing athletic ability! Your logic makes absolutely zero sense!

By jdc

January 11, 2007 12:35 PM | Link to this

This whole argument is crazy. First of all the gov’t shouldn’t be using our tax dollars to pursue this issue - if I have a co-worker who’s doing something wrong at the office I don’t expect the gov’t to waste time on that issue… Second, based on the numbers that Conseco threw out which was like 80% or better of the players were on the “juice”. Let’s say he overstated and it’s more like 60 to 70% then why are these guys (Bonds, Mcguire, Sosa etc) being singled out and pursued? It’s not an advantage if the majority is using. Is it their fault that they chose better drugs? If a “juiced” pitcher is throwing the ball to a “juiced” hitter then why should that homerun not count??? Amphetamines are not steroids and used to be given out to help give the players a little energy boost. Basically, major league baseball didn’t test and allowed it to happen because ratings were up and money was being made so it was all good. That period is over, but the accomplishments of those players during that period can’t be diminished unless you set aside a block of years and ALL players during that period can have no statistics counted.

By EW

January 11, 2007 12:51 PM | Link to this

Gary and Jackson the people from New Orleans could learn something from the people in Colorado who just went through a natural disaster, the snow storms. You don’t wait hand and foot on the government to save you just because you have lived on government assistance all your life, its still no excuse. The people in Colorado did what people do, they rolled up their sleeves and went to work taking care of their situation, not blast the government. But alas, I read where murders in New Orleans are at an all time high, so it looks like New Orleans is a chocolate city aferall. Cries of racism are falling on deaf ears these days, thanks to Miss Jihad McKinney. Bonds cheats.

By slugger

January 11, 2007 12:53 PM | Link to this

May Bonds never make it to the Hall of Fame, although there is a special pedestal at the Hall of Shame and Narcissity. What a loser.

By war eagle

January 11, 2007 12:56 PM | Link to this

Bonds can be trusted as far as Selig can throw a cheesecake underwater. Bonds is a bum! His father Bobby would slap him up side the head if he heard what his bum of a son said and did these past two years.

By Dawg

January 11, 2007 12:58 PM | Link to this

GARY and JACKSON, it’s always racism isn’t it. It’s always about race. Falcons don’t hire a black coach, it’s racism, harping about McKinney hitting a white cop, it’s racism, truth coming about about Bonds, it’s racism. Has it occurred to you that maybe, just maybe, your comments about these issues being a “color of the skin” thing is actually dividing us? Get off of your hatred. Now you guys are starting sound like the KKK.

By Jackson

January 11, 2007 01:08 PM | Link to this

EW and DAWG,

You represent the “good ol boy” attitudes of America. Funny how the truth is coming out about the old lady the white cops shot up in Atlanta. I guess that was her fault to. Why don’t you step outside your little white neighborhoods and see how people are suffering in the city. By the way, the KKK is your group. The people of color are represented by the NEW BLACK PANTHER PARTY!

WE SHALL OVERCOME!!

By lovelyliz

January 11, 2007 01:08 PM | Link to this

Let’s dig up all those log ago Hall of Famers and see what some of them were up to.

By Phil

January 11, 2007 01:11 PM | Link to this

Look at how many times Barry Bums has led his teams to the playoffs. Some leader, some MVP.

By Fulton

January 11, 2007 01:13 PM | Link to this

The biggest difference between McGwire & Bonds is that Bonds was already a HOF’er when he left Pittsburg and didn’t just become great in his last years. People that talk about the ‘purity’ of the game are full of it!! Back in the day, players were on coke, greenies, amphets and all sorts of uppers…while The Hall is full of alcoholics, womanizers & a_ _ holes. In addition, baseball actually NEEDED & ENCOURAGED the “Home Run Derby Years” in order to put the game back in the public eye! It’s funny how no one questions Roger Clemens longevity @ 40+ years, Eric Gagne’s sudden resurgence (& physical breakdown), Bagwell, Biggio, etc.. Gaylord Perry is ACKNOWLEDGED for his cheating & Ty Cobb wasn’t such a NICE GUY either, yet BOTH are in the hall with no questions asked!! Funny how Barry is considered the worst of the lot…he’s had a mistress & can be a bit surly sometimes…but he’s never killed anyone or raped anyones children….

By Tee

January 11, 2007 01:14 PM | Link to this

Who cares…Football is the ONLY sport that matters!!

By Dawg

January 11, 2007 01:14 PM | Link to this

BTW Jackson, before you use Katrina victims as a crutch to make your point about “New Orleans are still suffering because of the hate toward the African-Americans”, why don’t you ask Mayor Nagel why his city did not have an adequate evacuation plan? Ask him why he’s left his city on or below the poverty line? I’m sure if Nagel were white, you’d say he didn’t care about the city and he was racist.

By Dawg

January 11, 2007 01:19 PM | Link to this

Hey Jackson, I have a lot of African American friends who cringe when they encounter closed minded, prejudiced African Americans like you. Your kind just can’t let go of the past and just want to divide everyone. It’s too bad there’s still people out there such as yourself who are still trying to break the unity that Dr Martin Luther King, Jr wanted for all races.

By NASDAQ

January 11, 2007 01:20 PM | Link to this

I’m sorry to inform you idiots but BARRY BONDS BELONGS IN THE HALL OF FAME!!! True, Hank Aaron hit his homeruns without steriods, but he wasn’t facing steriod enhanced pitchers (who by the way haven’t tested positive either) who can deliver a fastball 98-100mph. You gotta face facts, steroids are everywhere in baseball. Don’t sit there and tell me that Roger Clemons is throwing fastballs at age 79 and fanning these talented young hitters with pure natural ability. Get real and grow up. You Idiots = Middle Aged Couch Potato. Go Barry go!

By DUKE

January 11, 2007 01:36 PM | Link to this

LONG LIVE THE REBEL FLAG

By CHIPPER

January 11, 2007 01:41 PM | Link to this

HELLO, I AM A 14 YEAR OLD BOY WHO LOVES BASEBALL AND I INTEND TO BECOME A PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL PLAYER. I AM SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE 2 CHRISTIAN PARENTS AND LOVING GRANDPARENTS WHO DEPEND ON ME TO MAKE SOMETHING OUT OF MY LIFE….SO I INTEND TO GROW UP AND BECOME A BASEBALL PLAYER JUST LIKE MY IDOLS, BONDS, MCGUIRE,SOSA,CANSECO,ETC ETC OH I FORGOT A ASIAN AM I BEING RACIST…….LONG LIVE STEROIDS AND I HOPE TO LIVE A LONG AND HEALTHY LIFE….

By Dawg

January 11, 2007 01:44 PM | Link to this

Then let’s just have Baseball Hall of Fame, Football Hall of Fame, Basketball Hall of Fame, NASCAR Hall of Fame. Get the picture? See the asterisks? We can have two types of Hall of Fames for each sport, one natural and one juiced.

By arm15

January 11, 2007 01:45 PM | Link to this

Wow so much to comment about all brought by Bonds… Did you hear white people saying it was racism that Brian Nichols shot a white judge? Do you hear white people going off the cuff about presidential candidate Obama and his cocaine use? As one blogger put Colorado vs. NO It seems to me it is always the racist african americans who are filled with the hate.

Back to Dave earlier about the numbers and Bonds hitting the majority of his home runs before steriods. As you said let’s look at the numbers… First 12 years of his career he hit 374 hr’s averaging 31 a year. This takes you 1998. The last 9 yr’s of his career he has hit 360 hr’s averaging 40 a year. The last 9 years of his career he has averaged 40 home runs and one of those years he only hit 5. That hurts the average a lot. By looking at Bond’s physique most would say he started on the roids in 98 or maybe a year before. To the people who say roids doesn’t help, it absolutely does help hit the ball farther. Nobody has said Barry doesn’t have a lot of god given natural talent to play the game. People are p** because he blew up because of roids and got stronger which does allow you to hit a ball farther. What makes it more absurd is how big he did or has gotten and the age which he did it. To naturally get that big you would have to live in the weight room. A baseball player flat doesn’t have that much time. I have personally seen this myself by knowing people who have used them while playing the game and how it positively affected their performance especially in the power department.

By Dawg

January 11, 2007 01:46 PM | Link to this

DUKE and Jackson, you guys need to be sent to an island and have at it. Shoot or hang yourselves, either will work. We don’t need your ingorant kind here.

By DUKE

January 11, 2007 01:46 PM | Link to this

AMEN DAWG

By Dawg

January 11, 2007 01:53 PM | Link to this

Hey Dawg, stop using my screen name. Use another one. tnx

By arm15

January 11, 2007 01:54 PM | Link to this

After reading some of the posts and even my negative posts toward Bond’s I should say Barry Bonds is an ahole but he is also a HOF player and would deserve to be in their without the roids. However, as in life there always has to be an example to set things back in the correct direction. Bonds, McGwire, Sosa, Palmeiro, and any others we can find who used during this era of baseball should all be banned from the HOF and astericks put next to their name. Maybe just maybe this along with the suspensions will make the players return to god given ability. However, with the current commissioner and the powerful players union still not even testing for HGH, we are a long way from knowing who is and isn’t using this stuff. Baseball is completely out of control and until the public stands up loud enough this sport will continue to be contaminated with illegal performancing enhancing drugs.

By Nancy

January 11, 2007 01:57 PM | Link to this

Kick him out of Baseball and make his stats zero as he doen’t deserve to be accknowledged.

By Dawg

January 11, 2007 02:04 PM | Link to this

F#@$& you

By br618

January 11, 2007 02:10 PM | Link to this

amphetamines are necessary when they guys are playing everyday….day game after a night game…..probably 99% of the players have used speed over the recent years

By ICEMAN

January 11, 2007 02:11 PM | Link to this

I believe gary and jackson are the same person. They display too much stupidity at one time in one place.

By Mike

January 11, 2007 02:33 PM | Link to this

I know Gary and Jackson are gay. I am a neighbor of theirs and they told me that these are the names they use for AJC sports blogs.

P.S. Don’t waste your time trying to guess who I am Gary.

By jackson

January 11, 2007 02:42 PM | Link to this

To this blog:

Please accept my apologies, I am an entirely fictional person. I always wanted to play the devil’s advocate on an issue like this.

Seriously, I quit paying attention to baseball after the last strike. I would have more fun watching AA or AAA ball. I went to my last Braves game 2 years ago with free tickets from work and I was finished with the sport after I bought 4 hotdogs and 4 beers and it cost me $100.

Truthfully, Barry Bonds is a pathetic person who has cheated and has been a terrible role model for youth. I don’t care if he gets in the HOF or not because I am a believer in he will get what he deserves. Thanks for the laugh-Dawg,EW,Duke

By Pete

January 11, 2007 03:07 PM | Link to this

Dawg, Barry Bonds is not a kid. Last I checked he was an adult capable of making adult decisions. If the high school and college kids are gaining access to these drugs it is probably because they don’t have a strong adult figure in their life(Father/Mother/Coach) to tell them it is not good for them. The parent or coach should take full responsibility in these cases as well as the adult who sold them the steroid. If my opinion on the subject is stupid to you then so be it. Bottom line is i am entitled to my opinion the same as you are entitled to yours. If you cant accept that then I guess we can agree to disagree. Have a nice life. Later!!!

By BRS

January 11, 2007 03:11 PM | Link to this

Why don’t you dum MF wake up and find something real to talk about like your president trying to send more troops over in Iraq to get killed while they are securing the oil while he and Chaney get rich! But maybe I’ve given some of you Americans more credit for being smart because you spend your time talking about Barry Bonds and steroids while your president is putting you in harm’s way with the rest of the world starting to hate Americans for his actions. If Barry is using steriods so freaking what hell you should be a role model for your own kids! Or isn’t the fact that he is making more money than all you dumb MF writing about him and steriods while you are falling short in your own little foolish world!

By JR

January 11, 2007 03:12 PM | Link to this

I’m so-o-o shocked that Bonds is a liar!

By Mike

January 11, 2007 03:21 PM | Link to this

What does it have to do with race? All that really matters is that Bonds along with a lot of other players are cheaters and liars. The real truth is that he did not have enough faith in himself as an athlete to go out and compete without the use of illegal drugs. Any record he has should be disregarded. The Giants should stop negotiations and just let him go. Is he really worth all that time and money? For 16 million they could probably get 5 or 6 more prospects that might play fair!!!

By matt

January 11, 2007 03:23 PM | Link to this

Let’s see, Bonds blows up and looks like he’s got basketballs under his uniform, denies taking steroids but admits that he rubbed a “clear substance” on his body but thought that it was flaxeed oil. Hmmmmmmm what a crazy coincidence, there is an illegal performance enhancer known as the “clear!” Tests positive for amphetimines but says it must’ve been in something he got from a teamate! Does anyone actually think this guy is innocent? “He’s never tested positive”….. SO WHAT!!! NEITHER HAS MGUIRE BUT HE’S BEEN THROWN UNDER THE BUS AND PROBABLY WILL NEVER GET INTO THE HOF!! “Barry was a HOF player before the steroid allegations, he should go anyway” BULLSH*T!!! PETE ROSE WAS A HOF PLAYER AND BROKE THE RULES AS A MANAGER (NOT EVEN AS A PLAYER) AND WILL NEVER BE INDUCTED INTO THE HOF!! You people who think he’s innocent obviously have never worked out before. It is physically impossible to put on that much muscle in the little amount of time he did without some “help!”

By mark

January 11, 2007 03:30 PM | Link to this

Hey BRS are you not an American? Do you live in another country blogging on an Atlanta paper? Wouldn’t be surprised if you weren’t an American, this country is full of illegals. The reason people are b*** about Bonds and steroids is that this is a sports blog. People talk sports on sports blogs. I’m sure somwhere there is a political blog where people like you can go and b*** about the fight against terrorism. Aren’t you b*** about the president? Doesn’t he make more money than you? Don’t you live in our “foolish world”? Wow dude sounds like you need a beer and relax!

By Richard Tomei

January 11, 2007 03:31 PM | Link to this

Dear Barroid Bonds time to tell the truth and get out of baseball and leave the good names like Aaron stay as the alltime homerun leader and even if you should pass him He`ll still be the man.

By Richard Tomei

January 11, 2007 03:36 PM | Link to this

By chipdip

January 11, 2007 03:40 PM | Link to this

he got bigger eating fried chicken and watermelon….not steroids!!!!!!!!

By The Murf

January 11, 2007 03:46 PM | Link to this

WHO CARES ALREADY?

By bubbaball

January 11, 2007 03:55 PM | Link to this

Bonds and anybody that took roids brought their fates on themselves, especially when Bonds ends up in the Psycho ward or has cancer.

By KEN IN ROME

January 11, 2007 04:18 PM | Link to this

BARRY BONDS LIED ABOUT USING STEROIDS. BARRY BONDS LIED ABOUT USING AMPHETAMINES. SURPRISE. BARRY BONDS IS A LIAR.

By Dawg

January 11, 2007 04:32 PM | Link to this

I think it’s safe to use my screen name now. Anyway, Pete, you seem to agree with me that steroids is not good for your body, correct? That it does help with one’s strength, speed, power, and reaction time to perform better. Should all athletes in every sport be allowed to take such performance enhancing drugs and that there should not be any rules against such drugs? If the leagues (baseball, football, basketball, etc) refuse to take a stance against performance enhancing drugs but these drugs are banned in the US by the FDA unless one has a prescription, then who do you think should enforce the law? Drugs are drugs, granted there are different types of drugs, not enforcing the rules tells kids it’s ok to take them. So, do we give the coccaine addict a break? What about the heroin addict? Bonds seem to be addicted to performance enhancing drugs since he continues to take them even when he’s being watched. Bonds has become a freak show that some people obviously don’t mind watching.

By Dawg

January 11, 2007 04:37 PM | Link to this

I think it’s safe to use my screen name now. Anyway, Pete, you seem to agree with me that steroids is not good for your body, correct? That it does help with one’s strength, speed, power, and reaction time to perform better. Should all athletes in every sport be allowed to take such performance enhancing drugs and that there should not be any rules against such drugs? If the leagues (baseball, football, basketball, etc) refuse to take a stance against performance enhancing drugs but these drugs are banned in the US by the FDA unless one has a prescription, then who do you think should enforce the law? Drugs are drugs, granted there are different types of drugs, not enforcing the rules tells kids it’s ok to take them. So, do we give the coccaine addict a break? What about the heroin addict? Bonds seem to be addicted to performance enhancing drugs since he continues to take them even when he’s being watched. Bonds has become a freak show that some people obviously don’t mind watching hit balls over the fence. It’s big money for MLB.

By Jerry L

January 11, 2007 04:44 PM | Link to this

Pete, the question is not about hunger, poverty and aids. Do you trust Barry Bonds? As for me no, he is a disgrace to his race.

By cobb dawg

January 11, 2007 05:04 PM | Link to this

Shame on Bonds (speaks for itself)….shame on the Giants (for new contract) and shame on MLB (for ignoring and taking fans’ $ during this steroid debacle). Personally, I quit paying attention to Bonds after seeing him turn enough triples into singles (before his bad knees) because he likes to admire his own moon shots from home plate. No HOF…and keep McGwire out as well.

By Tommy

January 11, 2007 05:09 PM | Link to this

I was in the stands April 8, 1974 when Hank Aaron hit 715 to surpass the great Babe Ruth. We had week long tickets. I’ve been a life long baseball fan havin’ seen upwards of 400 MLB games and I have watched Barry Bonds grow from a normal slender homerun hall of fame player to a monster after the age of 40. Is this the natural progression of a mans body? Most ball players of any sport start loosing mass at the later stages of thier career, just look around town. Could Niquie sky as good at 35 as he did at 18 - 21, the answer is NO, could Bart throw the bomb at 35 like the first we we all saw him in a Falcons uniform? NO, could the great William Andrews run over people at the end of his career …. no … well, I guess the answer is in the make up of the person. The greats we had here in ATL seemed like they all followed that natual progression we all do, that is to slow do as we get older and our bodies begin to get a little smaller than college days in the strength area. NOT BARRY

By Amanda

January 11, 2007 05:16 PM | Link to this

I think Barry Bonds is nothing but a drug addict and does not want to admit it because he is so close to breaking Hank Aaron’s record. I say lets get rid of Bonds and leave things the way they are in Baseball. He is washed up anyway. Every year he is out sometime during the season. GET RID OF BARRY! I’m tired of hearing about him

By HOUDAWG

January 11, 2007 05:31 PM | Link to this

Simply put ….. Bonds is a lying sack of CRAP ! Always has been … Always WILL be ……! Another pampered overpaid pro athlete that refuses to take any personal responsibilty in his life. Should be banned from MLB NOW …… breaking the HR record at this point just places a huge, huge stain on this sport …

By guy

January 11, 2007 05:48 PM | Link to this

I KNEW the race card would come up eventually. Can’t we ever have a blog and NOT have to deal with the race card?

By Doug

January 11, 2007 07:12 PM | Link to this

No, I don’t trust him at all. If anything, this incident reinforces the suspicion that he DID take other drugs. I really like how he tried to shift the blame to a team mate too … Barry “nothing is my fault” Bonds.

By Frank

January 11, 2007 07:13 PM | Link to this

I think Bonds should be put out of baseball because of his drug problems. I do not care If the is a green man. I hope he does not break Aaron record. Color of the skin has nothing to do with right and wrong.Pete Rose can go to jail with him.

By Charlie

January 11, 2007 07:15 PM | Link to this

Anyone over 20 years old knows and can see the difference in a steroid body and a body built from just working out. Bonds went from no muscle to all muscle (even in his head) almost overnight. He is as guilty as hell yet he tried to put the blame on one of his teammates. BS. He needs to be kicked out of baseball and NEVER be inducted the Hall of Fame. He is no different than Mark McGuire.

By Darth Vader

January 11, 2007 07:50 PM | Link to this

Barry Bonds is under investigation because he refused to have gay sex with someone in the baseball hierarchy.

By Darrin "The Vent King"

January 11, 2007 08:07 PM | Link to this

Major League Baseball itself is just as guilty as Bonds, McGwire, and Palmiero. They KNEW these guys were doing this and let them get away with it because the owners got greedy back in ‘94 and cancelled the World Series and ruined their fanbase. They thought they could pull that and when it was over, figured the fans were so loyal and stupid they would just come back after they finished their moronic squabble over money both sides had too much of anyway. When that DIDN’T happen and ticket sales fell through the floor, they turned the other cheek and let these mutated atheletes juice themselves to into turn put “juice” back in the game. They knew just like that commercial starring Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine said- “Chicks dig the long ball!” Now we are witnessing the after affects of that. Did they really think no one would notice Bonds getting bigger than ANY baseball player or athelete had ever gotten closing in on FORTY? Or that McGwire’s forearms were twice the size, again approaching forty, they were when he was in his 20’s? Or that players that had never hit more than 20 homers in a season were now hitting fifty? The owners and those running baseball have disrespected their fans thinking we are that stupid in a way no sport in this country has ever done before. Congress should investigate them too, but they know with those guys money that trial would last forever. While the fans turn on pawns like McGwire and Bonds like rabid dogs, those in charge of MLB get to walk away from this unscathed. This fiasco stinks from top to bottom and I wish there was a way to put them ALL away- not just Bonds, McGwire and co. This FUBAR will always stick in my mind when thinking of baseball and I hope it does in the minds of fans too. But the owners know, most will be satisfied will vilifying the players and be done with it and they will get to move on scotch free. What baloney.

By Navigator

January 11, 2007 09:14 PM | Link to this

Hang this on the wall somewhere, and pull it out when it happens. When Bonds’ time comes to be voted in, the media will launch a huge campain to get him in. He will be voted into the HOF.

By mark

January 12, 2007 11:51 AM | Link to this

Of cours he’ll be voted in. It will be viewed as racism if he doesn’t get in!! It won’t matter that a white guy and two hispanics won’t get in as well (Palmeiro, Sosa).

By matt

January 12, 2007 02:47 PM | Link to this

I’ll say it again. I agree that Bonds had a HOF career before these steroid allegations. He ballooned from a leadoff hitter someone who hit 73 HR and God only knows how many he’s hit in the last 5 years. He admitted to rubbing a “clear substance” on his body and there happens to be an illegal performance enhancer nicknamed “the clear.” WEIRD!! He just failed a drug test for amphetimines. If he is found guilty of steroids then he should be banned from the HOF forever. Pete Rose broke the rules as a manager and his resume as a player did not save him from getting banned. Bonds will have broken the rules as an active player and should receive the same punishment!!

By benny

January 12, 2007 02:52 PM | Link to this

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