tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631598514243330618.post4238916075352904655..comments2023-06-01T06:25:53.999-07:00Comments on Pine Tar and Brickbats: Bonds, Barry BondsDan Bermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17270623387553640982noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631598514243330618.post-61940239923191013102011-04-16T09:10:41.142-07:002011-04-16T09:10:41.142-07:00I dunno, I'm kind of done with the whole PED a...I dunno, I'm kind of done with the whole PED argument. If MLB had wanted to keep them out of the game, they would have made steps to do so a long time ago. I don't see much difference between guys like Bonds, McGwire and Clemens using steroids or whatever and players from the 60's and 70's (like Aaron) using uppers. Illegal outside of baseball and frowned upon, but no real testing or punishment for using.<br /><br />Bonds, prior to 1999, was the best baseball player I had ever seen and he was well on his way to the HoF. Sadly, that wasn't enough for him when he saw what McGwire and Sosa were doing in the summer of 1998. Chicks dig the long ball, I get it. But for me it doesn't diminish what he did before and I think he belongs in the Hall. Absolutely.Verdant Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.com