Reply #36: Oh, jeebus [View All]

[Oeditpus Rex]

I'm getting tired of this argument.

"Minority" players — Name a "minority" pitcher Bonds had a hard time with and I'll name a "white" pitcher of Ruth's era just as good or better. This argument grasps at straws.

Amphetamines — Prove that using them helped any ballplayer. The statistics don't support it. And I'd tend to agree with Jim Bouton, who wrote in "Ball Four" that his own, limited use of them only made him feel like he was playing better.

I won't deny there's a "dislike factor," but it's one Bonds himself has fostered by being an asshole.

The bottom line is, people expect athletes to play on the level, and he hasn't.