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• ethanator1088 said November 17, 2007

  This is not a black white thing. It is a lying thing. McGuire did not lie to the feds. Barry Bonds did. Giambi did not lie. Barry Bonds did.
  Vick and Bonds have broken serious laws. Dog fighting and lying under oath to the federal government.
  That is why they are being indicted.
  I am a huge baseball fan. That is why I am sensitive about Barry Bonds breaking all the records. He has ruined the record books, because of his drug use. His name has destroyed the last 13 years of stats. McGuire used steroids and ruined a few stats. Barry destroyed the stats and is #1. If baseball does not have stats, it is nothing.
  I still respect your views and think that this is a topic that everyone can disagree on. I also think that everyone can agree that he cheated, and thus he lied to the feds. I give this article a thumbs up!!! Great collection of videos.

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• CowboyJoe said November 17, 2007

  If Barry Bonds treated people with respect instead of contempt this wouldn't be an issue.

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  • bigpimpin replied November 17, 2007

    bonds should have known that they were going to come at him because they came at some of the best players in the mlb and they put there behinds on blast real bad too the point that it humiliated them in the public media and in front of fans they messed with my guy sammy sosa and he hit more runs then barry but it's going to always be an issue if they know how you get down they are going to put you out there before a few years ago bonds didn't hit the way way he has been hitting what a lot of these players don't get in there heads is that you have a lot of fans that looks up too them and if they hear about them doing it they are going to think that it's cool for them too do that but in reality they are not looking at the repocussion behind that it might cause them there life or there careers so barry it's not personal but other people have a lot riding on this you are telling children not to do drugs but they see it from all of there rolemodels,so bonds you kicked yourself in the butt,still got much love for ya!
  • mdguy2415 replied November 17, 2007

    I agree. This is a referendum on his personality, his arrogance and the way he's treated people. The feds are going after him likes he's Tony Montana from Scarface, not some athlete who decided to juice himself up. That's the issue I have -- and I don't think it's about race, though it can come into play somewhat in the reaction of some people.
• ethanator1088 said November 17, 2007

  It is a very complex story. the lines a burred on this one. I know that I do not like what he did and it has nothing to do with race. I think that the media is taking him on because he is taking them on. It is also the biggest story period. The record holder take steroids and apparently a lot of them. That's a big story. I think that is why McGuire retired. This is what he wanted to avoid.

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• Roger05Philly said November 17, 2007

  Racial? There should be no racial cards pulled out on this one. Bond's lied, then it should be dealt with, pulling out racial accusations isn't going to help the situation, it's just going to make the deal a whole lot more complicated. They're doing their work, and it was Bond's fault if he did steroids, after all he's the one that's been playing with fire.

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  • mdguy2415 replied November 17, 2007

    No, it should be not racial, but some people in the media have raised that issue.
    
    It's about him as a person, he breaking a hollowed record and his arrogance. If this had been "Nice Guy ballplayer" he would most likely have gotten a pass...
• fahimabdul said November 18, 2007

  This wouldn't be an issue if he were not black they (the powerful people) would have swept it under the rug. They still haven't proven anything.They could have let it go. If you are white ask yourself this question, if you found out babe ruth used a corked bat for one of his home runs would you want the league to investigate and put an asterisk by his name? Doesn't any notice that if a back person is a star they just have to go bust him and make him the devil?

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• ethanator1088 said November 18, 2007

  corked bat = steroids..... not at all. If Bonds was not black, this would not be racial. That is correct. If Bonds was white, it would be a bout him lying under oath. He would go to jail, just like Martha Stewart. I understand that race plays a factor. I just think it is a small factor. It is worth brining up, but it is not the main point at all. He broke the law, and lied about it under oath. Point blank.

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• mdguy2415 said November 18, 2007

  I will say this, if Barry was in the Ken Griffey mold,de, I am sure he would have gotten a pass and would not have been treated nearly as harsh...

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• Roger05Philly said November 18, 2007

  It's not racial....what's so racial about this? The fact that Barry Bonds lied under federal law 19 times. And now that's considered racist? Come on now, they're just trying to find a way to knock this "steroid use" off Barry's back.

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• mookie1k said November 20, 2007

  hmmm.
  I had no problem with Hank Aaron breaking the record.
  or, is he less black than Barry "so what I cheated" Bonds?
  The racial thing is bunk.
  If He lied, he should do the time and have his accomplishments examined in that context.

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