I don't wish harm on anyone, however, I do think that Bonds, breaking the record, etc. does not add anything to the game. I think it takes away from the game. That's the way the entire thing lands with me.
Call it a record, and I would say it will go down as one. However, what respect will this record have? What integrity does it have? Not with the few, but with the many. Personally, I don't think one can hang their hat on the fact that Bonds hasn't been formally charged or convicted. While it's true that one is innocent until proven guilty, the fact is there is no actual and formal crime that he can be guilty of as far as I see it. There is no environment or infrastructure in which Bonds can be tried or convicted. You cannot un-ring a bell. Who can bring charges against him? Prosecute and try him? Let's not confuse cause and effect -- and being that there is no law to break, guilt will be absent.
I think all of this is more due to a complete lack of oversight on the part of MLB, and now -- I am sorry to say -- perhaps Congress. I also think there is a complete farce as it relates to the governing body of MLB and the fact that they refuse to enforce any resemblence of rules, regulations, policies, etc. This is all part of the problem -- not part of the solution.
Eric
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