Barry Bonds

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by somerfrost

Good points! And yes, it is a shame that baseball has lost some innocense. Sports are a mere reflection of society at large and this is certainly an example of that...the lines become blurred and pretty soon guilt is viewed as a matter of degree. My only issue is our seemingly unending desire to think the worst of people we dislike coupled with a willingness to be judge, jury and executioner...we "know" this guy is guilty and that's that...history tells us this is not the path of justice, reason and equality...

innocent til proven guilty--i believe that. but no one is saying bonds should be in jail, and his freedom certainly hasn't been taken away without due process. what we're talking about his peoples' opinions on him, his character, etc. you know, kind of like talking about michael vick. altho comments have been prefaced with 'if', i'd say most feel that vick is lacking in character. that's not judging without a trial, it's using your own common sense. by the same token, common sense would tell you that an adult doesn't suddenly grow two shoe sizes.
also, bonds himself admitted to using stuff-creams, etc, that he said he didn't know what they contained. his own words cause questioning about his legitimacy--he has said that he used things given to him--but claims not to know what was in them. umm, yeah. his own common sense should have told him that you don't use something that you aren't sure what it is, and if you suddenly start to grow when you've started something new, hey, maybe there's something not quite right.

do i think he should be shown as the record holder when he breaks it? yeah, he should. is it tainted? yes, it is. by his own actions and words, it is. should selig be in attendance? yes. there is no way, since there is no evidence, that he should not be credited. BUT, it doesn't mean that everyone must stand and cheer when he breaks it.