Barry Bonds

We don't hear or see much of Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Rafael Palmeiro, and Barry Bonds. The only person able to withstand the intense pressure of the steroid spotlight was Barry Bonds,

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In the time since, other big names have been taken down a peg. Barry Bonds remains in a seemingly endless fight with the government to prove his innocence despite evidence to the contrary. Jason Giambi, Alex Rodriguez, Andy Pettite, Roger Clemens, and Manny Ramirez have all been busted for steroid use. Now, just this week we learned of Sammy Sosa's steroid use, forever tainting one of America's darlings from 1998.

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even if it screws a few people over) is, at least in my opinion, the best policy.

I mean, look at Barry Bonds...he's still trying to defend himself, saying that he never "knowingly" took steroids.  What a joke!  Roger Clemens went through the same process.  Sammy Sosa forgot how to speak English when asked about 'roids, and Mark McGwire "won't talk about the past".  Really, the only two guys to ever come clean about their substance use lately have been Jose Canseco and Jason Giambi.  Canseco is a nut and can't be given much credit (besides getting people thinking about the topic), so really I only respect Giambi for his honesty.

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y were not able to do when Bonds was there.

 For 15 years, the focal point of the Giants was Barry Bonds.  No one knew who was on the Giants because they were never able to sign free agents with big names because they did not want anyone interferring with Bonds image.  Or Bonds did not want anyone to take the spotlight off of him.  When they did sign free agents, it was underachievers.  The Giants let Jeff Kent get away because he was getting in the way of Bonds.  Papers quoted the team as "Bonds and the 24 other players."  Since 2002, the Giants were never able to contend because they spent all their money on Bonds.  These are new days now.

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       WHO WILL PLAY? 

Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens are two people that changed the sport of baseball forever.  One might look at this statement and say, “Of course they did.  Bonds took down the most prestigious records in baseball by hitting more dingers than good Old Hank.  He has given the sport more publicity and has made it more popular.  Clemens is a superhero for all of us.  A man whose career was falling apart, quickly changed turned it around and showed the 40’s were the new 20’s.  With all those Cy Young’s, he is one of the best pitchers in history.”  I would tell you, “Nope, that isn’t how they changed it.  That is how they ruined the sport.”  You would then look at me funny and walk away.  Go ahead, walk away from the truth.  The truth is these men have tainted this sport and have embarrassed the players in the generation before them.

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