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DJAs noted 100 threads ago, this thread will reach the record and I honestly think that this thread should be tested for steroids. It's not fair to the other threads that aren't as big and I think Adam J's thread of "all low grade cards are worthless" was done cleanly.
If Mark McGwire was Barry Bonds right now, the world wouldn't hate him as much, but they would still hate him. This based on his personality.
I don't believe skin color has anything to do with it and if you think so, it's the easy argument and you are wrong. It's about ethics.
If there was a picture of Barry Bonds injecting himself, there would still be some of you that would feel the photo was doctored and when Bonds said it was his insulin shot for his Diabetes, many would believe that too.
McGwire was never accused of doing steroids while he was playing, but andro wasn't banned or illegal and no one really knew anything about it at the time. You could buy it at the mall. Can't buy steroids in the mall.
When Mac refused to answer questions at the hearing about steroid use, he came across rather poorly and a lot of hate has been thrown in his direction which was once love. People started to question him and by the time they could "further" look into the affair, he was gone and now living in seclusion and answering nothing while his torso shrinks.
Does Palmeiro not have a job because of his nationality? No, because he is a finger pointing liar. Nobody likes being lied too.
Bonds is hated because there is so much proof that links him to steroids. HIS TRAINER AND FRIEND DISTRIBUTED STEROIDS! He is a bastard of a human being that goes out of his way to be anti-social. People hate the fact that he blames everyone but himself for being hated. He is hated because a large majority of the world feel that his stats are tainted and it is truly disrespecting the achivements of The Bambino and Hammerin Hank.
If McGwire(or Todd Helton or Craig Biggio or Chad Curtis) was about to reach that level and there was this much questioning in the air about the honesty of the achievement, there would no doubt be hate in their direction as well. McGwire is just another #500 home run hitter (like his unemployed pals from 1998 to current), not someone who came close to the records that matter.
DJ