Posted By:
jay behrensDave, one serious flaw with your conspiracy theory. There is no way a company is going to spend the money in R&D on a drug for just one athlete. Even Bonds doesn't make enough money to bankroll a personal steroid.
in response to your post in the other thread, I hope your prepared to ban every player from 1990-2003. They are just as guilty as as Bonds. Oh wait, Bonds isn't guilty of anything. And how about those greenie popping drug addicts from the 50s-70s? Do we ban them too and toss them from the HOF because they got an unfair added advantage of that extra "pep" from the special little pill? How many fewer hits, HRs etc would Mays, Aaron, et al have without this wonderful little helper?
Just remember, each record setter has a special set of circumstances that one else got to benifit from. Bonds may have used steroids, but he also face pitchers pumped up on the stuff too. Ruth never had to face juiced pitchers, or pitching specialists that came in the game for a batter or two.
Records are meant to be broken. If Bonds does set the mark, I really doubt it will make Ruth or Aaron's numbers any less significant. The numbers they generated were done under different circumstances and the other may not have been able to duplicate them if they had swapped eras.
so, get over yourself and realize that Bonds' numbers staggering relative to the era that he played in. Everyone else in this era had to face the same condition and most were juiced, so it doesn't diminish what he did. It actually makes it that much more more remarkable since most of the known steroid users have had careers that ended prematurely because their bodies broke down and their skills diminished. Bonds' body is only know starting to seriously breakdown, at age when most top athletes are feelingthis effect regardless of whether theyt used steroids or not.
Jay
WOW upsidedown is MOM. Mom upsidedown is what dad wants to see.