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Posted By: Mark

Al,
Don't be so hard on yourself. You probably would not turn into a drug abusing jerk. There are lots of people who have as many advantages as Barry Nonds has but who also have good natures and turn out fine. I think it takes an especially defective nature to be Barry Bonds. As for Cobb, life did hand him a difficult youth---but, again, I've known people with similar stories who turned out ok. They took two different paths and each ended up being a great hitter and a lousy human being. Neither seems especially enviable.