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Posted By: David Smith

Cobby,

Tired of the BS, why?? Because you are scared it is true??

Blind loyalty is what gets people into trouble. Even when they see the truth, they don't want to believe it and usually what happens is they are too far down the path when they decide to do something, like change course and admit they were wrong or try to get out of the situation.

The Grand Jury reconvenes in September and once Bonds is indicted for tax evasion and perjury, I expect YOU to be the first one on this board to admit you were wrong about him.

I am on here and I have said he has cheated. If I am wrong, nothing is going to happen. Bonds is still going to be a free man. He is still going to be worth millions. He is still going to have the season and career Home Run records and he is going to go into the Hall Of Fame.

However, look what YOU have to lose if you are wrong. The Giants organization will have a black eye. The team accomplishments during Bonds time with them will be tainted. Your HERO will have been torn down. He will be fined and will possibly go to jail, thus ending his baseball career. If he isn't put on Baseball's Restricted List like Joe Jackson and Pete Rose then his being voted into the HOF will be a LONG time coming.

On the Gaylord Perry issue of cheating. He has admitted throwing the Spit Ball. Did this help him?? Yes, on occasion. But I seriously doubt he used it EVERY PITCH. Bonds using steroids and other PED's has helped him EVERY STEP ON THE BASEBALL FIELD!!! Bonds can't just turn it on and then turn it off. It is there with him constantly. This is in contrast to Perry who could decide when he wanted to use the Spitter. Do I condone what Perry did? NO!!! But at least what he did wasn't a constant.

Oh yeah, I also find it funny that Gaylord Perry was a San Francisco Giant and that fine human being and role model named Bobby Bonds was also.

On a side note, Dusty Baker should NOT have a job on Baseball Tonight where he can give his opinion on the steroids issue. He was the Manager for the poster boy so his opinion is a conflict of interest. Steve Phillips shouldn't be on the show either since the long time Clubhouse guy of the Mets was arrested for dealing in PED's. An employee during the time that Phillips was GM.

David