Bonds just beat out Rickey Henderson for all-time walks...

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Posted By: Glen V

Bonds is a prick, tells off his own fans, complains about every strike, and doesn't even try at times. I wouldn't be surprised if Bonds fans told me they loved Saddam for being a great leader. And you honestly think that steroids and human growth hormones don't help a player see the ball better and have a better reaction time? That an aging batter becomes the best all-time after joining up with BALCO? Or that doing it is OK? Its not like a bunch of kids would ever follow suit, follow their hero and mess up their bodies or die due to steroids.

On a lighter note, Bonds probably has the record for taking the most strikes that were called balls of any hitter. One manager said his strike zone was smaller than a laptop computer. One game announcer had this to say during a game: "And the pitcher starts off Bonds with a strike. Last week, he started with two strikes, but they were both called balls. (Bonds had glared at the ump again.) It gets tiring watching Bonds complain about every pitch called a strike that he doesn't swing at. Of course, not too many umpires call strikes on him. Well, this one did. Welcome to the strike zone of everyone else..." If Bonds is tired of getting walked, maybe he should swing at some of the strikes!