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

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Posted By: Gary B.

"With all due respect Gary, Barry Bonds is not on trial in this forum but all of us are entitled to have our opinion on whether or not he is juiced."

I guess my point is that I understand he's not on trial, but in many people's minds he's already been tried and convicted. I guess I feel passionately about this because I've been accused of something in the past that I had to go to trial for to prove my innocence. The legal system is founded on the premise that people are innocent until proven guilty, but usually it works in exactly the opposite way, and no one can seem to escape the taint of an accusation, regardless of their innocence or guilt.

The thing that bugs me is that SOOOOO many people I come across I try to talk to about Barry Bonds, and they are so totally and completely dismissive of him either because of his personality or his alleged steroid use, that they cannot appreciate his unbelievable accomplishments. I can't even initiate a conversation with them because in their minds he's already guilty and not worthy of serious discussion. Naturally, people are entitled to their own opinions, but I just think it's sad. One of the best baseball players we've seen in a VERY long time is right in front of us still playing, and some people have a complete blind spot to him because of their peripheral reasoning. I'm not saying that you feel this way, as you have said otherwise, but many people do. It's sad, and that's just the way I feel about it.