Barroid, er, Barry Bonds indicted

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Posted By: James Gallo

I have been out of town so I haven't had any time to get on here, however I felt I needed to voice an opinion on this.

First off I can't imagine how anyone could compare the "crimes" of ty cobb vs bonds. Cobb was a mean SOB who obviously acted in a way that would not be acceptable today, however he doesn't live in todays' world. The fact of the matter is that 75+ years ago the world was very different, the laws were very different, and how people viewed things like racism, aggressiveness and all the other crap Cobb was known for has GREATLY changed.

I really don't think people thought of Cobb in the same negative way we think about Bonds, Sosa, McGwire and the rest even when he was elected into the hall of fame.

As such there is just no way to compare the two. Just because cobb got in doesn't mean Bonds will. The fact of the matter is believe it or not the writers made a statement by not putting McGwire in on the first ballot.

If Bonds is found guilty he will not make it into the hall at all. As is even if he gets off it will be tough IMO.

If we had a commissioner with even a tiny set he would have taken action of this years ago but all we have is a weak figure head, which is a shame.

Also if bonds is found guilty and then let into that hall you would be forced to let in the likes of rose, the black sox and plenty of other dead ball era guys that are being kept out for "legal" reasons.

If your not going to compare players stats from different era's then I think it is equally unfair to try and compare their crimes.

As for the legal end of things, I don't have a clue, but if the federal government has another OJ it could be a huge problem and iI don't think they would have gone forward if they didn't really think they had an overwhelming amount of information that even a local jury would convict him.

Personally when going threw jurors I would just eliminate any that know of barry and baseball. Believe it or not there are people that don't know or care about barry or baseball and might not have an opinion either way, yes even in SF.


James Gallo

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