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If we are to believe that there are so many players that used steroids that we don't know about, wouldn't it be safe to say that there were a lot of players that used steroids and still sucked?

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Two very valid points. I'll try to add one. How come more pitchers and "smaller" middle infielders have been caught using steroids than "big" homerun hitters? Also, since they now have a testing program in place and all of these players who actually DID fail a test are given second chances, why isn't Barry Bonds extended the same courtesy? The sports reporters who hate him personnally have let their personal biases affect their commentary.

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The reason that Bud Selig didn't applaud when Barry tied Hank Aaron's home run record is that Hank is a friend of Bud's. Bud just doesn't like Barry breaking a record that is revered in baseball by a player that isn't his kind of person. At least the late Pete Rozelle handed Al Davis the Vince Lombardi thophy after the Raiders won Super Bowl XV and the players took the picture of the event.

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To Jerry Richardson. Thank you for that intelligent posting. I also have been a fan for most of my 65 years, thinking at one time Hank Aaron must be the best hitter I ever saw. Barry has changed all of that. I wonder why people gloss over the fact he has 30 more walks this year than anyone else in all of baseball. Is it because managers and pitchers realise that even at his advanced "playing" age, he is still the most dangerous hitter in the game. It's time for the "media" to get on another bandwagon. This one is getting old.

Paul Ransford

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I think it's very fitting that the player that gave up the home run actually tested positive for steroids. It's fitting because of the absolutely ridiculous with hunt on Barry Bonds. The treatment of Bonds has been disgusting. He is one of the greatest hitters of all time regardless of what he did or did not do. The way he's been singled out makes me sick to my stomach. It's the fans and the sportswriters who have gone after Bonds and talk about "asterisks" who should feel ashamed of themselves.

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I have been an avid baseball fan most of my 62 years on this earth, including pitching little leauge, 13-15 pony league, and 16-18 city leauge, not to mention U.S.Army Service Leauge Baseball. I think it's a crying shame that Barry Bonds has not been given the benefit of the doubt concerning his aleged use of steriods...he said that he never knowingly took steriods, and he has never been indicted for same, nor has he been founf guilty of anything, other than a mistrust of the press...and who could blame him...I dont't know who most of these "press" are, but they seem to be a bad distraction who are all suffering from "feeding frenzy" when it comes to things athletic...Barry Baonds has tied Hank Arron for the al-time home run lead, and soon will break it and stand alone at the top...more than Arron, more than Ruth, and more than anyone who has ever played the game....so be it, and let the morons who
think they know something, continus to gripe and complain, it's too bad they never played the game.
And Bud Selig should go find a hole to crawl into...why show up at an event only to put your hands in your pants...he looks like a jerk anyway, and that move confirmed it.

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I think it is truly disgusting that baseball has developed into such a widespread area for breaking the law. Who cares if baseball didn't acknowledge steroid use until recently. It was STILL against the law and these players KNEW it. What a disgusting example for our kids who idolize these guys. I believe that these athletes today have found, yet again, another way to beat the system with new non detectable growth hormones and the new records should all be stricken from the record books.

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