Barry Bonds cheated. However, half of the Majors might have cheated throughout the 90's along with him. I don't see how we can place Barry Bonds under so much scrutiny and critisize him so harshly for committing a crime that everyone commits. Bonds has become the poster boy for everything that is wrong baseball today. At the other end of the spectrum,Roger Clemens, also accused of taking steroids, has gotten a free pass. No one has suggested taking away his 7 Cy-Youngs. What makes Clemens better than Bonds? He is just as cold to the media, and he throws bats at people!! Bonds is black, Clemens is white. Members of the media dismiss this argument instantly, most members of the media are also white. Don't get me wrong, Clemens is an amazing pitcher, just as Bonds is probably the best home run hitter of our time. Despite all the detractors, what Bonds has accomplished is special, and required a great amount of skill. All Bonds did is what most competitors are taught to do from a young age, gain a competitive edge. It's what he was told to do by little league coaches, what he was told to do by high school coaches, and what he was told to do by his Major League coaches.
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I agree that Bonds is undergoing significantly more scrutiny than many baseball players in the league today, but the reason is because he's breaking records! Hank Aarons was (and still is!) a huge contributor to the game of baseball, and his record has stood so long for a reason. To have someone sweep in and beat it illegally and unfairly isn't right. Hence him being scrutinized.
I disagree about "I don't see how we can place Barry Bonds under so much scrutiny and critisize him so harshly for committing a crime that everyone commits." If half the world robs a crocery story tomorrow, should they not be criticized because everyone else was doing it?
Good post though, liked the comparison to Clemens.
Yeah Jameson I think I worded that poorly. What I meant to say is that I think it unfair that he is so harshly critisized for his moral wrong when there are others who have committed the same wrong and received none of the hooplah.
yea good call Ranbir. I figured that's what you might be going for but wasn't sure.
I agree that Bonds is being used as a scapgoat for a major problem throughout the baseball world and his scrutiny may be tainted by some form of discrimination in one way or another. In any case, this is a serious problem that should be taken seriously not only in the case of Barry Bonds but baseball in general.
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