Boo on Bonds

Some of the class' comments were similar to what I thought. Barry Bonds is a cheater. He knows he is, I know he is, everyone knows he is. He stole the home run record away from a man who worked to fairly breakthat record, is blasphemy. Bond's talent for angering the media has also been extraordinary too, so his "star" in the public eye isn't any good either.
Barry Bonds has become the posterchild for the the larger problem ; cheating in Major League Baseball. Steriods, and now Human Growth Hormone (HGH), have become the only way to compete in the game. The general rule of thumb is no longer "cheat to get ahead", but instead "cheat to even be considered".
Barry deserves the grave he has dug himself. You cheat, you lose. And the United States is notoriously one of the most forgiving public bases. If given the opportunity to forgive, we do. Barry has expressed no such sympathy or remose, and he has never showed any kind of sympathy whatsoever, and THAT is something he deserves. You show no respect, you don't get any back.

Don't Stop with Bonds

All you have to do is look at his baseball cards. Barry Bonds went from a skinny player known for his combination of speed and hitting to a player that looks like he is from the WWE and needs an armored truck on his elbow and ankle just to make it to first base safely. I understand there is such a thing as weight training and it can make a significant improvement, but not as quickly as it did for Bonds. Secondly, look at his home run totals. He only has one season that he hit over 50 home runs. That season just happened to be his famouys 2001 where he totaled 73 home runs. He Barry Bonds was an easy target for the media since he has always turned a cold shoulder to all news outlets. Roger Clemens is also accused of steroid use and the same arguments of body build and statistics through his old age can be used to support the accusation, but he is beloved by the nation and media alike. No one pursues those accusations as passionately because of Roger Clemens' personality. Barry Bonds did cheat, but he is not the only high profile player that ought to be investigated. This investigation needs to be thorough and exstensive leaving no one and I mean no one out of it.