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Why the Steroids/Bonds thing bugs me.

Discussion in 'Sports' started by Gilles27, Apr 26, 2006.

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  1. Gilles27

    Gilles27 F1 World Champ

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    It occurred to me today why the steroids scandal bugs me. Well, one of the reasons. The baseball announcer for the Cubs game was doing one of those "This day in history..." pieces, and today was the day Roger Maris hit his first home run of the '61 season. His home run record stood for 37 years, which is remarkable in any sport. Despite never being elected to the baseball Hall of Fame, his name seemed to be attached forever to the home run, being immortalized as the single season record holder. But along came the steroids era, with its bulked up sluggers, and away went the name of Roger Maris forever. He will be a forgotten man now. And even though he broke Babe Ruth's record on the last day of an extended season, that was baseball's issue to address, not Maris'. He merely played by their rules.

    So now we have Barry Bonds about to surpass Babe Ruth on the all-time home run list. I know his name will never eclipse the Babe's in Legend. Infamy perhaps, but not stature. I just hope he never gets close to Aaron. Talk about two men worlds apart in class.
     
  2. MrScarface

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    Without homeruns, baseball would be about as boring as watching the wind blow. I'm all for steroid use. They should use more.
     
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    Amen to that.

    And as for the Babe, he didn't have any class but he sure had style.

    If Roger and Pete (Rose) are not put in the Hall of Fame and those drug saturated science experiments are, they might just as well close the doors in Cooperstown for all it's legitimacy.


    And they might as well just end record keeping after Ricky Hendersons base stealing record.
     
  5. teak360

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    I used to like baseball, I won't even watch one game the whole season now.
     
  6. BigAl

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    makes me sick EVERY TIME I see a pic or vid of BB, absolutely can't stand him and the MORONS who cheer him.

    Brain makes a good point I hadn't considered.....
     

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