Some People STILL Instist on Defending Barry Bonds
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I don't subscribe to espn.com Insider because I think it's stupid, unnecessary, and a total ripoff, but even without it, I can tell where this article is headed by the teaser.
What do we celebrate when we celebrate a record? I would say innate abilities and longevity, perseverence in spite of natural limitations, and the sacrifice of comfort to achieve spectacular longevity. Considering that Bonds relinquished each of these qualities when he began juicing hardcore (except maybe for the third, since his ass was undoubtedly sore after injections and his body will likely be a wreck for the rest of his life), what's left to celebrate? A man successfully feeding his ego while destroying his own life and using other people in the process?
Maybe fans have been overly venemous about the issue this year, but how does he fix to compare it to the Salem witch trials?
Do the words "perjury in front of a grand jury" mean anything to Gary Gillette?
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For the record, his following argument is something along the lines of "Well Ruth didn't have to play against black pitchers or great relief pitchers, and Aaron got to play part of his career at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (the "Launching Pad") so why is everyone pissed that Bonds got an advantage with steroids?"
The short answer: Ruth and Aaron didn't break the rules, and therefore did not have any more of an advantage than the other players of their time.
Why do so many sports writers have a knee-jerk reaction to stick up for the bad guy? The thought process seems to be that if everyone hates Bonds/Kobe/Duke lacrosse, I should write an article sticking up for them simply because it's different. Bad logic.
Also, the launching pad? Is he also gonna use that to refer to nearly every modern park that Bonds plays road games in?
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