I'd say that we need an asterisk....

All right, this is going to be a post that probably agrees with many opinions that concern this person. This person has 713 career home runs, and many argue that he is one of the best hitters in baseball.... ever. Barry Bonds played for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1986-1992, and then was traded to the San Francisco Giants and has been playing there up until now. Barry Bonds may be a great hitter, but I would consider him to be the most hated baseball player... ever. No matter who you are, a Yankees fan, a Red Sox fan, a Mets fan, a Cardinals fan, a Padres fan, a Mariners fan, a Devil Rays fan (are there any?... you get my drift)... you probably hate Barry Bonds. If you are a fan of sports in general, you probably hate Barry Bonds. If you actually like this guy, you have no appreciation for the hard work that 99% of athletes actually put in to earn their money and achieve their goals of winning championships. You also have no respect for the young kids growing up who work hard to make their dreams come true. You also may not have morals. I know I can't stand the guy. That is because he is a cheater. If you actually think that Barry Bonds did not take steroids and did not cheat, you are an idiot.

Barry Bonds reportedly has taken four different types of steroids, of performance enhancers, including "the clear," "the cream," and HGH (human growth hormone). In 14 years, from 1986-2000, Bonds hit 40 or more home runs on three occasions. There was no doubt that he would be a Hall of Famer. From 2000 until 2004, Bonds has hit 49, 73, 46, 45, and 45 home runs in the respective years. From the time that I have watched baseball, guys did not just explode when they hit their high 30's. Guys usually get worse. They also don't get as big as Bonds has.

A lot of people think Bonds is a jerk of a person, but really, I could care less about that. Bonds should not be playing baseball. I know that the rules are rules, and there are loopholes, but Barry Bonds should not be going for the all-time home run record. Roger Maris, when he hit 61 home runs in a season, had an asterisk next to his name because he played 8 more games than the Sultan of Swat. Does Bonds have an asterisk for his 73 home runs, which broke McGwire's record? Nope. As a matter of fact, does McGwire have an asterisk because he was caught taking performance enhancers? Nope. Yeah, they were "legal," but we know now after the Congressional hearing that Mark McGwire took steroids.

"I'm not here to talk about the past." Oh yeah, than what the hell are you here to talk about?

Back on topic, as I was saying, Barry Bonds should not be allowed to try to break Hank Aaron's home run record of 755. He will be passing Babe Ruth soon, he is one home run shy of being tied in second place with 714. The Game of Shadows, which seems to be a very good read (I read the excerpt in SI), describes everything that Bonds has done, and is well-documented by the two writers, who have been summoned to be questioned in the investigation headed by Senator Mitchell. Bonds was just asked, "When you pass someone, you think of yourself as better than them. Do you think you are better than Babe Ruth?" Bonds just replied, "I don't know."

How could he think that he is better than Babe Ruth? Ruth changed the game, when steroids were not rampant in the major leagues, and when he would hit more home runs than some teams combined. This guy is just too much, and I have had enough. Get him out of here. Someone, find evidence of perjury, it shouldn't be that hard. Throw him in jail for a little bit, end the career. Stop it before it gets too big, before people will see the most prestigious record in sports, the home run record, with the name of a man who has obviously cheated and is trying to deceive everyone that he is clean, and has done no wrong. Just because steroids may not have been outlawed/tested in baseball until recently, it does not mean that someone is not cheating. They are and were ILLEGAL in the United States, and baseball as well its players are not above the law. Baseball does not test for human growth hormone, and to be totally honest, I would not be surprised if he was still using that.

If it were up to me, Bonds would be gone. Although it would be impossible to erase all of the stats he has accumulated, MVPs can be taken away. They would not be given to the man that was second in votes, but rather, there would have not been a winner in those years. Bonds home run statistics would not have counted, and the at-bats would have been cancelled. A respected manager in baseball, Frank Robinson, would have loved this to happen. However, it is very hard to do, and would never happen with Bud Selig, anyway. Selig needs to stop beating around the bush and come out with it. Call out Bonds, see what he has to say. If Selig gets some balls, maybe he won't be seen as a terrible commissioner. Maybe then people will see that Selig means business, and that he isn't scared of the players, their union, or that other moron Donald Fehr. But, I think it is wishful thinking, and nothing will happen. With our luck, Bonds will get the record, and a cheater will hold the best record in sports. Baseball will be tainted until someone else can surpass this almost impossible record. Someone clean, someone like Alex Rodriguez or Albert Pujols, two players who probably have the best shot at doing it in the next decade. Until then, we are stuck with Barry Bonds because people in baseball are scared of him, and won't stick up for the game they supposedly love. Although there probably will be none in the books, I think that we really need that controversial mark... the asterisk.

All-Time Home Run Leaders

Henry Aaron 755
Babe Ruth 714
Barry Bonds* 713

*Player has reached this mark because of his use of performance enhancing drugs, giving him an edge over numerous others who did not use these illegal substances.