Yep, Everyone’s Dirty…Now What?
December 14, 2007 by Ryan
Here’s a great question:
Which is worse? Barry Bonds who has hit a ton of homeruns, won NL MVP 7 times, and holds one of the most hallowed records in baseball or Roger Clemens who has tossed a ton of K’s, won 7 Cy Young Awards, and 2 World Series rings
- Micah Bate
Let me just say that I called Clemens! We all knew the Mitchell Report would be big and it is. Tons of names. Tons of big names. It kind of pains me to see my childhood hero Wally Joyner on there, but, as I have stated in other posts, it was a different time. I’m not saying it’s right. I’m not saying the players are less to blame than the trainers or the owners or the commissioner. Hopefully, this presents a big enough shakeup to where real changes can be made to prevent the use of performance enhancing substances.
I still say that you can’t asterisk the whole era! I would not be a baseball fan today if it weren’t for that era! And I don’t think many of you would. But that can be debated and quarreled over, the more important point now is: Let’s make the right changes and MOVE ON!
Update
Here’s a great quote I found from Bro. Murphy on ESPN:
It’s disappointing and discouraging, but this is the moment baseball has been waiting for to shock us into action. Now we have a golden opportunity to quit the fighting between the union and the owners and, like Sen. Mitchell said, turn the testing over to a truly independent agency that can help solve this problem. It’s an opportunity I hope baseball doesn’t miss. We can still change the culture of baseball.
- Dale Murphy, seven-time NL All-Star and two-time MVP. Since retiring in 1993, Murphy runs “I Won’t Cheat,” a grassroots foundation aimed at helping America’s youth make the right choices when it comes to cheating and performance-enhancing drugs.
The Bonds Indictment
November 16, 2007 by Ryan
There is a great deal of vindictiveness surrounding the Bonds indictment. Some feel that he deserves to be “thrown into the bay.” Some feel that he should be castigated for all time. I tend to agree with Curveball City, “This is not something to be happy about.”
I think I view the whole Steroids Era a little different than the general public (Here is a quote from my “Mark McGuire Deserves the Hall of Fame” post:
You say, “But the balls & the players were juiced.”
I say, “I don’t care!”
That’s what we wanted needed to see! Steroids got out of hand, I agree. When it gets into the high schools, that’s bad. But at the time there wasn’t that stigma. You can’t punish one without punishing all during that period and I don’t think we should. Ask yourself this, would you be a baseball fan if it weren’t for Mark McGwire?
Would baseball be around if it weren’t for the Steroids Era? And don’t try and separate the two, Bonds & the whole era. Bonds stands out for several reasons: Read more
New Homerun King
September 24, 2007 by Ryan
I know people have a problem with his attitude. I know people have issues with him and the juice. But you have to give it up to Barry Bonds for 756! Whether you like him or detest him, you can’t dispute that he has been one of the best hitters in baseball. He probably has one of the best eyes the game has ever seen.
I am actually glad he was able to do it in San Francisco where he was able to be cheered. It is too big of an accomplishment to ignore or boo. I always get chills when I watch historic homers (Kirk Gibson…hehehe, I had to McKissicks).
