Comments on: UPDATES ADDED: The Major League *

By: FrmrArtyOffcr

FrmrArtyOffcr — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:10:58 +0000

Actually the drugs definitely would’ve increased the power with which Bonds was able to hit the ball. It might not have improved his hand eye coordination and hence raise his batting average, but it would certainly increase his ability to hit it further. There really isn’t any comparison between Ruth and Aaron and Bonds. Ruth hit a dead as hell ball with a 50+ ounce bat every bit as far as Aaron and Bonds hit live balls with 35 oz bats. Aaron did it without performance enhancing drugs, Bonds did it with performance enhancing drugs. They all may have held the record for most home runs, but the records should all be listed as what they are, truly monumental accomplishments even if less so for the heavily juiced Bonds. I know some people will claim that Ruth wasn’t facing 90+ MPH fastballs, but Aaron and Bonds weren’t using a 50+ oz bat, hitting a non reactive ball while incredibly hungover from spending the night before chasing women, getting drunk and eating junk food all with a substantial beer belly to boot. Now Ruth on the other hand was. I guess you can say that Ruth was decidedly NOT a metrosexual.

By: D. J.

D. J. — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 20:50:19 +0000

I agree with J.Z., Selig has to go. He’s done nothing but tarnish baseball since he’s been there. The great ones like Bonds,Clemens,Rose,were great with or with out it.Either you got it or you don’t, you’re born with it.These players accomplished greatness in different aspects of the game and it has been a pleasure to watch them through the years. They deserve to be in the Hall of Fame.LET THEM PLAY BALL AND QUIT LOOKING FOR SHIT TO BITCH ABOUT SELIG.

By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:44:55 +0000

33 f22 I as thinking the same thing last night. Some klown on the radio was babbling about how “Congress must do something about this right away!” Like it is a critical national security issue or something.

Well maybe like the Imperial Roman Senate, they can take up this “important” Bread-and-Circus issue since they are useless, incompetent, corrupt, and incapable of doing anything useful.

By: PCD

PCD — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:09:27 +0000

3,5, this is an impotent Congress. Like the Mel Brooks’ Governor in “Blazing Saddles”, they have to do something to save their Phoney Baloney jobs.

By: Pam

Pam — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:04:44 +0000

f22- good point…No it isn’tone ofthe most important issues, but it is an issue that needs to be dealt with after our spending bills are taken care of. The cost alone was a sad joke on us…

By: J. Z.

J. Z. — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:53:33 +0000

The owners have spoiled the game. The would like us to believe that they didn’t know about the use of steroiods.
One thing you have to take in consideration is, The ones who had taken the steroids to enhance their physical condition are guilty of their own acctions. Remember you have to have the abilities to do the the things the have accomplished.A ,220 hitter will stay a .220 hitter. Clemens, Bonds, would have been great even if they didn’t take the steroids. Although I never liked Pete Rose, he was a great player aand should be judged as such for the Hall of Fame. Selig has to go. He is part of the problem.

By: f22strike

f22strike — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:51:00 +0000

Sorry if this seems a little off the topic, but I just have to ask:

With a war going on 2 front, and unsettled spending bills needed to fund the government (be it legitimate or ill-legitimate uses) WHY THE HECK IS THE US CONGRESS EVEN GETTING INTO THE ISSUE OF STEROIDS IN BASEBALL!

For crying out loud, even a Democrat candidate for President was on the campaign trail talking about it as being one of the most important Congress can get into! WTF?

Talk about “majoring” in the “minors.”

By: PCD

PCD — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:50:54 +0000

1, For ones like the Rocket, they will be denied election to Cooperstown. Get ready, Mitchell produced a political document and he’ll get sued for it.

By: FrmrArtyOffcr

FrmrArtyOffcr — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 05:13:45 +0000

While I do not condone the use of steroids, there is one small problem with going after the people on this list. The list has NO legal value other than as evidence in a libel suit against the authors. The entire investigation was conducted without any legal authority or accountability. In other words, all of the findings are strictly based on what in a court of law would be determined as hearsay and inadmissable. Just because a drug dealer claims to have sold someone drugs, doesn’t mean that he actually did. Unless there is hard evidence that PROVES (Bond’s testimony hung him. He needed an attorney to advise him of his 5th amendment rights and kept his mouth shut.) that the individual was on banned substances, any action taken would be grounds for a lawsuit. There are also legitimate reasons to be prescribed steroids. The question isn’t really rather the people were on steroids as it is WHY were they on steroids. Were they prescribed to help the person heal from an injury, or were they on them to enhance their performance?

Personally, if any of them were on steroids for simply performance enhancement, they should face the potential for expulsion from the league.