756..and counting

The milestone reached last night in San Francisco CA. by Barry Bonds who became the all time home run king passing Hank Aaron will no doubt have its share of commentators, so I figure what's one more. Barry is not Mr. Nice Guy, he is not someone who seems, at least, to care what you think about him, and he is not in the shape he was 20 years ago. That being said this chemically built machine, presumably, is still going and has managed to break one of the games most storied records. Did he take steroids...possibly. Why haven't they caught him, maybe they don't want to. Baseball is so full of problems that they seem almost afraid to look and see what they might find with an honest effort. Barry did this as did many many many others. Should he be criticized for this, yes, should the rest, yes. Why did they do this? Us. They wanted to put on a better show for the fans, and for their big fat paychecks so they did whatever it took to be at a high level night in and night out. And as a result they felt a lot of pressure and made some stupid decisions. But, what would you do if that was the only way to keep your job? That fine line in professional sports causes people to do some drastic and ultimately stupid things, including performance enhancers. Regardless of what he has done or hasn't (snicker) Barry Bonds' accomplishment is still nothing to be ignored. He is a talented ball player and one of the best home run hitters in the game. Looking at him now, and looking at his rookie card, you may never know it was the same guy, but this aside he should be congratulated on what he has accomplished regardless of how you feel about the guy, Do cheaters prosper...sadly in our world yes. Is he one, perhaps. But all I know is that they are counting home runs either way, so for now he is number one and mark it if you like ****