756

I had ESPN 2 on last night while I was playing poker. Barry Bonds hit home run 756 thus breaking the record held for decades by Hank Aaron of 755 home runs. I personally feel that the all time career home run record and the all time leading goal scorer in Hockey are the most prestigious records in sports. There is no doubt Barry Bonds used steroids, knowingly or not knowingly, whatever he used clear and cream. Mark McGwire used steroids to break Roger Maris single season home run record. Raphael Palmeiro lied in a Grand Jury Testimony that he didn't use steroids, 2 months later he tested positive for steroids. Jason Giambi and Gary Sheffield also admitted using steroids. Jose Canseco wrote a book outing other players for using steroids and how he personally took steroids and introduced them to other teammates such as Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez, Juan Gonzalez, and Mark McGwire. I'm sick of Barry Bonds being labeled as the only player to ever use steroids. At the time Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez, Jose Canseco, and Juan Gonzalez all played for the Texas Rangers, the team was owned by now President Of The United States George Bush, I find this funny considering his speech telling athletes to be role models for todays youth and not to do steroids and protect the purity of the game.

Since it's so cool to be a Detroit Tigers fan I thought I would just mention that once a stiffer drug testing policy was introduced to Baseball Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez showed up nearly 30 pounds lighter to spring training, interesting how this could happen. Gary Sheffield also admitted to using steroids (clear and cream) but doesn't consider clear and cream a steroid because steroids you "shoot them in your butt". So since you probably ride the Tigers cock you really have no room to hate on Barry Lamar Bonds.

What upsets me is that because of steroids there is tons of controversy surrounding this record. The only person to blame is major league baseball and their horrible steroid testing, it's a joke. If baseball didn't want to face this awkward situation that is presently occurring then they should have taken action a long time ago and enforced very strict testing (test every player, every month) from the star of the team to the last player with an irrelevant number and no name. What would be the harm in this, all I see is the benefits.

You can hate Barry Bonds because he was a compulsive cheater on his wife. You can hate him because of how cheap he is. You can hate him because he cheated on his taxes. You can't blame him for taking steroids, blame baseballs front office and the piss poor drug testing policy. Hundreds of players used steroids now quit picking on Barry Bonds. At one time baseball was getting horrible ratings, similar to hockey ratings the past 3 years. Guess what brought baseball ratings back up to a respectable level, steroids. When Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa were both chasing Roger Maris single season home run record the American public regained interest and were mesmerized by the power of these two sluggers.