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Originally Posted by ninja
Baseball is stupid.
Plain and simple.
Every team has a player on it that has used PEDs. That's probably a very sure bet. Why is Barry Bonds so different? Is it because he was a great player helped by PEDs to make himself a legend? Is baseball really that hypocritical to be pissed off about their record being tainted when they did absolutely nothing to curb PED use? The men who are running this show are buffoons.
Bonds is going to put up a .400 OBP with 15-20 HR. Sure, he may not be able to run very fast, but he's going to be on base. Better to be slow and on base than fast and not on base. He's going to still scare pitchers, hit a lot of doubles, and draw a ton of walks. That type of production can justify the media circus. Barry Bonds' statistics will not lose a team any games. He will win them games.
Yes, he's a douche. I'm not disagreeing with that. But at 43, even with the help of PEDs, he's still a pretty effective offensive ballplayer.
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i totally agree with this.
the only drawback i can see is the ego that comes with him causing a break in chemistry of a team. If the cubs, boston or yankees were to acquire him, then there would be way too much ego in the dugout for the team to do well. We already see this kind of breaking out with boston and the frustration with the injuries. when coco charged the mound, we say youkilis and manny get in a fight in the dugout.
I was always under the idea that too many big stars on a team does not mean the team will be good. Look at the yankees since they added Arod, they have not won a world series title, even with all the talent on the team.