Well, he needs only two more now.
Big-bogus Barry Bonds is at home run #753, two shy of Hank Aaron's record.
When this bulky blundering wad of artificially injected testosterone was introduced at the All-Star Game, he received a long standing ovation. Well, of course. It was at San Francisco. But the level of disillusionment of the Giants fans is quite astounding. They wholeheartedly embrace a disgrace to the game of baseball, champion an arrogant cheater.
I like to consider myself less critical of celebrity conduct than the Average Joe. Mel Gibson's confession to hating Jews and Tom Cruise's scientologistic romping on the Oprah Show would translate into beautiful one-liners on a diss track, but they don't warrant any further discussion. Celebrities constantly contend with stress and pressure for all the time they are under scrutiny of mass media, and it is only human that they show flaws.
I forgave Kobe Bryant when he cheated on his wife because he made a human mistake and he apologized. But I could not stand by him when he publicly ridiculed his teammates and front office. He committed the latter of the two unforgivable celebrity sins: 1) Intentionally or knowingly cause harm to others and 2) Disrespect your job.
Bloated Barry would fit nicely into the second. By bypassing the strenuous workouts in the gym and endless practices on the field that all other responsible athletes undergo to become better ball players, Bonds is violating the #1 principle of sports--to have fun. We developed sports to enjoy ourselves, to take a break from hunting and gathering, to seek relief from overbearing lords and barons, to escape the filth and grime of industrialized cities. As cliche as it sounds, we play sports to have fun, not to win.
Giants fans, however, don't recognize this so it is my hope that Bonds hits the historic long ball at Dodgers Stadium. I don't want to miss the thunderous jeers broadcast on KCAL9.
4 comments:
Sadly, once you become pro, the fun of the game is left behind and now the only thing that matters is to win and become the best. For some they will lie and cheat to get there, ie: Barry Bonds
iite min, got some shit for your ass...
so as much as i hate Bigheaded Barry i have to point out some shit...1)Barry was cranking home runs back when he had a size 7 head... instead of today's 8... 2) he doesn't bypass the workouts n shit, when taking steriods you still have to work your ass off to become stronger 3) undoubtedly i think he is the best hitter in the game, or was, because of the fact that even if you take 'roids there is no guarentee you can hit a home run, his time is phenomenal, and he has used it to his ability, 4) lastly, no evidence has proven him guilty of takin steroids even though we all know...
so i'm not saying i love barry, but when making claims you have to look at the oppositions arguments so i thought i would just point them out for you, and i agree w/ the person above, many people do not play for fun, the play for money and the win, look at kobe for example... he wants to win, why do you think he wanted to be traded??? Sadly, there are few players who can be like Kevin Costner in For the Love of the Game...
there ya go min, my thoughts..
JAKE
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Here's where I stand on this whole Barry Bonds thing, now that's he's jacked 756.
I don't like him because personally, he's a jerk, so it's hard to celebrate with him like I did with a humble man such as Tom Glavine. (300!) But I don't hate on Bonds because of the whole steroids issue because as we all know, there are plenty of other baseball players (inc. pitchers) who use steroids. So if a steroided person can hit 756 against steroided pitchers, then all the power to him.
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