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Give Bonds a Break | 8 comments (8 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

the steroid allegations (#1)
by Vin on Wed May 26 2004 at 9:35 AM EST

absolutely diminish Bonds' reputation. I did a story a while back comparing his rookie card to his current card. His head has grown massively. Weight gain (trust me I know) in getting older is usually in the gut.

Just because THG wasn't deemed illegal until last year doesn't mean BB isn't a cheater. They used to put cocaine in Coca-cola too, you know.

But, you're saying, so what? Steroids is fine. Bonds is great for his batting eye. Hell, there are tons of people with great batting eyes. You have to have the steroid enhanced...er..alledgedly.. strength to jack it out of the park all the time.

Innocent until proven guilty? Yep. But something stinks in McCovey cove. And it ain't the fish.

more steroid effects (#2)
by erik on Wed May 26 2004 at 4:48 PM EST

steroids don't just help you jack the ball further with bigger biceps and quicker wrists. they also increase your visual acuity (i.e., Bonds' unmatched batting eye?) and help you recover faster from hard workouts and injuries. funny coincidence that this year (the year that they start "real" drug testing, even if it's a farce) Bonds and Giambi, both Balco customers, are suffering from recurring bad backs and are seemingly less durable than before...

btw, i hate seeing stories on big sports sites that say normal or increased fan attendance means that fans don't care about the steroid problem. baseball is bigger than Bonds or any other individual player - i still love game, but it definitely colors my view of individual achievements.

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Steroids and Injuries (#3)
by giveusthering on Wed May 26 2004 at 6:58 PM EST

Steroids have been reported to prolong a recovery to and injury, and allow players to retain nagging injuries. This is why jack McDowell accused Mark Prior of Steroid usage. He has still not recovered from an injury suffered last season. I do not think Steroids are ok at all. If Bonds tests positive any record he sets should be thrown out of the books. He should be banned from the league as well. My point is that none of this has happened yet, and we cannot say he has definitely used steroids.

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: Take All The Roids You Want (#4)
by LG on Fri May 28 2004 at 8:12 AM EST

Really. Pump your body full of them. See those biceps grow, the head enlarge and your nuts disappear is all on you.
When you die early or when your cock falls off, don't look for sympathy or any help.
You buy the ticket, you take the ride.

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