With so many scandals in the world of sports, I decided to comment on the Barry Bonds scandal. Now that MLB commissioner Bud Selig has decided to come to San Francisco games there is a little less suspense in the air, but Bud did not really give Barry a ringing endorsement, he said:
"I felt it was the right thing to do," Selig said of joining the Bonds chase Tuesday in San Francisco. "I decided I would rather be here than sitting at home watching the game on TV and listening to my wife grumble about me watching the game on TV."
The bottom line is this. The home run record is the most sacred of all sports records in the USA. The baseball commissioner has to be there, even if we get Barry Bonds-756*.
Last time I checked we are not living in the Soviet Union, but in the USA where everyone is innocent until proven guilty. The media has convicted the man already. Everyone thinks he has cheated, even Patrick Arnold. While I personally believe that Barry Bonds has been cheating and I also feel that in the late 90s after the strike Selig turned a blind eye to the cheating, so he is at fault as well. At the moment, there is no clear and convincing proof that Barry cheated. Until that proof surfaces, we have to treat Barry with the respect he deserves. That said I will still boo him at Shea.
Posted by Steve in New York.