tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post1962477527198224052..comments2024-02-29T02:10:56.878-08:00Comments on J O S H U A P U N D I T: Bonds hits number 755..ties AaronFreedom Fighterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649470110087808596noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-47988024576048532632007-08-05T23:16:00.000-07:002007-08-05T23:16:00.000-07:00Hey, Soccer Dad! How are you? Pull up a chair and ...Hey, Soccer Dad! How are you? Pull up a chair and get comfortable..<BR/><BR/>I see this a litte differently, I think. To me it's not a matter of a player's `choice' to take a risk as much as his choice to take an unfair advantage over the competition.<BR/><BR/>That's particularly wrong when Bonds, at 43, has used steroids to break records of players who set them naturally that he likely would never have gotten near without chemical aid.<BR/><BR/>`Roids aren't a magic elixer, but all things being equal, theyunnatuarally enhance performance...and as far as I'm concerned,that ain't kosher.<BR/><BR/>To me it's a moral issue. When is cheating acceptable? And if so, how much?<BR/><BR/>Bonds is a great athlete, and so is Mac and some of the others involved in this garbage..but I think basebal fans are right to view any achevements by these guys as iffy.<BR/><BR/>I'll be surprised if either gets into Cooperstown.They will always have that asterik after their stats.<BR/><BR/>Have a good one!<BR/><BR/>ffFreedom Fighterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13649470110087808596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-72815813891410498712007-08-05T19:56:00.000-07:002007-08-05T19:56:00.000-07:00I've seen the view on Baseball Musings that if an ...I've seen the view on <A HREF="http://www.baseballmusings.com" REL="nofollow">Baseball Musings</A> that if an athlete wishes to take a risk he should be allowed to. It would be one thing if a player took steroids and like magic bulked up. But my understanding is that steroids are no magic elixir, the player still has to work out and build up his strength to take advantage of the steroids. It makes building the strength easier, but not automatic.<BR/>Then there's also the matter of Gaylord Perry or the 1951 Giants, whom we now know, cheated and yet are celebrated.<BR/>I guess it's odd, but I think I'm a bit more permissive with steroids than I am with other drugs.Soccer Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16142724823098073038noreply@blogger.com