Wake up people. Do you really think Bonds was batting against people that were not on the juice? People were pointing figures at Barry before it was even proven that he took steroids. Granted it was obvious that he was on them but if people would open their eyes they would see evidence of other players cheating as well. Hitters were not the only ones on the juice. Don't you think its rather strange that Nolan Ryan was so good in his 40's? Last time I checked that's when the body starts to break down, but the guy was still dominate. I mention him because he has some impressive records but nobody every pointed a finger in his direction.
Players have been cheating for a long time. Even the "Sultan of Swat" himself. In 1923 the American League President Ban Johnson issued a policy against "tricked bats" after Babe Ruth was caught using a bat in which four pieces of wood were glued together. I'm pretty sure Ruth wasn't the only player doing this either.  If you read The Baseball Hall of Shame's Warped Record Book, by Bruce Nash, Allan Zullo and Bob Smith, it is rumored that Ruth fell ill one year after attempting to inject himself with extract from a sheep's testes. This was done by more than a few athletes of this so called "pure era" to seek the healing and strengthening properties of testosterone.  So before you bash Barry Bonds and plead for an asterisk next to his records, go back into history and start questioning other records as well.
Some idiots believe that Barry Bonds shouldn't be in the Hall of Fame. Guess what people? Bonds was a Hall of Famer before he took steroids. He deserves to be put into the Hall. He also deserves to be put in without an asterisk next to his name. And before you even think about saying that he doesn't because he cheated. Look at Gaylord Perry. He openly admitted to cheating. He has over 300 wins and is in the Hall of Fame. Last time I checked I didn't see an asterisk next to his name.
The truly sad fact is that people are going to be less mad if and when Bonds passes Hank Aaron on the all time home run list. Could it be racism? Who knows. And just so you know, neither Babe Ruth or Hank Aaron can claim the crown as the greatest home run hitter ever. That title is owned by Josh Gibson. Why? Because in my opinion players in the Negro League were better. For more than thirty years during MLB's off season, Negro League teams played exhibition games against teams of White major league all stars. Baseball historian John Holway, has determined that Negro League teams won 268 of the 436 games played. If you do the math you will see that is a winning percentage of .615.

That's all I have to say. If you have any comments, questions, or insults shoot me an email at ryanmcbain@aol.com.