As a longtime Baseball Fan, and somewhat of a Historian, this tarnishes the game imho. The ME ME ME ME generation has finally arrived LOOK AT ME! LOOK AT ME!! Aren't I great!!!
Giambi should and I hope will lose his salary and contract with the Yankees. As much as I dislike the Yankees they bought a product under false pretenses. This is in some circles known as "fraud." One can compare it to purchasing a used car with a bad transmission. Transmission is filled with a high viscosity liquid to mask it's condition. Month later car is put into gear and does not move. I see no differences between these two instances.
As to Barry Bonds...I've watched him as a rookie in Pittsburgh until now. He used to weigh around 180 lbs and a normal season for him was in the 20 to low 30 HR range. Now..at 40 or just over, I'm looking for the air valve on his body where they inflate him before the game! At that age....how did he improve that greatly? Peak year for a baseball player or any athlete is in his early 30s'......this guy is blasting home runs with more regularity then I can remember.
Records are made to be broken....we all understand that. But doing it illegally not only hurts the game....but the individual who is taking doses to falsley strengthen his body will probably pay dearly later in life with a myriad of health problems. Is it worth it?
I don't think so....and I do hope the youngsters out there that play sports and dream of a pro career don't emulate these idiots for a quick fix.
For now...and even IF Bonds breaks Aarons record....to me Aaron will be the all time HR King......and Ruth probably the greatest player of the game chiefly because not only was he the most feared left handed power hitter in the game....he was the most successful left handed pitcher in the game. Whitey Ford didn't break Ruths' scoreless innings pitched in a world series until 50 years later Not to mention Ruth literaly saved baseball singlehandedly...due the the Black Sox scandal. People weren't going to the park....until Ruth arrived. The most amazing thing about Ruth is that after 1921...I believe everytime he hit a homerun he was breaking the record....the one that he set....and finished at 714.
Bonds....may hit more homeruns, but won't be mentioned in the same breath with Aaron or Ruth.
By the way....Giambi testified that he got his steroids from Bonds trainer....gee......wonder if Bonds got them also lol.
The fact that Giambi got his steroids from Bonds Trainer was reported on ESPN. That's where I received the info.
