Originally posted by NismoXse02:
...BTW, you're sticking up for Bonds and trying to justify that what he has done is ok. That makes you a "Bonds apologist".
That's not true. I said in my very first post that those who break the rules should be dealt with in accordance with prescribed penalties.
However, if you guys would step off your high horses long enough to catch a game, you would agree that Bonds can hit. That's the bottom line.
The fact that you said it was unheard of for a player to gain power during their thirties shows you are not a baseball fan. Most of the best hitting seasons in baseball history were by players in their thirties. Babe ruth hit 256 home runs between his 31st and his 36th birthdays.
....
Read my first post if you want to reply. Bonds has had over 1000 more tries to hit 715. Hitting 715 does nothing to diminish the Babe's unmatched career.
Baseball fans appreciate good players. Baseball players know what it takes to hit home runs. Strength is a very small part of it. The swing is where it's at.
Bonds will always be a controversial figure remembered for his prodigious hitting. Canseco will barely be a footnote in baseball's most obscure memories.....