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Barry Bonds - your opinion
ChadTower:
It's not a persecution complex... he actually IS a target. Sure, his combative manner makes the media dislike him, but they never did treat him the same way they treat the white superstars. They made McGwire a GOD for doing a fraction of what Bonds has done. He's intelligent enough to know this.
He may be an ---uvula--- but that doesn't make his point invalid. Some people don't like being in the spotlight, then you add being treated the way he gets treated, and I agree with most of what he says. He's also probably just waiting for the steroid hammer to drop and have his career and legacy be torn to shreds by jackals who make a living talking about what he produces.
I can't imagine the frustration of being that helpless in front of people who produce nothing other than commentary on work that I produce.
fredster:
My Opinion? Couldn't happen to a nicer guy. Good by Barry.
missioncontrol:
I havn't watched baseball since the baseball strike of 1994-95.
Zero_Hour:
I haven't watched baseball since Barry Bonds was skinnier. I'm originally from Pittsburgh, so I had the "joy" of watching him way too much. He was pretty much a jagoff then too, though I have to admidt - he was the real talent on the team, and they gave Bobby Bonilla and Andy Van Slyke much better deals that they deserved, and treated Barry like he was of little importance to the team.
But that's all secondary. If Barry wants to be that way, and teams are still willing to pay for his services, then it really doesn't matter what I think.
shmokes:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on March 24, 2005, 07:25:43 am ---You do realize he gets death threats about himself and his family on a regular basis, yes? There's a lot more to this than the media will mention. I don't blame him one bit and I don't care if he has used steroids or not.
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Fredster wants me dead and I'm as pleasant as ever.