Barry Bonds

“This record is not tainted at all, at all,” Bonds said. “Period. You guys can say whatever you want.” This was Barry Bonds in the post-game interview after hitting his 756th career home run to beat the record previously held by Hank Aaron. Reactions to this were varied, as some stood up for Bonds, while others bashed him. Either way, the use of steroids is wrong. Athletes that are proven to have used steroids in their careers should be forced to forfeit their titles because they gain an unfair advantage, it is detrimental to their health, and it violates the rules. A statistician’s dream, baseball is a sport that revolves all around numbers. A player’s value to a team is greatly determined by their batting average, ERA, and other factors such as WHIP and doubles. Barry Bonds broke the home run record on August 7th, 2007. Later in 2007, Bonds was indicted on four counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice relating to his testimony surround the BALCO affair. Many believe that his records and potential place in the hall of fame should be sacrificed. There is an asterisk that has gone next to his records in the record books, but is it enough?…

Alex Rodriguez played for a team that you either hate or love or hate— the Yankees. In 2009 he helped led them to his first and only World Series Championship. While Alex Rodriguez is not the leader of career home runs, he is close, as he is in forth all time, and still is playing. Most likely he will not catch him as the career leader with an asterisk next to it. Even though his achievements are not quite as amazing his case is a bigger than Barry Bonds because of the era he is living in.…

Steroids have always been a negative influence in sports,but what if they didn’t have to be? Studies have shown that spectators enjoy watching athletes play at a higher level. Professional athletes should be allowed to use performance enhancing drugs because spectators are paying to see an athlete perform at their very best, the most entertaining and the most competitive. As a viewer you are paying to see an athlete perform at their respected sport, meaning they should be able to perform at…

For this reason, players like Bonds have not been voted into the Hall of Fame. Some voters do not want the Hall of Fame to be the home to cheaters, which in turn makes sense, but, how can a person not believe that the home run king should not be in the Hall of Fame? Voters believe the MLB takes it light and easy on players that take steroids, by making more benefits than consequences for players that have not used PEDs. Some players that have used PEDs have broken records held by legends of the…

drugs, they can become more permissible, because they are all becoming more and more “rigorous” (accurate) day by day. Like mentioned before, athletes in baseball have been using PED’s during the past few decades, including during our millennial age today. A few examples are Barry Bonds, Alex Rodriguez, Mark McGwire, and Jose Canseco. All of these athletes have been well-known throughout baseball, particularly with their power. Barry Bonds (who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the San…

year. That is, until Babe Ruth and the evolution of the long ball came along and Honus hit 40 in a single season (DeVany, 2011, p. 502). One could certainly infer that as the competition changes, the approach of the batters change as well. During the 90s, home run hitters were starting to dominate the game. The top players, McGuire, Giambi, Sosa, and Bonds, pushed each other to swing for the fences more often which resulted in more home runs per season (DeVany, 2011, p. 502). As the competition…

leagues should duplicate their policy. Barry Bonds is one of the greatest players to ever play. At the same time Barry Bonds is one of the most controversial baseball players to ever play in the MLB. As many would know that Barry Bonds is the career leader of home runs, but many wouldn’t know that at the beginning of Barry Bonds career he was a thin fast outfielder who stole more bases than home runs. When Bonds first appeared in the MLB, he was a thin 185 pounds, when he retired from baseball…

according to marie.gov. Steroids give professional baseball players an unfair advantage against those who don't use them. Steroids make bigger, stronger, faster muscles, thus it is considered cheating in MLB. Steroid use can ruin your reputation. This is why MLB players convicted of using steroids should not be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Many baseball fans say that steroids kill the integrity of the Hall of Fame. Many younger high school athletes are influenced by pro athletes, and many of…

people have had severe health issues from steroid use.”To date, there has never been a single death in history attributed solely to anabolic steroids whereby the coroner upon examination of the deceased’s body has marked the cause of death as anabolic steroids.”(Steroids 14) Many people that take steroids do not understand what can happen to them. There are some side effects of taking steroids. Side effects include acne, stunted growth, cancer, mood swings, liver, kidney and heart problems,…

Trey Zorn Ms. Farragut English 1, Period 2 5 March 2024 Barry Bonds: High off the Homer Whack, the noise the bat makes with the ball as it soars through the sky and out of the stadium. Home runs are the most exhilarating part of a baseball game, but for Barry Lamar Bonds, the home run would ultimately be his downfall. Pressure from a family filled with professional athletes, the drive to become the greatest, and using steroids all caused the downfall of one of the greatest professional sports…