Eric gets in on the Barry Bonds Royal Rumble.
It’s about time I started writing about something other than why I love Mark Prior, or the fact that Jeromy Burnitz is the “biggest disappointment in Cub history.” (By the way, Asher, I’m honored that, had I been a professional sports writer, you would have considered me for the Bonehead Sportswriter of the Year Award. Thank you for the recognition.) But the biggest issue in baseball today is, as it has been since 2003, Barry Bonds.
And I was never sure where I stood on Bonds. It’s hard, because there are three kinds of people. There are people who respect and love Bonds for everything he has done in his illustrious career. There are also those who loathe this despicable disgrace of a human being, using illegal substances to boost his numbers and cheat his way to becoming one of the top five players of all time. And then there are those who don’t know anything about baseball, like Zach Braff from “Scrubs” who, when spoken to about the slugger, said “Still, I love it when Bonds wins at the game that he plays.” As far as Bonds goes, if I pick a stance, I’ll have to stick with that decision forever. This is a pivotal moment in my sportswriting career. People’s lives have been changed based on their views toward Bonds, and having all of that been said. I have made a decision.
Barry Bonds is one of the top five baseball players of all time.
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