The Jester’s Quart: Barry Bonds, the Symptom and the Cause

Greg_Wyshynski · August 10th, 2007, 01:29 AM

“Here’s the guy who has Barry’s back.”

I was walking through the newsroom when one of my favorite water cooler sports buddies attempted to out me as a Barry Bonds sympathizer. It was less than 48 hours after Bonds sent home run No. 756 into the right-field stands, which in turn sent sports...
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BaldBil · August 10th, 2007, 04:55 AM

One of the better looks at this issue that I have read or heard. Bonds is not the root of all baseball evil. I think if you could accurately trace the use of steroids in baseball you would find that the introduction was in the mid 1960's. That was when certain eastern european trainers who had fled their own countries began to meet and work with selected athletes in the USA to include a prominent baseball player or two. Those players would probably say the same thing Bonds did, "I took what my trainer gave me".

August 10th, 2007, 01:29 AM	#1
Greg_Wyshynski Join Date: 06-04-2004 Location: Washington, D.C. Posts: 223	The Jester’s Quart: Barry Bonds, the Symptom and the Cause “Here’s the guy who has Barry’s back.” I was walking through the newsroom when one of my favorite water cooler sports buddies attempted to out me as a Barry Bonds sympathizer. It was less than 48 hours after Bonds sent home run No. 756 into the right-field stands, which in turn sent sports... Full Article

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August 10th, 2007, 04:55 AM	#2
BaldBil Join Date: 06-15-2006 Location: Salem, MA Posts: 5,184	One of the better looks at this issue that I have read or heard. Bonds is not the root of all baseball evil. I think if you could accurately trace the use of steroids in baseball you would find that the introduction was in the mid 1960's. That was when certain eastern european trainers who had fled their own countries began to meet and work with selected athletes in the USA to include a prominent baseball player or two. Those players would probably say the same thing Bonds did, "I took what my trainer gave me".

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