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Originally Posted by pan6467
He came back with just enough time to beat Ruth's mark, AND late enough so that if he is popped for steroids, by the time appeals and all the machinations are played through the season will be over and he'll at least have beat Ruth.
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He got tested earlier this year. Since he was still on a roster, he had to get tested (even though he was sitting out with injury)
I think that his steroid allegations are probably overblown. Unlike many of the other juiced up wonders (Palmero anyone?), Bonds was a sure-fire hall of fame player before his allegations (3 MVP's). And even as his HR total shot up, his BA also grew alot. And look now, after being out nearly a full year, steriod tested, and he's cranking out the homers (4 in 22 AB or something silly like that). The one he hit last night, it was silly how he turned on that pitch. And he's not just barely clearing the walls, he's cracking tape measure shots. To me, definitely one of the top 3 position players all-time.
And I think alot of the perception of him being a bad guy is media-generated. He's made no bones about how he feels about them, so I think they in turn (purposely or not) try to make him look negative. For all the hubbub, you never hear about him being in any sort of legal trouble (and besides an alleged mistress, nothing even sketchy [outside steroid allegations, of course]). Compare with someone like Kirby Puckett, who everyone thought was just a great and wonderful person, who after he retired was revealed to be faking alot (as well as a sexual assualt charge that was dropped, IIRC).