Comments on: Barry Bonds returns to AT&T Park; fans cheer, media grumbles

By: FirstLoveConsulting

FirstLoveConsulting — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:33:57 +0000

[...] Barry Bonds returns to AT&T Park; fans cheer, media grumbles |Barry Bonds just ran out onto the field before the Phillies-Giants game, where he and other past Giants stars threw out the first pitch. When he appeared: … Same goes for Reds and Phillies fans who cheer Pete Rose. Pete is a legend to those fans because of the way he played the game and helped them win championships. [...]

By: Lastest « sf Giants » News : sf-giants

Lastest « sf Giants » News : sf-giants — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 05:24:13 +0000

[...] Barry Bonds just ran out onto the field before the Phillies-Giants game, where he and other past Giants stars threw out the first pitch. When he appeared: a loud ovation from the crowd. I looked to the Twitter feed and this is what I see from Geoff Baker of the Seattle Times: SF Giants make… Read more on NBC Sports: HardballTalk [...]

By: Glenn

Glenn — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 02:58:57 +0000

Bonds on steroids was one of the most amazing things that I have ever seen in sports. Yes, he’s a jerk and a cheat, but you can’t even fantasize about being that amazing. Just about every strike thrown was a home run. The other cheats pale in comparison. Who among us who love baseball wouldn’t have wanted to be Bonds for those cheater years? I get why he did it and I’m a failed body builder who chose not to cheat in a sport of cheats – but if I could have been an Arnold Schwarzenegger, I would have done it.

By: jasonburg

jasonburg — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 21:40:58 +0000

Well, one of the best. You can’t leave Mays out of that discussion.

By: lunatic96

lunatic96 — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 05:48:49 +0000

Pete Rose actually did cheat to achieve his records, he used a corked bat to hit. Nice try though.

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Best Red Sox Fans » Fans cheer wildly for Bonds — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 03:54:35 +0000

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By: djeg07

djeg07 — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 03:01:10 +0000

i believe nhl was first to rid itself of sudephedrine an other ‘greenies’ like 15 yrs ago or so

By: F*ck LA

F*ck LA — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:27:48 +0000

Amen brother.

By: F*ck LA

F*ck LA — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:26:39 +0000

Wow, youre a d-bag. Players break the law all the time, look at Ruth, by your own logic he shouldnt be in the hof. Bonds never broke ANY mlb rules, Im guessing youre a lonely old man who couldnt play(i know im not too far off). Bonds will always be the MAN in sf. Btw if you dont think the alltime greatest homerun hitter doesnt belong in with the guy who had gotten more hits than anyone else who ever played the game, then screw the hall, it doesnt mean shit. Baseball should be about baseball, whoever thought it should be about anything more is just ruining it for the real fans.

By: JBerardi

JBerardi — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:10:13 +0000

Hate on Bonds all you want. He’s still the best there ever was.

By: JBerardi

JBerardi — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:06:41 +0000

No, Rose just hung around baseball for years after he was finished as a useful player to pad his hits record…

By: ditto65

ditto65 — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 23:43:54 +0000

I don’t see Roger Clemens getting invited to al lot of places. He is the posterboy for the Sliedeshow: Athlete Hall of Shame in the sidebar.

But they keep signing Pettitte to new contracts. They keep playing A-Rod. They continued to have a warm relationship with Giambi while he played out his contract. I don’t think the absence of Clemens at Yankee Stadium has as much to do with PEDs as it does his other actions – you know, perjury, adultery (with a minor), etc.

By: God Himself Can't Make Me Root for the Yanks, But Fiorentino Might

God Himself Can't Make Me Root for the Yanks, But Fiorentino Might — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 23:28:40 +0000

Now that’s just silly, Richard. In the ’60s-’80s, greenies were THE drug of choice for the ballplayers. And greenies “have been proven to fight fatigue, increase alertness and sharpen reaction time. Athletes have used them to challenge the limits of endurance — and mask the accompanying pain.” In what way did greenies not help guys “accomplish their feats?”

By: Dug

Dug — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 22:37:45 +0000

Hey Craig,

I enjoy your work here on the blog. I love Mr. Baker’s work in the Seattle Times. He is, in my mind, the best baseball beat writer in the country. He also writes the best baseball blog in the country. While it is Mariner based, he often uses it to talk about other teams, players and subjects. A very insightful and thoughtful man and he has Bonds and the Giants being clueless exactly right. Bonds CHEATED and has no business on the field or in the HOF. Period. Rose gambled same fate. No business on the field and no HOF. The rules are simple. Both broke the law. Both violated if not the rule, in Bonds case, the spirit of the rule.

I am not a Seattle homer. I live in Houston, TX and I follow baseball religiously in about 16 newspapers daily during the season.

By: Richard In Big D

Richard In Big D — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 22:23:29 +0000

The old-timers you refer to accomplished their feats DESPITE the drugs they used. The guys since the 90′s accomplished their feats BECAUSE OF the drugs they used.

By: djeg07

djeg07 — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 22:15:02 +0000

do they not rally around the 1960-80′s players who snorted, smoked, ok maybe didnt inhale? whats the diifference than th 90′s-00′s????

By: Richard In Big D

Richard In Big D — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 21:58:27 +0000

@ ElBravo – If Chuck Norris were a pitcher, he’d be Cliff Lee. If he were a position player, he’d be Josh Hamilton.

By: Utley's Hair

Utley's Hair — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 21:51:36 +0000

Hameltober? No…maybe not.

By: Mr. Jason "El Bravo" Heyward

Mr. Jason "El Bravo" Heyward — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 21:49:31 +0000

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By: Utley's Hair

Utley's Hair — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 21:40:18 +0000

Walker: Texas Ranger was like the ATeam with all the cheese and slightly more blood.

By: metalhead65

metalhead65 — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 21:29:49 +0000

there is a big difference between Pete Rose and bonds.Rose didn’t cheat to achieve his records.what he did he came after his playing days and he has paid a bigger price than bonds or the other cheats will.

By: Mr. Jason "El Bravo" Heyward

Mr. Jason "El Bravo" Heyward — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 21:29:48 +0000

Man, “Walker: Texas Ranger” was such a sweet show. I used to watch regularly just to see how many bodies ‘ol Chucky would pile up w/o remorse. I also loved how his partner would get shot every other episode and come back all good the next week. Genius all around I tell ya. Then Conan got the Walker lever going and it all came roaring back again. God, is it 5pm yet? BAH!!!!

By: Utley's Hair

Utley's Hair — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 21:25:04 +0000

My sentiments exactly. No love for the senior circuit. Just Wankers-Walkers.

By: Kevin S.

Kevin S. — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 21:12:55 +0000

Clemens has some serious legal baggage that isn’t just a witch hunt though. He also doesn’t have the same history with the Yanks that Bonds does with the Giants. Further, he kind of hates Andy Pettitte for not lying under oath on his behalf. Clemens has really just revealed himself to be a ginormous scumbag on many levels. I’m not entirely sure him not being allowed back is specifically related to steroids. If Giambi starts getting invited to Old Timers’ Games and the like, we’ll have our answer.

By: Mr. Jason "El Bravo" Heyward

Mr. Jason "El Bravo" Heyward — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 21:10:19 +0000

Yeah, good point. wtf? C’mon Craig, give me an excuse to not work!

By: Kevin S.

Kevin S. — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 21:09:46 +0000

Well, there is a difference in distancing yourself from somebody whom you have no further use for and running out a guy who can still help you. I’m still not sure who Craig’s referring to, though.

By: Craig Calcaterra

Craig Calcaterra — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 21:09:01 +0000

I don’t see Roger Clemens being invited to any team functions.

By: ditto65

ditto65 — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 21:08:20 +0000

Yeah – and the way they ran A-Rod and Pettitte out of town is further evidence that the Yankees are trying to distance themselves from – hey, wait a minute…

By: Richard In Big D

Richard In Big D — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 21:06:25 +0000

No live blog for SF – PHI? WTF?

By: Kevin S.

Kevin S. — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 21:01:50 +0000

Who did the Yankees try to scrub? Clemens? Giambi? I hadn’t heard about this. The only scrubbing I’d heard of was McCarver’s erroneous blabbering about Torre.

Also, good on the Giants for not pretending that Bonds didn’t do anything for them. That would have been highly hypocritical. He’s one of the two greatest Giants ever.