My new hero...sort of

OK, I really don't condone this type of behavior, but I will make an exception in this case. Yesterday, during the Padres/Giants home opener, a fan threw a syringe at Giants' outfielder Barry Bonds. In case you were not aware, Bonds has been accused (***cough***guilty***cough***) of using steroids by a lot of people, including the author of a new book, Game of Shadows. Throwing something like that onto the field is a violation of a number of rules and puts some people in danger (barely - that's if the needle was connected) and that person should have been ejected from the park. However, it was really damn funny.

Here's my take on Bonds. As a rookie in 1986, Bonds weighed maybe 160-170 (I'm guessing based on the fact that he was skinny, but an athlete). These days, Bonds weighs in at a more hefty 230. OK, yeah, he's older and likely would have put on weight, but that's a good chunk of beef. Besides the visual proof, Bonds's trainer was connected to BALCO, a company that pushed the new "supplement" that Bonds used to bulk up. This company also worked with Bill Romanowski, the now disgraced former NFL player who admitted to steroid use. In my view, all of Bonds's career statistics should be erased and he should be banned from the league and made ineligible for the Hall of Fame. Not only is he clearly using drugs to enhance his performance, but he is a total asshole. I mean, he has a clause in his contract that gives him two lockers so he can have a big screen in one of them. He also gets a recliner next to the double locker. Who the hell does he think he is? As a kid I dreamed of being a pro ball player and would have been more than happy with one locker, a uniform, and a nice folding chair. So not only is he a user, but he's also a dick. Now, there is nothing wrong with being a dick, but the two together makes me hate him more. Mark McGwire likely used steroids as well, but he also gave a ton of money to charity and was a nice guy, so he got away with it. Plus, a skinny Mark McGwire hit 49 homers during his rookie season. Look at the current home run king, Hank Aaron. As a 17 year-old trying out for the Dodgers, he was knocking balls out of the park while holding the bat wrong. He was a home run hitter and deserves to hold that record until a non-steroid user breaks it.

In any case, I also think that is says a lot that legendary Dodger announcer Vin Scully does not want to call Bonds's record-breaking home run. I hope he gets the chance to say what he wants to say, because Vin is untouchable and could say whatever he wanted about Bonds.