Legacy of Barry Bonds

First, let me say that I am not a fan of Barry Bonds. I think that his personality forces you to like him or not. He makes no apologizes for his attitude. That is one of the reasons why I don't want him to capture one of the most hallowed records in baseball, the most career home runs. Everyone cheered Cal Ripkin when he passed Lou Gehrig's records of consecutive games played because of his character and his attitude when it came to the game of baseball. The difference between these 2 men is like night and day. I have not even discussed the issue of whether Barry was using steroids or not. In my opinion, he would still have most of the home runs that he hit either way. But if Barry was doing steroids, I think that its affect would be more for his longevity in playing the game which would help him in giving him more years to total up the home runs. I doubt that the answer will ever truly come out. Steroids cannot make you swing the bat better, it may help you to hit the ball farther but it cannot improve you mechanics which I concede that Barry has. But if you see the way that he is playing today, you start to wonder that if he was on steroids and now is not, it would provide a rational explanation for his current condition. His legacy as it stands is going to be that there will be a asterisk in people's minds next to his name when they look at the list of home run hitters.

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