The way I've felt about Bonds goes like this:
There's no ''proof'' that he took steroids, unless you call his huge form and big-ass head 'proof'...
I think he did take steroids. Think he knows it. I think his ''I never knowingly took anything...'' defense is weak.
BUT...my main feeling is that if Bonds took steroids, and it was so widely used...who knows what those pitchers were taking? And exactly what does steroids do for you? Discuss^^ makes some great points...
Barry Bonds (<NOT a favorite of mine) was on track to be a Hall Of Famer before all of the homeruns...he's not just a bat, like McGuirre or Sosa. He's a very talented player.
A lot of the flack he's gotten from the MEDIA is because of his personality. Barry Bonds is an asshole, plain and simple. Does that bother me? NO, because I tune in to sports to see athletes compete, not to become friends with them. He can be an asshole all he wants; just show up on game day.
Also...if it came out that someone like...Cal Ripken Jr. used performance enhancing drugs...do you take him out of the HOF? Based on numbers alone...BARRY BONDS IS A 1ST BALLOT HALL OF FAMER. Does that happen? No.
I think steroids in sports is bad. I don't condone it. But really...although I personally believe he used, I don't KNOW IT. There's not enough proof yet...so if I have a vote (obviously I don't), he's IN.
I'll enjoy watching him break this record, then watching A-Rod break it later on.