I don't really have any contempt for Bonds.
For every Barry Bonds juiced up HR, there's a dozen guys who used steriods that never were able to spare themselves from a major injury or post steroid suck. I think back and look at guys like Albert Belle or Brett Boone or Ron Gant or Brady Anderson or Mark McGwire or Sammy Sosa.......yada yada yada. All those guys were the definition of steriod users and they were not able to maintain the same level of play for such an extended period of time like Barry.
I saw a lot of guys use steroids back in my college days. Almost every single one experienced some kind of injury that hampered them throughout the season. Whether it was a strained hammy or torn elbow ligaments, they could never avoid the injury bug because they didn't allow their bodies to adjust to the extra mass. The fact that Barry avoided these little nagging things or something much more serious is simply amazing IMO. He's been exceptional at prevention.
Baseball isn't like track or swimming or cycling where something in your body is going to give you a boost relative to your competitors. Its a game that is highly skills based. He still had to put the bat on the ball and drive it out of the park. And then you could get into the fact that he was able to do that in 2700 less ABs than Hank with pitchers walking him 200+ times per season.
But, its all moot anyway. ARod will probably hit 900 - clean.
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