What do you think baseball will do when Barry Bonds becomes indicted after he he breaks the home run record?

Question

I think that baseball should put an asterisk on his home run record and any other record he breaks because of the steriod contreversy. It is clear that he took steriods when they were "legal" in baseball (not america)

If they do find that he took the clean and clear stuff after the time selig made them illegal he should not be allowed in the hall of fame....that and because hes an ahole lol

Answer 1

Yes, baseball has a rich history, but the future for baseball looks grim. Baseball is graduallly loosing the trust of fans and betraying its tittle "Americas Pastime". Bonds and others on steriods have spit on the game of baseball by using steriods. Yes. bonds is going to break the record but heres what makes all the difference. Players like bonds achieve success in baseball with balco and steriods, men like Babe Ruth did it on hot dogs and beer. And no its not all Bonds fault, Selig greatly contributed to this. Reguardless if bonds had any respect or passion for the game steriods would have not been an issue. Aarons should be hailed as home run king, while bonds deserves the asterisk. Steriods killed the love of the game

Answer 2

I don't think baseball should ever eliminate the records of a player. The record books are black and white, there is no gray area. When Bonds hits #756, he will have hit more homers then any other player in major league history. this is a fact that is true, regardless of whether he was on steroids, HGH, PCP, Heroin, crack or even NyQuil. However, baseball, more then any other sport, has a very rich history based on peoples judgment of a players ability and character, not just his statistics. The great thing about baseball is the arguments about who was better, and, although Hank Aaron is the all-time leader in HR's, I very seldom see him called the greatest player of all time. Barry Bonds will be the all time leader in HR's and nothing can change that, but even with that record, he is more likely to be remembered as a drug user, a liar, and a grade A ***hole.
That is why baseball is so great!

Answer 3

an Indictment is NOT a conviction.

...and what if they DON'T find that he took the cream and the clear AFTER MLB changed the rules on banned substances?

Change ERAs??? Take away wins??? Where will THAT stop???

If you're going to alter numbers, start with anyone caught and suspended!

How many games did Guillermo Mota pitch in Do we take away Mets, Marlins and Dodgers victories?
How many Padres and Astros victories will you take away since the late Ken Caminitti ADMITTED to steroid use during his career???
How many Orioles and Rangers games will be forfeit since Palmiero TESTED positive and may have even pejured himself before Congress?!?!?

AFTER you adjust ALL of those numbers... then we'll talk about the Pirates and the Giants while Bonds played there!

By the way... since McGwire and Canseco played for the 1989 A's... and Barry was not playing on the Giants until 1993... does that mean the Giants will be awarded the 1989 World series????

Where would your ridiculous idea end??????

Answer 4

I believe that the subpoena does not contain anything about steroid or drug use. That's what everyone thinks he's getting busted for..... The legal action against Barry Bonds is for tax evasion and suspicion of perjury.

Since his drug use was "legal", they cannot bust him for that. I can't imagine him being an "******" because even though I hate drug use, I've met him numerous times at work and he's pretty nice and not a jerk. I'm sure that the court will never take his personality into account when he gets served.

Answer 5

I don't think they should do anything.
If Selig is allowing him to play, he has made his (tiny) mind up.

You can't allow someone to break rules, continue to let him participate and then, after recording an achievement take it away.

If you would going to do that, people (whether they like Bonds or not) would question why you would let him play just to invalidate his results.

I would rather just people look at it like this. Bonds is approaching Hank Aaron's number, but not his achievement. It's 22% easier to hit home runs in Bonds' career than it was in Aarons and if you want to look at HR+ (similar to OBS+) then Aaron's record is 918 to Bonds 753.

Mind you, Ruth's HR+ is 1912 to Bonds 753, so Ruth is still the leader.

Answer 6

Hey dude. I think that baseball should focus in ethics and not into the legal issue (or the racial issue). He use steroids to improve his performance. In sports (in every existing sport) this is an unethical behavior that should be considered (with an asterisk or erasing his records). And if MLB want to put him in the hall of the fame they have to think what kind of example are they giving for future generations of players.

Answer 7

Assuming that the SOB is innocent, the record should stand (left up to me, it would be vacated). If he's guilty, then any home run hit would not count, all games that he participated in while either in Pittsburgh or San Francisco would be forfeits if they won. The losses would stand and pitchers ERA's would be adjusted. I would allow him to retire (gracefully) and not allow him into the HOF until Pete Rose and the 1919 Black Sox are inducted.

Answer 8

Unless he tests positive or evidence proves him guilty then there isn't anything to stop him from getting it. Without proof he used steroids it's nothing more than a witch hunt. We may know different but I don't see Bond confessing anytime soon.

Answer 9

frizzer please. dont be so naive

he admitted to taking stuff BEFORE baseball outlawed it

HE ADMITTED TO IT. in 1999 he testified that he took some clear cream AND "didnt know" it was steroids

thats what sparked Bud to (finally) institute a drug testing policy in 2001. since then surprisingly Bonds has shown up clean.

and if he is ever indicted i think he should be banned and his HR totals taken away. as far as readjustments of ERA, Losses, etc. you really cant do that.

Answer 10

So what if he gets indicted. A lot of people get indicted for many things, that doesn't automatically prove their guilt.