my boys (in baseball) ask me what barry bonds did and why people say he is done in baseball. they dont understand federal perjury and obstruction charges, but do they need to know how stats and the history is tainted...
2007-11-15 09:52:00 · 12 answers · asked by Joseph K 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
I would explain to them that Barry did not break any rules of baseball. However, it appears that he lied to a government grand jury when testifying about performance enhancing drugs. Why would he lie because he finds it difficult to admit to using drugs to help his performance.
As far as stats, look at stats before drugs, during drugs and now after baseball has something of a testing policy. It will be easy to notice the spike or aberration if you will. Roger Maris' home run record didn't last that long for nothing and now it looks like current players could not break it now.
I would also explain to them that a good part of the blame rests with the commissioner's office since they knew this was a problem but it seems they liked the end product (i.e., offensive performance). That is why it took congressional members to act to clean up the game because the commissioner's office or the baseball union wasn't going to do it.
This would be a good time to explain to your children the downside to taking performance enhancing drugs with the damage they can do to ones body. After all that is why the congressional members got involved in this matter was to protect the youth of America. Kids are not slow. You will be amazed at how much they understand.
2007-11-15 10:08:32 · answer #1 · answered by Zinger 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
i do no longer think of Nikolai Bonds performs baseball. he's like 20 or some thing, so he would not have a destiny interior the sport. Trey Griffey is sixteen and curiously very proficient (a minimum of in accordance to Griffey Jr.), yet i've got study that he prefers soccer. nonetheless, there's a threat he ought to come to a call to pursue baseball rather.
2016-10-16 21:24:16 · answer #2 · answered by condom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great question.
A few years ago I was raving at home about McGwire, which led to a discussion of performance enhancing drugs and why Soldiers (which I am) don't use them in times of war but why athletes feel the need to do it.
I think the most important thing for them to understand is the harm that drugs do. And, secondly, that using them is a cheat.
I see two issues: drugs and cheating. And both are bad. Combining them to make a name for yourself or more money is worse.
That's my stance.
We homeschool and you can bet this will be discussed tonight over dinner . . .
Great question!!!
2007-11-15 11:00:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Honestly I know they are probbly young kids but you should tell them the truth. You should tell them he took steroids and explain to them how they are not a good thing to take. You should tell them that perjury is wrong and explain how it is lying when you swear to tell the truth. You need to tell that despite that fact he has the record he is not a role model.
2007-11-15 10:16:40 · answer #4 · answered by Rocketman 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how old your boys are. If they're young (as they seem to be), simply saying "he took drugs to make himself stronger, and that's against the rules" is simple enough of an explanation.
2007-11-15 10:48:06 · answer #5 · answered by JerH1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
tell ur sons that bonds toke steriods something that maked u bigger, and that u can't do in baseball. and they should get it then!
good luck telling them
2007-11-15 10:11:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
he is a cheater when it comes to baseball and himself. He isnt gonna be a hero anytime soon.
2007-11-15 10:00:34 · answer #7 · answered by USC #1 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Tell them this. He's the homerun King, holds the record for the most homeruns in a single season as well. The guy if feared by all pitchers, he draws the most walks in the world. His average is around .340 on base percentage of over .400
Tell them alot of people may tell you that he used steriods, but tell them that steriods will not make you do those things, THATS TALENT.
2007-11-15 10:00:33 · answer #8 · answered by LetsGetReal 2 · 0⤊ 6⤋
he's a tall, old black steroid freakazoid with a ginormous head who threatens to kill his wives and takes big, smelly shits on some of the most important records and after he did that, he took a big smelly **** on baseball
2007-11-15 10:03:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
They should know that he cheated at the game. He's not someone they should look up to.
2007-11-15 09:55:29 · answer #10 · answered by GoPies 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋