Well, to be a power pitcher at age 45 is very difficult in my opinion. Also, Roger is a so call nice guy and Barry Bonds is not! Well, nice or not nice using steriods or HGH isn't an excuse to me because it is wrong! Also, Barry is a jerk isn't one either because we are fans and not members of the media. So, if Roger is gulity of using steriods or HGH then I believe that he needs to be hanged just like Bonds. Because if not then a lot of black people are going to questioned how Barry was treated.
2007-12-28 07:04:59 · 13 answers · asked by Tremone21 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Yes
2007-12-28 07:09:35 · answer #1 · answered by Irishjaymass 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Personality should not be relevant. If Clemens is guilty, then they both deserve equal treatment regarding the HOF or record books.
As far as the press is concern, personality does matter. The press will always pick on the loud mouths out there. True that Clemens may not be an angel, but Bonds is worse. If it were JUST race, then Gary Sheffield would be getting drilled.
People should not be as concerned about what the Black people think as much as they should be concerned about doing the right thing. Do the right thing and let the cards fall where they will.
2007-12-28 16:41:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are differences. Bonds is in legal trouble because it appears he lied to a grand jury, and that could land him in jail. It also now appears that there might be evidence that Bonds used steroids after the implementation of the testing program in 2002 and used HGH after it was included as a banned substance in 2005. If Clemens only used these drugs before the implementation of the MLB drug policy, as it now appears, he is home free with MLB and as long as he doesn't lie to a grand jury he will not have a legal issue. There is no indication that the Feds intend to prosecute users of these drugs and baseball has no recourse on anything that occurred before the implementation of the MLB/Players Union drug policy. Of course, many people will bring up the race issue if there are different levels of punishment because they don't understand the issues.
2007-12-28 07:55:35 · answer #3 · answered by Frizzer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the court of public opinion, the answer is yes. In a court of LAW, they are not. If the feds can prove their case, then Bonds will have lied UNDER OATH as compared to Clemens who may have lied to everyone else, which Bonds may have done too. Personally, if I was a member of Congress, I would ask the ole Rocket to get in front of all of them, under oath, and ask him the question and see if he pulls a Palmeiro finger wag, or will it be "I don't want to comment on things in the past." like McGwire. Just remember one thing, lying to the public is easy because there's always the next person in line who will and make you forget about the previous one. I remember those famous lines from Bill Clinton "I didn't have sexual relations with that woman!", also with a finger wag.
2008-01-01 02:44:37 · answer #4 · answered by Kenneth M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He would not be quite in the same page as Bonds for he did not lie in front of a Grand Jury.
But, overall, he is still screwerd. He may get 1 or two years less then Bonds though IF convicted.
2007-12-28 07:40:43 · answer #5 · answered by #1 New York Yankees Fan 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-12-28 07:18:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
He already is in the same category as Bonds (Performance wise). Any Tom, Dick or Harry can deny these claims with no recourse, so why wouldn't he? Unless he has PROOF to refute the Mitchell report and not just words, he's in the same category and maybe worse.
2007-12-28 07:21:26 · answer #7 · answered by GPC 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes and he and Bonds will be kicked out of Baseball for good that means that they are Ineligible to go to Cooperstown.
2007-12-28 09:57:51 · answer #8 · answered by tfoley5000 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You lie, you cheat - you are wrong.
Does not matter who you are, who your people are, if you are green with orange dots or purple with red stripes.
That said - there is NO one who can regulate what people think or say.
It you live in the limelight, you are going to take your lumps. If you LIE in the limelight, you are going to take bigger lumps.
2007-12-28 07:34:54 · answer #9 · answered by auntielibrarian 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course, however. and it is a big however, there is no proof just word of mouth. no failed drug tests, no paper trail of proof of purchase. Not defending Clemens, but looking at the facts, if the glove dont fit, you must aquit! LOL
2007-12-28 07:18:55 · answer #10 · answered by NYC212 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋