Bud Selig is my hero

[Derwood]

Sorry if there is another thread on this....

 

MLB's handling of the Bonds chasing Ruth soap opera has me grinning from ear to ear. Rather than pandering to this silly chase for 2nd place, Selig and friends have publicly stated that a) there will be no ceremony to celebrate Bonds not breaking any records and b) there will be no authenticated balls to celebrate Bonds not breaking any records.

 

I'm happy to see that they haven't fallen into the ESPN hype machine. Yes, Babe Ruth was arguably the best player of all time, but Bonds isn't "breaking" Ruth's record, as it isn't Ruth's record to break anymore. The record is Aaron's and until Bonds is close to that, I don't want ESPN to break into every Bonds at bat to see him hit 715. It's ludicrous.

 

So hats off to MLB for actually having the correct perspective on this (for once).

[badger1679666666]

Is it wrong for me to want someone to Tanya Harding Bonds?

[SCCubbieFAN]

Is it wrong for me to want someone to Tanya Harding Bonds?

 

Shouldn't that be "Gillooly" Bonds? 8)

I thought the verb was Kerrigan

[fiver]

I thought the verb was Kerrigan

 

bingo

[badger1679666666]

I thought the verb was Kerrigan

 

You are correct sir.

 

Would it be wrong to hope that Bonds get Kerriganed?

[soccer10k]

Sorry if there is another thread on this....

 

MLB's handling of the Bonds chasing Ruth soap opera has me grinning from ear to ear. Rather than pandering to this silly chase for 2nd place, Selig and friends have publicly stated that a) there will be no ceremony to celebrate Bonds not breaking any records and b) there will be no authenticated balls to celebrate Bonds not breaking any records.

 

I'm happy to see that they haven't fallen into the ESPN hype machine. Yes, Babe Ruth was arguably the best player of all time, but Bonds isn't "breaking" Ruth's record, as it isn't Ruth's record to break anymore. The record is Aaron's and until Bonds is close to that, I don't want ESPN to break into every Bonds at bat to see him hit 715. It's ludicrous.

 

So hats off to MLB for actually having the correct perspective on this (for once).

 

Too late.

[NorthsideAvenger]

I prefer the better getting "Kobesized." Ie getting clothesline.

[Wilson A2000]

So wait you are telling me that Selig turned his eyes away form the steroid situation for years to get attendance back up after the strike and now that it is public knowledge that Bonds did them Selig is trying to distance himself from Bonds? Selig screwed the homerun record so it is much too late to make amends. I wonder if Selig will publicly say that he isn't planning a ceremony because of the investigation or because he hasn't gotten Aaron's record yet.

[Derwood]

I take back everything I said in my first post. The ESPNews crawl just said that MLB now IS going to authenticate the balls in Bonds chase of the record Ruth doesn't hold ](*,)

[KatJ]

I take back everything I said in my first post. The ESPNews crawl just said that MLB now IS going to authenticate the balls in Bonds chase of the record Ruth doesn't hold ](*,)

 

Y'know, Bonds, being African-American, should be acutely aware of and vocal about the obvious pandering here to a white legend (Ruth), while pretty much ignoring the real record holder (Aaron) because he's black.

 

Oh, wait a minute, Bonds only plays the race card when he needs to cover his own bepricked tushie.

[Holy Cow]

I take back everything I said in my first post. The ESPNews crawl just said that MLB now IS going to authenticate the balls in Bonds chase of the record Ruth doesn't hold ](*,)

 

I mean...all this does is stop potential lawsuits and confusion. The ball is going to be worth a lot of money, so it seems prudent for MLB to mark them. Its hardly that special of an acknowledgement

[RegulusBlue]

I totally hate Barry Bonds. I supported him until about two years ago. I really wanted to believe that someone with as little respect for the media as I have could be innocent, but I was wrong.

 

I hope his knees burst into flames before he passes Ruth, because he only is doing it because Ruth is white. Reverse racism at its best.

[treebird]

I take back everything I said in my first post. The ESPNews crawl just said that MLB now IS going to authenticate the balls in Bonds chase of the record Ruth doesn't hold ](*,)

 

I mean...all this does is stop potential lawsuits and confusion. The ball is going to be worth a lot of money, so it seems prudent for MLB to mark them. Its hardly that special of an acknowledgement

 

this man speaks truth