Baseball superstar Barry Bonds was charged Thursday with perjury and obstruction of justice for allegedly lying when he said he did not use performance-enhancing drugs.

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I still think he's a "Hall of Famer"

...gjd

It was ineviteble. The evidence against him is seemingly overwhelming. I've been saying for months it would happen. And it would've happened sooner if Alberto Gonzalez hadn't fired the prosecuting attorney in the BALCO case and we'd likely still have an honest homerun record. Too late. But if he's convicted MLB should absolutely remove his name from the books and give the record back to Aaron, or put an asterisk next to it at the very least.

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But if he's convicted MLB should absolutely remove his name from the books and give the record back to Aaron, or put an asterisk next to it at the very least.

Why not...If you remove anything he did, then why not remove records of others...McGwire, Sosa, Palmeiro, Giambi, etc...If your going to take away the record, you should take away the career...Not just Bonds, but all who took steroids...And now there are pitchers who took steroids...How about those guys? Maybe Bonds would have hit a thousand homeruns if not for the juiced up pitchers...

Not gonna happen...If you guys are so unhappy with baseball, why not find another past time.....

Personally, I could give a crap one way or the other...There is no way of telling who was juiced and who wasn't over the years...It will just have to be called the "juice era." We had a dead ball era...We had a white man era...We had a live ball era...And a Pete Rose era...Oh well, just ramblin'...

Gunk

All I can say is:

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Karma's a b*tch, ain't it Bonds? Good luck finding a job next year!!

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Good luck finding a job next year!!

The only thing he'll be swinging next year is a sledge hammer in the Federal Pen.

Maz,

I'tll have to be a light sledge hammer. After all, no more roids.

Innocent until proven guilty....
Isnt that the AMERICAN way? Dont put Bonds in jail just yet. Let the system play it out. I am still a fan of Bonds and will always be a fan of Bonds. I am in agreement with others on this board who feel that if they want to remove Bonds' numbers off of the record books or put an "*" next to them; they should do it will all of those in baseball who have used. Barry is just the scape goat. If Barry Bonds hadnt come close to Aarons record, Bonds would not be indicted right now. It was a witch-hunt. With all the steroids in baseball, why single out Bonds? He hasnt even admitted to "knowingly" using, while others have...
Go Bonds.........I support you!!

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Innocent until proven guilty....

"More likely than not" is a more reasonable standard.

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Originally posted by Scott_Orate:

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Innocent until proven guilty....

"More likely than not" is a more reasonable standard.

Next you'll be suggesting the "Queen of Hearts" doctrine:

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'Let the jury consider their verdict,' the King said, for about the twentieth time that day.

'No, no!' said the Queen. 'Sentence first - verdict afterwards.'

'Stuff and nonsense!' said Alice loudly. 'The idea of having the sentence first!'

'Hold your tongue!' said the Queen, turning purple.

'I won't!' said Alice.

'Off with her head!' the Queen shouted at the top of her voice.

A real Dodger fan (that is, a Brooklyn Dodger fan) wouldn't talk that way!

...gjd

It's absolutely comical to see just how little (and by "little" i mean....absolutely zero)interest there is to acquire him on the free agent market. Not even the Giants and the only group of fans in the country that could stomach him want his sorry a$$ back. Don't drop the soap Barry!