Barrys Ball

The part about Bonds breaking the HR record that irks me more than any other is the probability that MLB will NOT footnote it, asterisk it, whatever. That future generations may never really know just how fraudulent the achievement truly was, how empty the accomplishment turned out to be.

I love sports...always have. Most of my favorite teams suck pretty badly more often than not, but I love sports nonetheless. I got goosebumps when Cal Ripken Jr set the consecutive games played record, and I am not nor have I ever been an Orioles fan. The achievement alone was impressive. I doff my hat to Brett Favre for becoming the winningest regular season QB in NFL history, despite the fact that I am no Packers fan. Bonds' breaking of one of organized sports' most revered and hallowed marks left me (and thousands of others judging by their comments etc) empty and sad. It shouldn't be that way.

I don't like Alex Rodriguez, and that's putting it mildly. But as far as I am aware he has never been busted doing steroids. If and more likely when he breaks this record, I will be happy for him and happier to see it held by someone who reached it honestly. I say a prayer every autumn Saturday that Joe Paterno can reassume the all-time wins lead from Bobby Bowden because I feel Paterno is a higher quality person than is Bowden, and I admire Paterno immensely for the man he is first and for his coaching ability second. I mean c'mon, y'all know me...why else would I hitch my wagon to a *shudder* yankee? He's just a misplaced Southerner I reckon. :devious:

I am highly displeased that Bonds' accomplishment is thus far being presented sans asterisk. I think it should hound him for the rest of his days. He shortchanged every baseball fan alive by his actions, and I don't think he should be allowed to get away with it scott-free. I would like to see him recognized as the all-time HR leader, but not without that asterisk. One doesn't exist without the other, so let's display it that way.
 
I'd love to see them start using cyborg athletes in baseball. Might liven things up a little.

Maybe they would need a new league for that.
 
Designer to brand asterisk on ball; Hall of Fame to accept it


Associated Press

NEW YORK -- The ball Barry Bonds hit for his record-breaking 756th home run will be branded with an asterisk and sent to the Baseball Hall of Fame.


Fashion designer Marc Ecko, who bought the ball in an online auction, set up a Web site for fans to vote on the ball's fate, and Wednesday announced the decision to brand it won out over the other options -- sending it to Cooperstown unblemished or launching it into space.


Ecko said he believed the vote to brand the ball showed people thought "this was shrouded in a chapter of baseball history that wasn't necessarily the clearest it could be."


Ecko, whom Bonds called "an idiot'' last week, had the winning bid Sept. 15 in the online auction for the ball that Bonds hit Aug. 7 to break Hank Aaron's record of 755 home runs. The final selling price was $752,467, well above most predictions that assumed Bonds' status as a lightning rod for the steroids debate in baseball would depress the value.

On Tuesday, designer Marc Ecko stopped by SportsNation to chat about his purchase of Barry Bonds' 756th home run ball and his decision to let fans vote on the Internet on what he should do with it.

The asterisk suggests that Bonds' record is tainted by alleged steroid use. The slugger has denied knowingly using performance-enhancing drugs. Fans brought signs with asterisks on them to ballparks as he neared Aaron's hallowed mark.
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So y'all will know I ain't lying

Good. Let his precious "legacy" be complete.
 
Roger Maris has an * after breaking Ruths single season HR record. More games in a season. This is deserving of at least as much.
 
He was an AZ Wildcat, no?

This news has utterly overshadowed the thursday night win of Arizona over Oregon.

Yet another #2 topples to Earth.
 
Gonz said:
Mildcats are pussies. Sun Devils took on week off :p
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Arizona is off next week. You guys play USC (the dreaded condoms) on Thanksgiving. They play on 12/1. Too bad the 'Cats can't play in September like they do in November. ;)
 
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