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Re: Jason Whitlock of the Kansas City Star has an interesting take on how blacks and whites view Barry Bonds and his home runs differently----' We (black people) see a brilliant player who is being singled out and persecuted for a “crime” that everyone else did and is doing. White people see an arrogant cheater who must be punished and serve as an example of the penalty for cheating the game.' <FONT COLOR=BLACK><b>[</font>Reply to #<a href="read.pl?1-4570">4570</a>]</b>
5/21/07, 10:49pm
Personally I can't Bonds, but that's just because I am an A's fan, not because he is not a great player.  In my opinion (as humble and small as it is), Bonds should get the attention he deserves.  The whole "steroids" scandal came up mainly because Selig didn't want to admit he actually played a part in the breaking of the home run record.  Mounds were lowered and the strike zone tightened.  Remember the juiced baseball theory that seemed to die out?  Right around the time that steroids came into the picture.  

The worst thing going on in baseball right is Selig.  He has done nothing good for the game.  While revenues for teams (which he is an owner) go up, the cost for attending games goes through the roof, and more people are essentially "locked out" of watching Major League baseball.  For a long time, I attended about fifteen to twenty Cleveland Indians' games a year (depending on when the A's were in town).  Now, I'm lucky to go to three.  Too much money.  Sad really.  My guess is the reason that Selig and Hammerin' Hank won't be at the game to watch Bonds break the record: cost too much.  

[john.reiss from Akron/OH]
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