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ORIGINAL: LaTigresse

Ahhh, you see, this is why I ask questions. So just based upon physical body changes, the lack thereof,  it is just assumed that he (Hank) didn't?

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ORIGINAL: Level

More likely, a brawl will break out over who gets the ball, Lotus.

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ORIGINAL: domiguy

as much as I dislike Bonds,regardless of the fact that he's a steroid using prick, baseball brought this on themselves by not taking a proactive stance much earlier.

Agreed 100%.

You simply cannot compare the body of someone who is 18-22 and then compare that physique to someone who is mid thirties or beyond....With or without steroids the human body in most cases does tend to change and in some cases rather dramatically.

Yesssss, but, those changes generally don't include the muscles swelling up like balloons. [:D]

The record should stand...Nothing can be proved and even if it is ...Was it illegal in the eyes of baseball?

The record should stand, without asterisk, unless he is proven to have used steroids. Illegal? I don't know, but it flies against whatever integrity the game has.

If he was a Hell of a guy all of this would be much easier to swallow....One thing I will say for Bonds....He has not changed much in all of his playing days....He never received the endorsements....Never cow towed to the media...Kept his privacy....Never made himself out to be a role model....There is something kinda "sexy" about his approach....If nothing else it was always honest....He never portrayed himself to be something he wasn't aside from the supposed "steroid" use.

Yep. He comes across (and according to people that know him, it's not just our perception) as a huge ass. I do tip the hat to him for being true to himself, but "himself" isn't someone I'd ever want to be.