Hero or Zero? Barry Bonds
Ironically, a New Yorker who was just in SF on a one-day layover wound up with Barry Bonds’ record-breaking homer baseball #756. Heckled for his Yankees jersey and hat, Matt Murphy held his own in the battle for the prized ball, which left him with ripped clothing and a couple of knocks to the noggin. The 21 year old could now sell the ball for an estimated $400,000-$500,000 (Mark McGwire’s 70th homerun ball went for $3.3 million in 1998).
Question is, do you think that Bonds’ homeruns are legit? He said that he wasn’t aware that the cream and the oil given to him by B.A.L.C.O man Greg Anderson contained steroids (THG), even though well-known slangs for THG are “the cream” and “the oil”. So do you think he honestly thought he was given arthritis balm and flaxseed oil? Even if he is completely innocent, does his unwitting usage negate fair competition and record-holding status?
