Originally posted by Hoppy:
And it is not so much Bonds that plays the race card, it is his minions and close supporters who try to get him out of this mess by deflecting the media glare in any other direction they can.
What are you talking about? Bonds has played the race card himself plenty of times. I especially love his retaliation when he said he just wants to chase Babe Ruth down since he's white, but not so much Hank Aaron since he's black.
An asterik is called for no question, but he should be treated the same way as Pete Rose IMHO, banned now and kept out of the HOF.
Again, I ask how you can put an asterisk on it if steroids weren't banned during that time? What about Palmeiro, Giambi and Sheffield when they become Hall eligible? Andro wasn't banned at the time, but it is now so does that mean McGwire gets one too?