tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268209071166031818.post7865272586680231051..comments2023-03-27T15:57:48.040-07:00Comments on Tiger's Eye: 756: The Broken Record that Still StandsDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07745916149220918248noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268209071166031818.post-44526670472361594332007-08-09T23:36:00.000-07:002007-08-09T23:36:00.000-07:00barry isn't a good teammate...http://sportsillustr...barry isn't a good teammate...<BR/><BR/>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/magazine/life_of_reilly/news/2001/08/21/life_of_reilly/<BR/><BR/>Maybe its a combination of wanting to please his father and his godfather willie mays. it seems he felt like he had to far and away pass the accomplishments of those two men, and everyone else for that matter. how else can you explain how a guy with that many mvp's and those great statistics "allegedly" juiced? it doesnt make sense. he always felt like he had something to prove, but he didn't.<BR/><BR/>the reason i despise bonds more than other steroid users is the fact that he was a hall of famer BEFORE he "allegedly" used steroids. if you're a guy like canseco, palmeiro, mcgwire, or ken caminiti, you don't have the skillset on your own to reach that level. you need an extra boost to be a very good player. if you're a guy in AA fighting to make it to the big leagues, you look for every advantage you can find. when you're already a perennial all star and mvp candidate, you don't need that edge. bonds wasn't satisfied with being great, he wanted to be the best. and that is why i hate bonds so much.Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18251143465316653641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268209071166031818.post-57892554939399020692007-08-09T23:20:00.000-07:002007-08-09T23:20:00.000-07:00First of all, let me compliment you on not taking ...First of all, let me compliment you on not taking the easy side of this argument. Was a great read from that perspective.<BR/><BR/>My only problem with this article personally is the comparison of Bonds to Ruth and Mantle. It would be hard for me to argue against you about Cobb, because the man was insane, on and off the field. But with the previous two, Mantle especially, you will not read one biography or exert from any publication about Bonds-like anger through out either of these Yankees stars' careers. Bonds divided his teams. Ruth and Mantle defined their team(s). And if you want further proof of this, you should read this article written:<BR/>http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=pearlman/060504<BR/><BR/>Bonds is an amazing ball player. Always has been. Bonds problem is Bonds. I don't know what there is brewing inside of him, but in my opinion, something is clearly not right. Maybe it's some sort of sick obsession to please his father, but we can only speculate about such. Whatever it is (and further affirmed by the previous article) it has been with him a very long time.<BR/><BR/>Ultimately the most telling statistic of Bond's career is 1 stat: ZERO World Series rings. Sure maybe the Giants should have beaten the Angels in 2002. Bonds had 3 homers in the series I believe. But ironically it was the misplay of a fly ball that this once amazing fielder misplayed that would ultimately cost the Giants from winning game 6, let alone the Series. While we could argue about his lone series shot all we want, think about that for one moment. LONE SERIES. Dan Marino argument aside, how is it that the man with arguably the greatest stats in the history of the sport only makes one World Series? He had plenty of talent around him, numerous times. And I won't stop to calculate how many World Series Ruth, Mantle, and Cobb played in, let alone won.<BR/><BR/>Barry is honestly one of the saddest people in the world to me. All that fame and all those monumental achievements, for what? He will forever be linked to scandal and widely disliked. And I am sorry, but this ultimately is his own fault.Mister Bristerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15183232911554281300noreply@blogger.com