By now you have seen it all over the news, Barry Bonds has passed Hank Aaron for most homeruns hit when he hit his 756 homerun. This should be a story of celebrations, a story of accolades and excitement.
Unfortunately, with the homerun has come some really strong responses from baseball fans all over and none of them seem to be in reverence for Bonds. According to an ESPN online poll, the majority of Americans did not want Bonds to break Hammerin Aaron's record.
The poll also showed that the majority of people disliked him, the majority of people thought Aaron was a much better player, and the majority of people still consider Aaron the Homerun King.
Bonds has destroyed the integrity of baseball. Some say it was Major League Baseball's own fault for not cracking down on steroids sooner or turning their head. I think it comes down to the respect of the game and the integrity of the individual. Neither of which Bonds possessed.
There are a lot of players today who are excellent role models, talented players and still break records. It was a personal choice by Bonds. Over 80 percent of the people polled on the site believed Bonds used steroids. Something he himself admitted to just that he did it "unknowingly." As if!
Hank Aaron himself showed classic integrity and sent a video tape congrats to Bonds. Although, sources indicated that the video seemed very insincere. He knows what type of person Bonds is. Commissioner Bud Selig missed the game which says enough.
Bonds has tainted the game and Aaron's record. Today is a sad day in baseball history! Our only hope now is that as the months move forward, we learn more from the grand jury investigation on Bonds.
As well as, the Hall of Fame nomination. It is my hope since Bonds has turned down requests to donate items to the Hall of Fame, that those in charge will see how disrespectful he is of the game and not nominate him.
Hopefully, though, years down the road this will be a mute point. Can we say keep hitting the homeruns Alex Rodriguez?
