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>>I think we all agree on why he is an exception to the age "rule." (Roger Clemens's late career performance also makes one wonder). All I was saying is Bonds was a great player BEFORE the time he is believed to have started using steroids.
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>Apparently great was not enough for him <g>. He wanted to make it to greatest... and at all cost.


The theory put forth in the book that came out about him last year is that he became unhinged when Mark McGwire broke the single season home run record, overshadowing Bonds. That's when he supposedly started juicing.

I just wish ONE of these guys (other than Jose Canseco) would say Yeah, I did it, and I'm sorry. It couldn't make their reputations any worse than they already are -- actually I think it would improve them -- and might be a good message for young athletes to hear.