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Real Estate Agent with Century 21 Rauh & Johns
       Well its official Barry Bonds broke the home-run record. However what price did baseball and professional sports pay for this. I know he is innocent until prov-en guilty, but have you seen this guy when he first came into the league. Its impossible for someone to get that big with out some help from the needle. He was a scrawny kid for a good part of his career, then he all of a sudden is a monster. All of professional sports is in disarray at this point. From baseball to football they all have a scandal going on. What kind of message does this send to the young kids out there who look up to these guys? Take some stuff called the clear or the cream and maybe you can hit 600 home-runs!! Don't get me wrong it takes talent to hit the ball, but it takes power to knock it out of the park. And now Jose Canseco is writing another book!! Why didn't he mention the players he thought were using in his first book? I guess he needs another pay day. Its been going on for years and now it has come to a head. There just doesn't seem to be any pride in sports anymore. These guys are all pampered athletes that make too much money. I'm glad Nike dropped Vick thats the only way these guys will learn is if you hit them in there pocket. The bottom line is who will our kids look up to? A football player accused of staring a huge brawl or the dog fighting Vick. Maybe the juice monster Bonds, or the NBA ref with a gambling problem.
Pete Tsakiris
Countrywide Home Loans a Division of Countrywide Bank, FSB - Saint Charles, IL

Nicholas, just keep in mind, there are 99% of the people out there are doing the right thing.
It's the 1% that is ruining it for the rest of us. Too bad the media doesnt concentrate on the 99%.
Still congrats to Bonds. I couldnt do it even if i drank the kool aid.

Aug 09, 2007 08:34 AM
Jeff Fulgham
T.U.P. Realty - Tupelo, MS
Broker E-Pro ABR
Who really cares if Barry Bonds took steriods. We pay all this money to these guys to see them play a game. If they take things that help them do their job better then why should we care. Barry is a great baseball player. Steroids give you the strength but they can not teach you how to hit a baseball.
Aug 09, 2007 08:49 AM
Gary L. Waters Broker Associate, Bucci Realty
Bucci Realty, Inc. - Melbourne, FL
Eighteen Years Experience in Brevard County

There will always be those who take the easy way out. In the case of Bonds, his achievement will be in the books until A ROD breaks it in about 10 years. Anyway, kids will always look up to whoever is tops in their field, regardless of how they get there. How they got there will be an asterisk!

By the way - BONDS IS INNOCENT until proven otherwise.There are lots of Bonds supporters out there!

Aug 09, 2007 08:51 AM
Nicholas Christopher
Century 21 Rauh & Johns - Gloucester Twp, NJ
Communication Is Key
Good pont, soon it will be filled with asterisks.
Aug 09, 2007 08:54 AM