Barry Bonds

One of the baseballs most troublesome issues has been the increasing substance ab put on of writ of execution enhancing drugs. Retired home slugger, Jose Canseco has claimed that 85 per cent of big leaguers utilization steroid hormone hormones and Xen Caminiti, who died in 2004 from drug overdose, stated in a highly publicised article in Sports Illustrated that the incidence of steroid use has mushroomed to 50 per cent of active musicians. Although other players have stated this figure to be exaggerated, the problem has be perplex widespread within major league baseball.A well known sports orthopaedist, Dr. John Andrews take a firm stand that there has been a dramatic rise in muscle and tendon injuries among baseball players re new-fangledd to the change magnitude use of supplements creatine, human growth hormone, and steroids (Teitelbaum, 2005, p. 107). The use of amphetamines in major league baseball gained substantial celebrity in 1970 when Jim Bouton, a pitcher for the New York Yankees during the 1960s and the author of highly controversial book stumblebum Four admitted using amphetamines and estimated that 40% of other players did as well.As with football, the size and strength of professional baseball players attend to have increased markedly during the last two decades. As a consequence, suspicions of anabolic steroid use have been dramatically soargond during the last decade. In 1995, the general manager of the San Diego Padres admitted to the prevalence of steroid use in at least 10%-20% of the league players (Hinitz, Yesalis, Bahrke, 2002, p. 12-13). Jose Canseco, who was the first player to hit 40 homers and steal 40 bases in the same year, wrote in his book Juiced that he used steroids to help him build the muscles he postulate to succeed.He also claimed that (although without proof) many players in the game had done the same. This cast grave doubts on the home force records set by Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa and Barry trusss and others. In 2005, the congress held a special hearing to investigate the steroid problem in baseball. Commissioner Bud Selig while testifying admitted that the sports hands were tied because of a tangled agreement with the union that represented the players. Baseball was not allowed to test most players for steroids. Even for those who were exposed, punishment was crystalize (Stewart, Kennedy, 2006, p. 61).Barry Bond, the legendary baseball player, shot to power and fame by winning triad MVP awards in mid-nineties and he was recognised as the best all round player of the decade. He became the second 40-40 player in 1996, and narrowly missed the fit in 1997. In 1998, he became the first 400-400 player in history. 1 In 2000, the house belonged to Barry, who at the age of 35 was on the brink of a infrequent run of flipper dole outer defining seasons. Up to that point, he had hit 445 home runs over 14 seasons of play. In 2000, he set a personal home run record with 49, and in 2001, he set a new all time record with an incredible 73 homers.The unprecedented late career explosion of 258 home runs in five years raised suspicions that Bonds had taken illegal performance drugs, such as steroids, which Bonds vehemently denied. In 2003, Bonds hits 45 home runs, which brought him within three of his coach whitethorns mark on the 1. URL http//www. baseballlibrary. com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/B/Bonds_Barry. stm, retrieved on 15th Dec, 06 lifetime list. In 2004, Bonds tag his 660th career home run to join Mays as third gear on the all time leading list. But he just fell short of Mays record. He admitted struggling with the notion of surpassing his puerility idol.Bonds openly admired his idol and verbalize, I love him so much. It is hard subject to talk virtually (Linge, p. 178). Finally, in the fifth innings of the Giants home opener, Bonds achieved the fit and coach May expressed immense happiness that third place on the lifetime homer list was staying within the Gia nts family (Linge, p. 178). Currently, Bond has 734 home runs, 22 from prisonbreak Hank Aarons career record of 755. He could play only 14 games in 2005 following three operations in his right knee, he came back in full force in 2006 to squash racquet 270 with 26 homers and 77 RBI in 130 games for the Giants in2006.Although he had arthroscopic surgery on his left cubitus in October, he still has potential power. 2 Beginning in 1998 with injection in his stooge of Winstrol, a powerful steroid, Barry Bonds took a wide array of performance enhancing drugs over at least five seasons in a massive doping regimen that grew to a greater extent sophisticated with passing years. These positions were published in mettlesome of Shadows, a book written by two San Francisco Chronicle reporters at the forefront of reporting BALCO steroid distribution scandal.The Book revealed day-to-day detail of how often and how deeply Bonds was engaged in the persistence doping. agree to the book, Bonds u sed the drugs in virtually every conceivable form, by either injecting himself with a syringe or creation injected by 2. Retrieved from the URL http//sportsline. com/mlb/players/playerpage/7447 on 14th Dec, 06 his trainer, swallowing pills, placing drops of liquids under his tongue, and in case of BALCOs notorious testosterone establish cream, and he applied it locally.The authors compiled the information over a two-year investigation that included, but was not hold to, court documents, affidavits filed by BALCO investigators, confidential memoranda of federal agents (including statements made to them by athletes and trainers), grand jury testimony, audiotapes and inter go throughs with more than 200 sources. 3 Bond while denying the charge of steroid use was rather vague in his denial statements. In one of his statement Bond was quoted as saying, Doctors ought to quit worrying about what ballplayers are taking. What players take doesnt matter.Its nodead body elses business. The d octors should spend their time looking for cures for cancer. It takes more than muscles to hit homers. If all those guys were using stuff, how come theyre not all hitting homers? 4 People from all walks of life, from baseball fan, players, and analyst reacted to Barrys steroid controversy and the consequent BALCO trial. Baseball player Turk Wendell reacted in Denver Post, If my personal trainer, me, Turk Wendell, got indicted for that, theres no one in the world who wouldnt think that I wasnt taking steroids.What, because he is Barry Bonds, no ones going to say that? I mean, obviously he did it. (His trainer) admitted to giving steroids to baseball player. He just 3. http//sportsillustrated. cnn. com/2006/baseball/mlb/03/06/news. excerpt/index. html retrieved on 15th Dec, 06. 4. http//sportsillustrated. cnn. com/2006/baseball/mlb/03/06/bonds. quotes/index. html, retrieved on 15th Dec, 06 doesnt want to say his name. You dont have to. Its clear just seeing his body. 5 Journalists we re although divided in their opinion regarding the issue, majority were convinced that Bonds was guilty.Journalist George Will have expressed his view about Barry Bonds, his steroid use and its impact on the baseball statistics in the following lines. According to him, (Barry) Bonds records essential remain part of baseballs history. His hits happened. Erase them and there will be discrepancies in baseballs bookkeeping about the records of the pitchers who gave them up. George Orwell said that in totalitarian societies, yesterdays weather could be changed by decree. Baseball, indeed America, is not like that. Besides, the people who care about the record book serious fans will know how to read it.That may be Bonds biggest worry. 5 The group who sympathises with Barry Bonds feels that he is a victim of racial prejudice. They feel that even if it is true that Bonds takes steroids, the attention that he receives far outshines that of any other athlete under investigation in the same probe. What the allegations of steroid use imply is that Bonds had reached his achievements on the field unfairly, and given his reputation as an unlikable player, the sportswriters and fans intend to believe this allegation.Beyond his literal guilt or innocence in this steroid probe, the publics interest in Bonds exponentiation with steroids goes beyond the fact that he is an accomplished baseball player (Bloom, 2004, p. 111). 5. http//thesteroidera. blogspot. com/2006/08/memorable-steroid-era-quotes-1995-2006. html retrieved on 15th Dec, 06 Considering the fact that Barry Bonds was a steroid user, which has been proven without doubt, he should not be allowed into the dormitory of Fame. This is a case of tare and deceiving the public who passionately follow the game.If he is inducted into the hall of fame, it will be tantamount to accepting his trifling act, which will be detrimental to the future of baseball. Moreover, since Pete Rose was denied the hall of fame for his dece iving act, it will be justifiable if Bond is treated in the same manner. As his name is already tainted, it is unlikely that people will call him, forty, fifty years from now. His unsporting conduct and violation of sports ethics will eventually obscure him from prevalent memory. Only those with excellent and untainted track record, moral integrity, and true sportsmanship deserve to be incorporated into the Hall of Fame.References Bloom, J (2004) Barry Bonds A Biography, Greenwood Press, USA Hinitz, D. R. , Yesalis, C. E. , and Bahrke, M. S (2002) Performing enhancing substances in sport and exercise, Human Kinetics publishing Linge, M. K (2005) William Mays A Biography, Greenwood Press, USA Stewart, M, Kennedy, M (2006) Long Ball The legend and lore of the home run, Milbrook Press, p. 64 Teitelbaum, S. H (2005) Sports Heroes, Fallen Idols, University of Nebraska Press. The Hastings Centre Report (1985) Blood, Sweat, and Drug The high cost being number one, Vol. 15, No. 5. p. 2