The Petra Zone

Bronson Arroyo, a pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds has hit two home runs so far this year-in his last two starts, but, Barry Bonds hasn't hit one yet(key word). Both of Arroyo's homers have come against the same Cubs pitcher-Glendon Rusch.
You don't hear something like that very often.

Bonds hasn't hit a legitimate home run since 1998.

Another serious problem they have in baseball now is umpires using steroids. Before, umpires were pretty much blind as a bat, even if they wore glasses. But now, you never see umpires wearing glasses and they are accurate about 99.99% of the time.

I think they need to start testing the bat boys, mascots, concessions workers, and field crews. It's a serious problem.

Well don't tell anyone this but I think fans are shooting up too. They seem to be getting louder at the stadiums.

Well I'm a Dodger fan, the only thing that we ever have to worry about getting big is tommy's belly.

sorry bakersfiel, I've already told like 8 trillion people.

Jonathan wrote:Bonds hasn't hit a legitimate home run since 1998.

ZING!

Seriously. Bonds is on steroids...so was McGwire, Sosa, etc. Heck, I'd guesstimate that at least 1/4 of all baseball players are on some sort of juice.

No athlete, no matter how well they train, gets better like Bonds did over the last 5-7 years. The man is 40 years old, yet he's bigger than he's ever been. Now, it's taking a toll...his body is starting to break down.

Here's my theory...after MLB lost the World Series in 1994 due to the labor strike, they needed something to bring back fans to the game. Players started juicing much, much more. The home run chase between McGwire and Sosa got people interested in baseball again, and put butts back in the seats. The owners (and commissioner) knew about the rampant steroid abuse, but willingly turned a blind eye to the problem...all for the almighty $$$.

Most of the records broken over the last 10 years are tainted. During the congressional hearings on steroid abuse in baseball, some senator (I can't recall his name right now) had a great quote. He said, "There is a certain player who might break Hank Aaron's all-time home run record. If this player succeeds, they should not put an asterik next to his record, but rather an Rx symbol." (And as everyone knows, the Rx symbol is the universally known sign for pharmacy).

BRILLIANT! Although if the senator had real guts, he would have called Bonds out by name.

It is illegal to take steroids(felony), but the problem MLB has is it was not specially mark in the MLB rulebook, so unless Bonds is convicted in a federal court of taking steroids there is nothing MLB can do. This investigation that MLB has going on will hurt baseball more than anything. Bonds has a lawyer team that will sue the pants off of MLB if he is punished for anything that has to do with steriods.

js3971 wrote:sorry bakersfiel, I've already told like 8 trillion people.

OH MAN!!!!!