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Barry Bonds, and the Home Run Record

Barry Bonds has, so far, hit 745 home runs in his career. Just ten shy from beating Henry "Hank" Aaron's record of 755. Now, people always ask, "Well, should he or shouldn't he?". They are reffering to him breaking Aaron's record. Curt Schilling thinks not, as do I. People can play the race card all they want, but the simple fact of this matter is, Barry Bonds does not deserve that record. Nor does he deserve beating people like Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays or Babe Ruth. He just doesn't. He can deny taking steroids all he wants, but he failed the drug test, and therefore took performance-enhancing drugs to increase his power. The drug tests do not lie. As much as I hate sticking up for a Red Sox player, I completely agree with everything the Curt Schilling said on Boston Radio. Bonds doesn't deserve any of the credit that he gets. Aaron, Mays, Mantle, Ruth, Maris, and others never used steroids, and they got far enough to become some of the greatest home run hitters of all time. Yet, Bonds is about to become the all time leader, and that shows that baseball has gone down hill. If they can allow a man that has failed the drug tests numerous times, and still allow him to be called the "Home Run King" shows that apparently, morals don't matter anymore. Like I said before, Bonds can play the race card all he wants, but don't forget that the man I don't want him to surpass is also African-American. At least, last time I checked Aaron was black, but that might have changed since then. Barry Bonds is a steroid taking, trash talking, cheating man that does not deserve the home run record, but he will more than likely get it, so what's the use of anyone ever talking about it anymore?