Being a baseball fan is awesome, especially if your favorite team is winning. The best part about the game is it's rich history and the records set by baseball Greats. People, mainly watch baseball to see the long ball. It's always on their minds. Yesterday marked another historic day as Barry Bonds passed the Babe on the all-time homerun list with his 715th career homer. This got me to thinking about what the record means to true baseball fans.
It's no secret that most followers of the game aren't fond of Bonds. Some are adamant about how they feel, expressing themselves with obscene signs and exhibiting crude, blatant heckling. All the time, throughout the whole steroids investigation Bonds pretends the negative reaction in the crowd doesn't bother him on the field. Though, when questioned by reporters, Bonds' attitude and demeanor are clear. So now he has jumped ahead of Ruth to claim second place, only trailing Hank Aaron. Hitting another 40 homeruns isn't out of the question for Bonds, but it's going to be quite difficult. His health is an issue these days plus pitchers walk him so much he may not have a chance to tie or pass Aaron.
Most people really don't care if Barry breaks the record or not. They despise him because they believe he cheated to get where he is today. At the conclusion of the steroid investigation (whenever that may be, Selig doesn't look to get the bottom of this ordeal any time soon) pending he's found guilty, all the statistics and records he obtained will probably be cleared and disregarded. I know fans look for honor, integrity, and sincerity from star players, though Bonds doesn't exemplify any of these qualities. If he is found guilty of using steroids Major League Baseball should clear his name from the record books and recognize Babe Ruth again as the no. 2 career homerun hitter. This would be the righteous thing to do.
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