Re: Barry Bonds indicted
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RB,
I'm fully aware of Rule 21. What I'm saying is gambling doesn't affect a player's ability to play the game. Steroids, obviously, do. Gambling didn't make Pete Rose better, and if it made him worse, then DAMN he was good.
Bonds was always an amazing player. Would he be the all-time HR champ and arguable the GOAT without steroids if he indeed did take them? Who knows.
Meh.
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My point was, what Rose did was unquestionably against the rules.
The allegations against Bonds pertain to a time period when the alleged activity was not in violation of baseball policy.
If the MLB steroid policy existed in 1996, I would see your point....but considering there wasn't an enforcement policy in effect until 2004, I think it wouldn't be right to punish anyone for activity prior to that.
If a guy in ten years has a similar situation, I would see your point.
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