When I was in fifth grade, my class was in the middle of its section on oceanography for science. I was a fairly good student, but the discussion of oceanic trenches and the mysterious animals that lived there didn't exactly pique my interests. Needless to say, I paid little attention and when the test approached, I started to worry.
One of my friends came up to me and asked me if I liked surprises. As any curious 5th grade boy, of course I was interested so I asked him what he had. He handed me over a piece of paper but didn't say what it was. I looked closely and it appeared to be a test on the subject material. He just said that a friend last year still had the test and it would help out for our upcoming one.
Was it cheating? Absolutely. Do I feel badly about it? Well, not really since it was grade school and everyone knows that it doesn't matter in the long run.
Barry Bonds claims he was unknowingly given steroids. Right, and I unknowingly used the old test to get a good grade. Bonds suspected that his trainer provided him with arthritis cream and flaxseed oil about as much as I thought my friend wanted me to have some light leisure reading.
The steroid era has forever tainted baseball's image in America's eyes. Bonds is doing nothing to repair that image. According to ESPN's legal analysts, Bonds likely won't take the stand and consequently the prosecution will have a difficult time convincing the jury he is guilty of perjury and obstruction of justice. He'll walk away clean, but the lasting damage of his denial will continue to haunt Major League Baseball.
Bonds is an example for all athletes of what not to do. Stop perpetuating the negative stereotypes of athletes. When you've been caught and accept it, it will hurt and the fans will feel betrayed. But they'll come back, they always do, especially when you admit to your mistakes.
Clearly that won't happen though. All that arthritis cream and flaxseed oil made Bonds' head just a little too big for that.
Hey man, just wanted to say thanks for the support on my blog. I didn't feel like doing it on facebook, since you gave me some love in the comment section so I figured I would do the same. I've been reading your material every time you post, keep up the great work dude I love your stuff and can literally hear your heated, indignant voice in my head when you get fired up.
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