It's a shame. Just a summer ago Barry Bonds was chasing Hank Aaron for the home run record and in July, he broke it, becoming baseball's "Home Run King." At the time he was on top of the world. For the first time in a long time, the baseball world was taking a liking to Barry. Yes they were allegations thrown against Bonds but he just became Major League Baseball's all time home-run leader. For the rest of the 07 MLB season, he was being praised in ballparks around the country.
Now let's fast forward to this year. The 2008 MLB season began a week and a day ago and Bonds isn't on any team's roster, yet he's looking for a team to play for. The sad thing, no one wants him and he's stating how baseball is starting to go against him. No Barry it isn't that, it's just that no one wants you to be on their team.
Can you blame them? Everyone has seen what a locker room cancer he is. Everyone saw the feud between him and Jeff Kent just a few recent years ago and also the way he treated the Pittsburgh coaches back in the 90s. In fact, there may be some other feuds that we never heard about, wouldn't shock me. If once in his life Barry didn't act the whole "the world is against me" part and actually treated the media and his teammates with a bit more respect, then maybe some teams would be interested. Bringing Barry Bonds into your clubhouse is a train wreck waiting to happen. I don't care if you're one of Bonds "dream teams" to play for, he's going to have a negative impact on your team. He's definitely not a good role model for a lot of the young players in the game so he wouldn't help them at all. So please Barry, stop acting like everyone is against you and everyone hates you. It's not that at all, it's just that the way you've represented yourself toward others in the past and act like the selfish person you are is what's turning teams away from you.
Personally, I don't think many organizations are looking for an out of shape 44 year old player that is clearly out of his prime, slow, starting to lose power in his swing and can't play the field (take the last part out for A.L. teams). He's lost the speed he once had in the 90s. I've seen old videos of Bonds stealing bases and being one of the fastest players out there. I'm not saying you have to be fast to play in the big leagues, you really don't have to, but when you have a very slow base runner in Bonds on your team, he's a liability. Let's be real here people, the only reason why Bonds has been able to hit over 20 home-runs the past two years is because of the record. He pushed and willed himself to get that record and now that he doesn't have anything to go after, will he have that same desire? I'm not saying he would or he wouldn't, but I doubt it very much. So Bonds, just like my title says "be real" and realize that you might not be able to perform at the same level you have been in the past because of your old age. You've lost a lot of the great talents you once had due to aging. I'm sorry Barry, but you are not and will not be the same player you once were, and teams know that.
Barry Bonds, you're a shoe-in Hall of Famer regardless of the steroid scandal. You are the "Home Run King", tainted record or not. However do you really think teams will pick you up after all the controversy that has happened with you the past few years? Not only that but do you really feel, at the age of 44, that you will still be the same player you once were? You may believe that, but no one else does, so step aside and stop distracting yourself from the sport and making a fool out of yourself.
Now let's fast forward to this year. The 2008 MLB season began a week and a day ago and Bonds isn't on any team's roster, yet he's looking for a team to play for. The sad thing, no one wants him and he's stating how baseball is starting to go against him. No Barry it isn't that, it's just that no one wants you to be on their team.
Can you blame them? Everyone has seen what a locker room cancer he is. Everyone saw the feud between him and Jeff Kent just a few recent years ago and also the way he treated the Pittsburgh coaches back in the 90s. In fact, there may be some other feuds that we never heard about, wouldn't shock me. If once in his life Barry didn't act the whole "the world is against me" part and actually treated the media and his teammates with a bit more respect, then maybe some teams would be interested. Bringing Barry Bonds into your clubhouse is a train wreck waiting to happen. I don't care if you're one of Bonds "dream teams" to play for, he's going to have a negative impact on your team. He's definitely not a good role model for a lot of the young players in the game so he wouldn't help them at all. So please Barry, stop acting like everyone is against you and everyone hates you. It's not that at all, it's just that the way you've represented yourself toward others in the past and act like the selfish person you are is what's turning teams away from you.
Personally, I don't think many organizations are looking for an out of shape 44 year old player that is clearly out of his prime, slow, starting to lose power in his swing and can't play the field (take the last part out for A.L. teams). He's lost the speed he once had in the 90s. I've seen old videos of Bonds stealing bases and being one of the fastest players out there. I'm not saying you have to be fast to play in the big leagues, you really don't have to, but when you have a very slow base runner in Bonds on your team, he's a liability. Let's be real here people, the only reason why Bonds has been able to hit over 20 home-runs the past two years is because of the record. He pushed and willed himself to get that record and now that he doesn't have anything to go after, will he have that same desire? I'm not saying he would or he wouldn't, but I doubt it very much. So Bonds, just like my title says "be real" and realize that you might not be able to perform at the same level you have been in the past because of your old age. You've lost a lot of the great talents you once had due to aging. I'm sorry Barry, but you are not and will not be the same player you once were, and teams know that.
Barry Bonds, you're a shoe-in Hall of Famer regardless of the steroid scandal. You are the "Home Run King", tainted record or not. However do you really think teams will pick you up after all the controversy that has happened with you the past few years? Not only that but do you really feel, at the age of 44, that you will still be the same player you once were? You may believe that, but no one else does, so step aside and stop distracting yourself from the sport and making a fool out of yourself.
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