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Posted By: Cobby33

Like him or not, Bonds has revitalized baseball (for that matter, so has McGwire, Sosa, etc.). Also, keep in mind that the "substances" these people (I'll narrow my comments to Bonds) are not "illegal" per se. There are many elements which may make their use illegal, but the way in which they were used were not necessarily illegal on their face.

If it weren't for Bonds, et al., AT&T Park (formerly SBC Park, Pac Bell Park) would be empty, as would many other ballparks around the country. Further, there would be dozens of minor stars who wouldn't play to their potential without being surrounded like legends like Bonds and the like. Little League, as we know it, would nearly be nonexistant-it's suffering as it is even with the long-ball being prominent in the game.

This is not to say that it should be "ok" for players to violate League rules and the law, but let's let the League deal with them. If we don't like their conduct, we don't have to go to games or watch them on TV.