Comments on: Aaron to Bonds: Screw you, Barry. Screw you very much. http://umpbump.com/press/2007/04/10/aaron-to-bonds-screw-you-barry-screw-you-very-much/ In-your-face baseball commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:48:13 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Stephen Connor http://umpbump.com/press/2007/04/10/aaron-to-bonds-screw-you-barry-screw-you-very-much/comment-page-1/#comment-52378 Stephen Connor Tue, 15 May 2007 21:52:54 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/aaron-to-bonds-screw-you-barry-screw-you-very-much/#comment-52378 I believe that Mister Gwynn has been the classiest about this issue. In his recent article in USA Today, it was pointed out that many methods of cheating have been used over the years. Were it not for the caliber of the records Bonds is threatening, hardly anyone would care. The most telling and most ignored factor to me is the status of his grand jury indictment. It has been said that a grand jury would indict a ham sandwich if the prosecutor told them to. Yet, two grand juries examining the evidence on Bonds have failed to return an indictment. It doesn't have to be proof beyond reasonable doubt, only probable cause, a much lower standard, and the rules of trial evidence do not apply. In other words, hearsay and such are admissible. Then why no indictment? The only possible is that the case against him is incredibly weak. If he were about to set the record for most doubles in history (or in the alternative, if he were a really nice guy) the steroid issue would be completely ignored. I believe that Mister Gwynn has been the classiest about this issue. In his recent article in USA Today, it was pointed out that many methods of cheating have been used over the years. Were it not for the caliber of the records Bonds is threatening, hardly anyone would care. The most telling and most ignored factor to me is the status of his grand jury indictment. It has been said that a grand jury would indict a ham sandwich if the prosecutor told them to. Yet, two grand juries examining the evidence on Bonds have failed to return an indictment. It doesn’t have to be proof beyond reasonable doubt, only probable cause, a much lower standard, and the rules of trial evidence do not apply. In other words, hearsay and such are admissible. Then why no indictment? The only possible is that the case against him is incredibly weak. If he were about to set the record for most doubles in history (or in the alternative, if he were a really nice guy) the steroid issue would be completely ignored.

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]]> By: Sarah Green http://umpbump.com/press/2007/04/10/aaron-to-bonds-screw-you-barry-screw-you-very-much/comment-page-1/#comment-52381 Sarah Green Wed, 11 Apr 2007 03:53:23 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/aaron-to-bonds-screw-you-barry-screw-you-very-much/#comment-52381 A telegram? That's cold. Also old. What, no carrier pigeons? No Pony Express? Maybe Hank could just tie a note to an arrow and have Robin Hood shoot it over. "Hark, ye Barry! Thee sucketh!" A telegram? That’s cold. Also old. What, no carrier pigeons? No Pony Express? Maybe Hank could just tie a note to an arrow and have Robin Hood shoot it over. “Hark, ye Barry! Thee sucketh!”

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]]> By: Gern Blanski http://umpbump.com/press/2007/04/10/aaron-to-bonds-screw-you-barry-screw-you-very-much/comment-page-1/#comment-52380 Gern Blanski Tue, 10 Apr 2007 21:37:13 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/aaron-to-bonds-screw-you-barry-screw-you-very-much/#comment-52380 This is not about Aaron not being generous etc. This is Aaron making a quiet statement about the state of the game, the state of role models in the game, etc. Aaron tried to enlist Willie Mays to carry on Jackie Robinson legacy, but Willie was not interested. Gee, seems kind of similar to his godson, who now can't even be bothered to pick up the phone to call Hank. I think Aaron does not think too much of Bonds as a player or a person. This is not about Aaron not being generous etc. This is Aaron making a quiet statement about the state of the game, the state of role models in the game, etc. Aaron tried to enlist Willie Mays to carry on Jackie Robinson legacy, but Willie was not interested. Gee, seems kind of similar to his godson, who now can’t even be bothered to pick up the phone to call Hank. I think Aaron does not think too much of Bonds as a player or a person.

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]]> By: extrapolater http://umpbump.com/press/2007/04/10/aaron-to-bonds-screw-you-barry-screw-you-very-much/comment-page-1/#comment-52379 extrapolater Tue, 10 Apr 2007 20:18:31 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/aaron-to-bonds-screw-you-barry-screw-you-very-much/#comment-52379 Man.... when has this whiny turd NOT felt slighted? I'd love to see how it would play out if Barry had to graciously hand over one of his records to another player some day - I'm betting he'd find it hard to be generous. Man…. when has this whiny turd NOT felt slighted? I’d love to see how it would play out if Barry had to graciously hand over one of his records to another player some day – I’m betting he’d find it hard to be generous.

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