I recently read the article "Bonds Faces New Charges" by CNN recently reported that Barry Bonds, baseballs new home run king has been indicted on four accounts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice. The indictment to Bonds came just three months after he broke Hank Aaron's record for most home-runs all time. Bonds is a seven-time National league MVP, and has broken various Major League baseball records including most ever home runs in one season.
What Matters: I think the biggest thing that matters from this article is that although Bond's has never been charged with using steroids I think it's pretty obvious that he did take them. I find it kind of sad that such a great record with such a meaningful purpose has been allegedly "tainted" by the use of sports enhancements. Every time I see Bonds step up to the plate I wonder what was going through his head when he took the steroids. I mean honestly, do you really think that your going to get away with it? The baseball hall of fame has also recently announced that if the baseball that Bonds hit the record with is entered into the HOF there might be an asterisk stamped on it, as well when his record is shown an asterisk by that.
How this affects me: I myself play sports, and to me I find it absolutely terrible that someone would want to "cheat" not only the game and all the great players that had success playing fairly, but themselves as well. I can't imagine going to sleep at night knowing in my mind that everything that I had accomplished in that particular sport was done unfairly.
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