Barry Bonds

I used to be of the opinion that players such as Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire should be kept out of baseball's Hall of Fame due to their association with steroids and other performance enhancing drugs. I didn't bother to do any research as I knew I was right.  

It happened for the first time in 1918. Babe Ruth led the major leagues with 11 home runs. He hit more home runs than the American League's Washington Nationals (4), St. Louis Browns (5), Chicago White Sox (8) and Cleveland Indians. It was a remarkable feat, but it was merely the beginning. The following summarizes Ruth's domination of baseball:YEAR  Ruth HR1918    11 beat 5 teams    1919    29 beat 10 teams   1920    54  beat 15 teams   1921...  

The 2012 San Francisco Giants interleague schedule includes 15 games against the American League West, beginning with a three-game series against the Oakland Athletics from May 18-20 in San Francisco. The Giants and Athletics will meet up again for another three-game series from...  

The wife of San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi has hired her own lawyers to represent her in a case alleging her husband abused her. Eliana Lopez will be represented by Paula Canny, who also defended former Barry Bonds' trainer Greg Anderson ...  

SAN FRANCISCO—Saying that "you never know," juror Jesse Ferguson has worn his baseball glove to the Barry Bonds perjury trial every day, telling reporters Tuesday that his seat on the jury is in a perfect spot should Bonds really connect o...  

And Bonds won’t be heir to the Oh Henry! candy bar fortune either! (even though Benes gave up HR #100 to Bonds) Though (Barry) Bonds escaped more serious charges — the jury deadlocked on three counts of perjury — most consider his record of 762 homers tainted and believe Aaron to be the true standard bearer. “There is a player who hit more home runs than I did — I feel like it’s his record, and that’s the end of it,” Aaron said. “Records are...  

Let the agonizing begin. Now that we know the 2012 Hall of Fame class - Barry Larkin and Ron Santo - we can look ahead to the next ballot that'll include Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa and Mike Piazza, none of...  

Bleacher ReportSan Francisco Giants: 5 Creative Ways Bruce Bochy Can Produce Runs in 2012Bleacher ReportIn Moneyball, Johah Hill's Peter Brand character tells Billy Beane that in order to win games, a team needs to buy runs. In 2008, the Giants played their first season without Barry Bonds, the housing bubble burst and the market for runs in San ...and more »  

The Oakland Athletics are the red-headed stepchild of the Bay Area. They are the New York Mets to the San Francisco Giants’ New York Yankees. They are the Los Angeles Clippers to the Giants’ Lakers. The difference, of course, is that since moving in to ...  

Chicago Cubs Sign Edgar Gonzalez To Minor League DealSB NationLast season, Gonzalez spent the year with the Triple-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. The 33-year-old posted a strong .315/.378/.457 line with 14 homers and 14 steals in 137 games, flashing a solid understanding of the strike zone and some ...  

Think back to the 1998 baseball season, it was one of MLB’s most thrilling. SportsCenter highlights were overwhelmed by performances of Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. The 37 year record of most-home-runs-in-a-season, previously held by Roger Maris (61 ...  

The UFC and Strikeforce will now test all incoming fighters for performance enhancing drugs before a contract can be signed with either promotion, their parent company Zuffa announced today. The news comes on the heels of positive steroids tests by ...  

He is probably okay with his 762. Barry Bonds has a higher career WAR than Hank Greenberg, Willie Stargell and Andre Dawson combined Feel free to substitute Whitey Ford for Greenberg if you don't feel like Greenberg is appropriate to include.  

'The Patriot Act on Steroids' and a Pledge of Allegiance to the GOPWall Street Journal"This is the Patriot Act on steroids," said Rebecca Houser, a real-estate investor in Fairfield, Iowa, who helped organize the caucuses for Mr. Paul. "My parents would be rolling over in their graves if they saw this." Mr. Paul elicited catcalls during ...and more »  

Why You Should Buy Steroids Online to Avoid FakesBrunei News, Brunei Headlines from Brunei fmBoth professional and amateur bodybuilders usually reach a point in their lives, where they realize that they have to use steroids. However, the use of steroids is highly restricted and it is easy for a person to find themselves on the wrong side of ...