Barry Bonds, and his head, were indicted for perjury Thursday. Humans are impressed by the super human feats of ordinary humans, and not an ordinary human’s super human feet. Mr. Bonds is a thief.
I have no facts before me except my judgment of B.B.’s public character and the as yet to be substantiated claims of Mike Murphy, the Giants’ equipment manager. However, now the government is weighing in, and George Mitchell is a Democrat and a Red Sox fan so the reference is solid. Now, Bonds, his head, and his clown sized cleats are off to court and maybe to jail.
I stayed away from baseball for a number of years because of the dimensionless play brought to the game by the likes of B.B. and M.M. I picked a good time to return these last few years; the Red Sox have two World Series Championships and now steroid abuse is finally being addressed. Maybe now our children can have sports role models with bodies that resemble human beings.
You may be a greedy lot, but that’s at least human.
Note: Patrick Hruby explains in 619* [*No Asterisk Required] why he feels Mr. Bonds’s home run total is closer to 619 – 670.
