In front of a hometown crowd, Barry Bonds hit his 756th career home run which brought him past Hand Aaron's record of 755. Barry Bonds holds numerous other elite records in baseball as well. He is also at the centre of a performance-enhancing drug scandal. He used some performance-enhancing substances that weren't illegal by the letter of the law, though many consider them to have been illegal in the spirit of the regulations. Add to this complex situation that he may have perjured himself in front of a federal Grand Jury over said drug use.
And herein lies the dilemma for many baseball fans: can we celebrate the achievements of a fellow who has questionable integrity? What kind of role model is he? Is this good for the image of baseball?
Frankly, I'm amazed that he hit that many. Yes, he clearly bulked up a lot in recent history. Yes, he's been hounded by the media and ended up saying some rude things that got published. Yes, he has played a lot of baseball and accomplished much. I'm glad it happened in San Francisco, though I would've preferred a local catch the ball rather than a guy from Queens.
I'm also glad that he's passed the mark and will probably retire which means the Giants will have more money for building a younger team next season so we can go from being in the dregs of the National League Worst...er, West.
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