Bonds ties Ruth
As I have stated before, records are meant to be broken. However, the cloud that hangs over Barry Bonds' achievments is one I can't seem to shake.
In a matter of years, Bonds went from a wiry leadoff hitter when he broke into the big leagues with Pittsburgh in 1986 to the most feared slugger of his generation and possibly ever.
It was a transformation many - including federal prosecutors in the BALCO case - believe was fueled by the use of performance-enhancing drugs. Bonds has long denied ever knowingly taking steroids, though the new book "Game of Shadows" reveals his alleged longtime doping regimen the authors say began after the 1998 season when Bonds saw the attention McGwire and Sammy Sosa generated in their race for the single-season home run record.
He broke that single season record, and has probably hit more than half his homeruns since 1998.
The link: http://sports.myway.com/news/05202006/v3431.html
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