For those of you who started watching baseball last year, that skinny, ninety pound guy is Barry Bonds!
Whether he did it or not is not really the point anymore. Whether he, or Roger Clemens, or anybody else took steroids has long since become a moot point. I personally think they did. I may be wrong, but I don't think so. I'm sure that most Americans think they did.
Regardless, there are many Americans who detest Barry Bonds. Some of that is the "up yours" arrogance that he has shown to the media and the fans. I don't think that's the major reason. People don't like Barry Bonds because they think that he is a jerk who cheated and wrongfully 'roided his way to the most prestigious record in sports.
I'm happy about this outrage, by the way. This means that I have many Americans going on record saying that they still value integrity. We hear so much about corrupt athletes, corrupt CEOs, corrupt politicians, corrupt clergy, corrupt cleaning ladies, and corrupt doctors (which I don't think is as rampant as people say). If we believe our media and our preachers, then to many, we live in a very dishonest society. In a day and age where the very notion of right and wrong are being challenged, there has been an outcry against men like Bonds and Clemens for cheating. In essence, many are saying that if the accusations are true, then what they did is wrong. Yes, I used the dreaded "w-word."
Integrity is still a value in this country, at least in the sports world. Now, if we Christians can be trustworthy and honest, maybe we'll be able to spread this virtue through our actions.
