Barry Bonds Is An Asshole
Yeah, like that's news. ESPN's Page 2 had an excerpt on Thursday from Jeff Pearlman's book on Barry Bonds.
We learn about Barry's days at Arizona State, and confirm that yes, Barry has always been this way. I love the story about his teammate getting homemade chili from mom, and then Barry breaks into his apartment and steals the chili. Can't imagine why people didn't like this guy.
Better is when Barry breaks curfew on the trip to Hawaii. The captains pull him and the other three guys who did it aside and say "You're going to be running when we get home". Of course Barry says he isn't running. The beautiful part of all this is the coach finally realizes everyone on the team hates Barry, and lets them vote whether Barry stays on the team or not. He figures Barry's so good, they'll let him stay.
Only two guys voted to let Barry stay. So the coach says that he wasn't really letting them decide, just gauging their feelings. Way to stand up for the whole team there, Coach. Barry rejoins the team, keeps being an unlikeable jackass, and well, you know the rest.What bums me out is that one of the captains was Oddibe McDowell, who was apparently a wrestler in high school, and could have easily chucked this as Jim Rome might say "Pre-Beef Roids" Bonds into a trash can. But he wanted to set a good example, so he didn't.
My feeling is everyone would have been better off if he had. It probably would have been the first time someone told Barry "I don't care that your dad played professional ball. I don't care that your godfather is Willie Mays. We're a a team, we have rules, you have to follow them like the rest of us."
Who knows, might have given Mr. Bonds a nice attitude adjustment. Might have just made him a less pleasant person to be around. Might have convinced him he needed to start bulking up a lot sooner. Still, it probably would have been really funny.
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posted by CalvinPitt @ 11:00 AM
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Ive always had a problem with the media slandering any player who chooses not to talk to them. If a player does not want to talk to the media, it does not mean he is a bad person or a scourge on society, it means that he does not want to talk to the media. For years sportswriters have wanted to get Barry for something and steroids is the answer.
That being said, all of Barry's records over the past 5 or 6 seasons should be wiped away, he is a cheater and a liar, fuck Barry Bonds.
Yeah, I don't mind barry not liking the media so much, because the sportswriters often seem to be asses.
Example: Sportswriters complain when athletes only talk in cliches, like "I just want to help the team however i can" If an athlete speaks what they really feel, then they get skewered for not thinking of the team, or of being uneducated about something. That get you coming or go.
Barry's problem is that he isn't that friendly even to his fans and teammates, the people who could defend him from the media, and that costs him a line of defense.
man, I really hope he gets nabbed for perjury and gets raped in prison.
ODDIBIE WAS MORE THAN AN APPRARENT WRTESTLER IN HIGH SCHOOL. HE WAS A TWO TIME STATE CHAMPION THAT WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE THE BEST WRESTLERS EVER FROM THE STATE. I KNOW I WRESTLED HIM. STRONG AS A BULL. I CAM ETHE CLOSEST TO BEATING HIM HIS SENIOR YEAR. THIS GUY WOULD HAVE DESTROYED BARRY THEN AND STILL PROABBALY COULD EVEN NOW. IF ODDIBE DID NOT PLAY BASEBALL, HE EASILY COULD HAVE BECOME AN NCAA WRESTLER AT THE TOP.HE WAS VERY WELL RESPECTED IN HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS.
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