Aaron asleep when Bonds broke home run record.

[Doc]

SI.com - MLB - Aaron happy for Bonds, relieved ordeal is over - Thursday August 9, 2007 11:35PM

With respect, though, he is an aging man and his body needs rest. He said he didn't mean disrespect, but I still find it funny that Aaron was sound asleep when his Godson broke his record.

 

[Mirage]

Sometimes it's nice to know you lost out instead of constantly being on edge wondering if you'll wake up and have lost your title. I bet he is relieved that he can just be happy with second place now and not have to keep talking to the news about if he thinks so and so will beat his record.

 

[Gwiz]

It's one's interpretation if Aaron is first or second. In the record books, he is second hwoever many people around the country still believe he is first in the home run record because they feel that Bonds record is tainted. I do have to admit that Aarons speech was quite classy and very professional. I'm not sure if he volunteerily did that or they force him to.

 

[Mirage]

I don't follow baseball enough to know all of Bonds history. What did he do to possibly taint his record in some people's eyes?

 

[CaliforniaSteve]

In short, Bonds went from a small base stealing player who averaged a respectable number of home runs to the girl voice having monster we see on tv today. The transformation only took 2 or 3 years, raising peoples suspicions on steroid use.

 

[Doc]

Yeah, I'll never respect Bonds' record. The things he said about Babe Ruth are downright disrespectful.

 

[CaliforniaSteve]

I can agree with that..

But the record is broken. Time to get off of Aaron's lawn.

 

[Doc]

Let's go A-Rod! Only five or so more years until he can break it. God I hope he stays healthy.

 

[CaliforniaSteve]

Straight to 800, even though I hate the guy.

 

[Doc]

I like A-Rod because he stays true to his game, even if he is ridiculously overpriced and has to change teams every few years because they can't afford him.

I think the Yankees are still paying him on his Rangers contract.