[lbo-talk] Black Commentator on Bonds

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Actually ESPN just did a story on this very subject, noting that whites
think he shouldn't get the record way more than people of color. However, I
think most people don't care about the home run record. It's not a
compelling story in the steroids era. However, Barry doesn't help himself in
the media and he never really has, except when everyone loved him during his
record-breaking season. He recently "disrespected" Babe Ruth, which is
something that gets sports media types riled up. It's nonsense.

Meanwhile I'm

Heartbroken after a 16 inning loss...to the Mets,
J T.

On 5/23/06, Dennis Claxton <ddclaxton at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> It's great when a major league sport is in
> chaos.  Like William Burroughs used to say,
> that's when the bare lies shine through::
>
>
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>
> Hating Barry Bonds has become a national passion
> – or so the very sportswriters who have whipped
> up this hate tell us. What they don't tell us is
> that this passion is prevalent almost exclusively among a few white men.
>
> Not that others, including myself, don't think
> that Barry probably used steroids. Though not
> proven, the circumstantial evidence is
> overwhelming. However, most people have better
> things to do with our lives than hate Barry. And
> one's mind must be seriously clouded to overlook a number of important
> factors:
>
> http://www.blackcommentator.com/184/184_hating_barry_bonds_pf.html
>
> [...]
>
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