Bonds Broke No Record

Barry Bonds hit his 714th career homerun on Saturday, tieing him with Babe Ruth. No way Jose. Bonds is a cheater and in my books, and in the eyes of many people, Bonds has achieved nothing. His name should not enter the history books as anything other than a cheater.

People knew that Bonds could catch Ruth's 714 home runs this season, and many pitchers in the league agreed to walk Bonds each time he was up to bat. Some pitchers even decided to hit him with a pitch, but they were then ejected from the game. But each pitched received a standing ovation from the crowd each time they saw the ball bounce off Bonds' back or shoulder.

But Saturday, as Bonds' name was announced before the game, he was booed. Again he was booed when he went up to back. But the Athletics pitched, Brad Halsey, decided to be a big shot and try to strike out Bonds instead of walking him. Big mistake. Bonds connected and got his 6th of the season and 714th of his career, tieing him with Babe Ruth.

Although his stats may be impressive, nobody is impressed nor proud of Bonds, who has admitted that seven years ago he promised himself that he "decided to catch Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron, no matter how many chemicals, creams or syringes it took". In my eyes, Bonds is not an athlete and I don't even feel he deserves as much attention as I'm giving him. To me, Babe Ruth's record stands.