No one in this sad episode comes out smelling nice. It would be nice if someone acted classy. (Correction: Hank Aaron did - with a classy video congratulations.)
MLB looked like assholes with Bud Selig not being there. They represent the game and this is a milestone in the game. Let the fans decide its lasting importance to them. I may not like it, but it is my personal opinion...if I were the Commissioner, I have to be all smiles and laughs.
One other point about Selig is that if Selig felt steriods were THAT big of a deal, he should have suspended Bonds pending a final outcome. Instead, he just whines about it.
Did Maris get pegged with an * for hitting 61 in a 162 game season? Ford Frick, the Bud Selig of his time, vowed that the record would have an asterisk next to it if Maris did not hit 61 in 154 games. Classy guy. Did not happen.
Babe Ruth played at a time when some of the best athletes, who happened to be black, could not play in the league. Asterisk? Nope.
It is Bonds' fault, but he is also suffering (if he were Tony Gwynn, imagine the fanfare), deprived of the unfettered adoration of the baseball public. Maybe he does not care, maybe he does.
One last aside, Bonds was asked about the ball caught by Matt Murphy. Bonds responded that he hoped the guy did not get hurt and he had no interest in the ball. He said, "I've never believed a home run ball belonged to the player. If he caught it, it's his." Classy response...just when you thought you hated a guy...
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