Why 'turn the page' when we're not done reading the page yet?
So Barry Bonds has finally come out and talked to the media, this time not under oath.
He felt free to lash out at the media for dogging him and speculating that he didn't actually earn the home runs, the MVP, the other many awards and accolades that have been lavished upon his long career.Link
Unfortunately, he doesn't deserve any of them.
Yes, they were his arms that swung the bat. The arms pumped up by chemicals, hormones, and various foreign and human-made substances that were injected/ingested into his body over that long and storied career. The arms that were much, much smaller ten or fifteen years ago, when most unenhanced athletes are reaching their peak.
His plea is that he thought it was flaxseed oil that he was... injecting... directly into his stomach muscles...? .Link I have never taken flaxseed oil, but I guarantee that's not the way it says on the label for ensuring "maximum efficacy." I do know that flaxseed oil is for keeping the skin toned and flexible during massive lifting and pumping, which can cause stretch marks.
But I don't for one minute believe that he didn't know exactly what was going into that machine body of his. Certainly not what was in that big ol' needle as he 'roided himself up for the big gains. That's like pulling into the filling station and accidentally pumping the fuel tank full of motor oil. Not plausible for a seasoned gas pumper like me, because I have been putting gas into my car for years.
He wishes that the media and America would just "turn the page" and get over it. You see, he has rationalized his behavior so much that he wonders why we can't rationalize it away, too. Half of my outrage is that he doesn't see why this is a problem. Well, as a baseball fan, I am entitled to an explanation for his behavior, which, while not actually illegal or against MLB rules, was unethical and gave him an unnatural advantage. And not that it was flaxseed oil.
And I absolutely will not "turn the page" and move on.