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So I don't have an exact quote here for ya kids but I got to comment on Barry Bonds brilliant statement made about his new record. This isn't a direct quote but he said something along the lines of:
"It's not tainted, my records not tainted, go ahead and write whatever you want, it's not tainted."

Wow, seriously, it’s not tainted? Because all people have been able to say about this record usually sounds something like this:

"Did you hear about Bonds getting the new home run record Bill?"
"Yeah, Hank I sure did. Say did you hear that he was taking that there steroids?"
"Yeah, I think his records tainted."

There ya go, infallible proof that this guy’s record can’t be all that "taint" free. Feel free to chuckle at the words "taint-free."

In all seriousness, the guy’s record and career are always going to be in question. Whether or not he did really isn't the question, people are just going to say what makes this more controversial, that being, of course, that he juiced himself up. So say what you will and refer all hate mail towards itstheleague.com. Thank you and God bless Barry Bonds tiny testicles, because without them we wouldn’t have a whole new record on our hands. Just kidding. Once again refer all hate mail to itstheleague.com

Labels: Barry Bonds, Baseball, Home run, record, taint

I was at Citizens' Bank Park last night to see the Philadelphia Phillies lose their 10,000th game in team history. Yes, that's the correct number of zeros: 10,000.

I had to read into it a bit just to believe it. Apparently, to their credit, they've also got 8,810 wins. They've been around for 124 years. One sign in the crowd read:

10,000 losses
124 years
1 WS Title
No Surprise

Poor Philadelphia. In the last inning, with the score 10-0 Cardinals (a somewhat appropriate tally for that 10,000th loss), the fans finally had a milestone to cheer about. The Phils notched a run to botch the Cardinals shutout, then Chase Utley came to the plate with 2 outs, and the Phils down 10-1. Those that were left in the crowd rose to their feet and cheered as loud as they had the entire game.


Claps and chants of "10,000!" filled Citizens' Bank Park. It didn't matter what Chase Utley did in that at-bat, he was going to be cheered for. If he struck out, the fans were ready to embrace the new record of futility. Instead, Utley doubled to the gap, scoring another run. The fans loved it, not surprisingly. Ryan Howard struck out in the next at-bat, and the Philly faithful cheered just as hard as they did for Utley.

If you're gonna be bad, at least you should admit it. I respect that.

Labels: 000, 10, futility, Kevdog, MLB, Phillies, record, Utley