[blueandwhite]

an article in the paper said the sister to his dad was too proud to ask for help, so it's not like she showed up at his door and he kicked her to the curb. She was injured badly in a car accident a while back, couldn't go back to work, lost her insurance and ended up living in her car and a shelter.
She's on welfare now and in a low-income apartment, lobbying for better medical care for seniors. Suppose she may be very proud and certainly, she got back on her feet. but can you spell, embarrassing? Wouldn't you find a way to do something if you practically peed money?

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by blueandwhite

an article in the paper said the sister to his dad was too proud to ask for help, so it's not like she showed up at his door and he kicked her to the curb. She was injured badly in a car accident a while back, couldn't go back to work, lost her insurance and ended up living in her car and a shelter.
She's on welfare now and in a low-income apartment, lobbying for better medical care for seniors. Suppose she may be very proud and certainly, she got back on her feet. but can you spell, embarrassing? Wouldn't you find a way to do something if you practically peed money?

She was a bad bay sitter in his youth?...Bonds may have bad memories of the cold macaroni dinners she made...or if its like my Aunts, she craves negative attention, and ...heck, let me jsut call Barry and get his take on all this...

[legend]

At this point writers are doing anything they can to make him look bad. I doubt that we got the entire story here. I am certainly no Bonds fan, but do any of really think he is that evil that he would leave his aunt in that situation? Something fishy here.

[cjg11582]

I personally agree with Legend on this one. I am not a Bonds fan in the slightest. But since I dislike baseball, it is impossible for me to dislike Bonds because of all his closeted secrets. Do I think he took steroids? Yes. And for the most part, I don't care. It should just be acknowledged that it gives one a considerable advantage when juicing. These arguments that "you still have to make contact with the ball" are naive and are borderline unbearable.
In regards to this report, occasionally, reporters tend to delve to deep for a "groundbreaking" story. And this report just seems so low brow and desperate that it is hard to believe. Especially when we are at the point that anyone can say anything about Bonds, regardless of how deplorable or inflammatory, and no one seems to mind. But since he is seemingly guilty of cheating in baseball, journalists assume the position of attacking his moral character in every other realm of his life. Which there is no basis for.

[MJHMarc]

This is just plain old...ammunition for his critics!

When they have nothing else to harrass him about or fill up their daily column they tend to dig up stuff..

They are like the muckrackers of early history.

[blueandwhite]

When I read it, it sounded mostly like she was a very proud woman who wouldn't take anything from anybody - maybe it says more about her.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by blueandwhite

When I read it, it sounded mostly like she was a very proud woman who wouldn't take anything from anybody - maybe it says more about her.

Sorry, Blueandwhite girl, I just don't see a proud woman wanting to be part of a story that is going to hurt someone else. That Barry hurts Barry is one thing...That the media lines up for blocks to get a good rock in on him is out of line.

I have dead beat relatives...If someone shoves a camera in their face and asks them why doesn't Gotham send you money...I would hope they know me well enough and esteem me enough to shove the camera back at them.

It never the media's place to create the story...jsut report it...and really what is the story here, if not a Public Lynching of Barry Bonds?

[blueandwhite]

Everyone seems to think it's not true. Does this happen to him often - made up stories in the papers? what if this one is true?

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by blueandwhite

Everyone seems to think it's not true. Does this happen to him often - made up stories in the papers? what if this one is true?

Well, suppose it is true...is it really anyone's business to dig deep into his personal life? Anything on the field of play is free game...but outside the locker room, unless he is breaking the law or something, why is it news?

I think anyone who does a story like this, should have someone dig into his or her personal life and spill it to the rest of the world...Along the lines of:

San Fransisco Chronicle (page 8 )

Headline: Reporter who stumbled onto Barry Bond's Aunt story Overcame Childhood Bead Wetting Issue.

Yes, its true Mr. Mud R. Acker, the famed reporter who broke out the story of the poverty stricken aunt of Barry Bonds had to overcome a childhood bed wetting issue.

His 3rd grade classmate, Christy Betters-Nyou told the Chronicle today, "Muddy always wanted to be a reporter, but he often felt embarrassed by the bed wetting issue he had throughout grade school. I am glad he overcame it finally...He did, right?"

The distressed Mr. Acker could not be reached for comments.

Heck, that should be fair play right?

[ThePundit]

I'm sticking to my word Gotham. Haven't watched a second of the Barry Bonds show. I'm digging a huge hole in my yard and getting ready to stare down at that abyss.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by ThePundit

I'm sticking to my word Gotham. Haven't watched a second of the Barry Bonds show. I'm digging a huge hole in my yard and getting ready to stare down at that abyss.

Hey that will inspire me to write the new children's book classic "Pundit and the Great Abyss"...and before you ask, of course you get a cut of the royalities...you are after all the inspiration...

[Grozny]

I heard that Bonds use to kick puppies on his way to school.

[blueandwhite]

hey how many and how far?

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by blueandwhite

hey how many and how far?

The dog incident is only an "alleged incident" that took place after 15 yearold Barry was turned down by Suzy Carlsson to the Junior Prom. Barry didn't really kick the dog per say, as much as "pushed it" away from him after his disappointing turn down. Unfortunately the dog was hit by a wayward bicycle and injured. Many years later its reported as Barry "kicking the dog for a whole block."… Bonds just shrugs off the incident as an unfortunate accident.

I just wanted to clear up the matter.

[Wizard of Os]

Dudes,

This is all very very dark.

Just in time for Easter, eh?

Cheers, i guess.