[quote name='craven_fiend']The bottom line of the matter is this, if Bonds is a man and steps up and admits he made wrong choices that led to his steroid use, then he'd get a lot of shit off of his back. But he won't, because he's in the spotlight, where he always wants to be. And like they say, no PR is bad PR.
But onto a completely seperate issue, ph33r, did you or did you not say the Giants were going to win it all this year? Now thats a stretch for just about anyone. And I think all the teams you have bashed thus far will finish with better records, in tough divisions too, than the Giants. The Giants were sub .500 last year, in the worst division in baseball.
They played the worst teams in the league most of the year, and they still couldn't finish at the top. Sure they were missing their best player, but a team is not 1 player. As much as I hate to defend the Yankees and Mets, they both disgust me, they did fairly well with what they had. The Yankees still won the division, even though Johnson wasn't good for most of the year and Wright/Pavano were injured for most of the season. The Mets just overpaid for Beltran, but still managed to finish strong in the best division in baseball year, IMHO.
What I am trying to say is this, don't knock someones teams just because you think your team is far superior. Take away Bonds, and the Giants are garbage. Take away Sheets or Lee, Rivera or Johnson, or Beltran or Pedro, and the Brewers, Yankees, and Mets have someone else step up to take over. In the Giants case, that doesn't happen. Talk about mismanaged.[/quote]
I still have my Giants winning this year. We have role players, on our team that back-up Bonds. Were a lot like the Lakers, take away Kobe and bam were done. Last year was rough I admit but it's tough without your best player.
In the NL, their's no clear cut favorite, the Astros need Clemens, the Cardinals lost Morris and Walker. So by no means do I think that a shot at the WS is not impossible.
Oh yeah,
ing Wichita St.