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Nation's Children Rebelling Against Bonds

Jul 30, 2007 – 9:13 PM
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Eamonn Brennan

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Lest you worry that small children the world over were being suckered into steroid use at the sight of Barry Bonds's notable accomplishments, fear not: the children hate Bonds too!
These ballplayers may be only 8 to 10 years young, but they're already old enough to pass moral judgment on Bonds, the home-run-clobbering San Francisco Giant whose assault on one of baseball's most sacred records has been tainted by suspicions of illegal performance-enhancing drug use.

"Hank Aaron should get to keep the record, not Bonds," the 8-year-old pitcher argues. "Bonds cheated."

"The home run record is huge but not when you get it by cheating," says Dakota Potter, 9, of Irvine, who plays third base for his Little League team. "I don't know anyone who likes Bonds. He's scary, and he used steroids."

See, folks? Even the pure of heart -- the small, feeble children of Southern California -- dislike Bonds and his impending record just as much as you do. Doesn't that make you feel better? In the sense that we can rest assured our children aren't all being corrupted into rampant steroid use, at least not until they're 13 or 14 ... yes, I feel much better now.

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