In an interview with MSNBC that aired Thursday night, Barry Bonds said he plans to boycott his own Hall of Fame induction ceremony if they accept the record-breaking 756th home run ball that was branded with an asterisk by fashion designer Marc Ecko.
“I don’t think you can put an asterisk in the game of baseball, and I don’t think that the Hall of Fame can accept an asterisk,” Bonds said. “You cannot give people the freedom, the right to alter history. You can’t do it. There’s no such thing as an asterisk in baseball.”
What? You altered history by taking illegal steroids, Barry! By having the freedom to take roids, you altered one of the most historic records in Major League Baseball. It’s mind-boggling how this guy honestly believes that he never did anything wrong. He still believes that he earned all of this and everyone in baseball should bow down to him.
This is just like a kid that’s guaranteed a new bike if he gets straight A’s. He manages to get straight A’s, but eventually his parents find out that he cheated. Even when there’s proof that he cheated, the kid still denies that he’s done anything wrong, and then wonders where his new bike is.
The whole thing is sad, really.
