barry bonds, mvp?

for the fourth year in a row, barry BALCO bonds has been named mvp of the national league. let's examine his stats and see if he really deserved it:

Bonds: BA .362 45 HR 101 RBI 232/41 BB/K .609 OBP

Pujols: BA .331 46 HR 123 RBI 84/52 BB/K .415 OBP

Beltre: BA .334 48 HR 121 RBI 53/87 BB/K .388 OBP


the number of walks is the most glaring of the stats (hence, the higher On Base Percentage), but i don't find his higher batting average to be a good argument to carry him over. bonds had 200 less at bats than the other two candidates. bonds played on a team that did not make the playoffs. bonds does steroids... did i type that "out loud?!"

barry bonds is a cheater and everyone know it. look at these pictures from 1997 and 2000 and make up your own mind based on appearance alone.



also note his statistics. after a good career prior to these years, bonds' batting average continually climbed and in just one year (ignoring his off-year in 2000 of all years---possibly adjusting to his new body type?!?) his slugging percentage jumped 100 points, and has never looked back. although he is getting older too, this man made in a lab's stolen bases have plummeted and his fielding has gotten horrible (due to a lack of flexibility). what other evidence due you need?

bonds is a cheater, he does not deserve to be held above others, and for the legitimacy of baseball, he cannot be allowed to break hank aaron's record. when he does break the record, barring a career ending injury that i pray for every night, there had better be an asterisk stating: "cheated at the end of his career".