EDITORIAL TARNISHED HERO.Once upon a time, San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California that currently play in the National League West Division. New York Giants historyEarly days and the John McGraw era slugger Barry Bonds Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24 1964 in Riverside, California) is a left fielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. He is the son of former major league All-Star Bobby Bonds, the godson of Hall of Famer Willie Mays, and a distant cousin of Hall of Famer Reggie thrilled fans with his record-shattering performance. What a shame it is that yet more evidence of steroid use threatens to derail de·rail intr. & tr.v. de·railed, de·rail·ing, de·rails 1. To run or cause to run off the rails. 2. his legend-in-the-making. A book by the two reporters who have written extensively on the scandals surrounding performance-enhancing drugs This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. in baseball details very specific evidence of Bonds' steroid use, which has long been rumored. If the book is correct - and there's no reason not to believe it isn't - then yet one more of our sports heroes has sadly traded the respect of the public for a chemical boost. |
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