713!!!

[gridlore]

While I was writing the last entry, Barry Bonds smashed a 3-1 pitch to the upper deck in Philadelphia.

In idiot news, anti-Bonds fans had a sign "Ruth did it on Beer and Hot Dogs."

Newsflash, kids. Bab Ruth played in the Majors from 1915 to 1935. Prohibition, the banning of alcohol mandated by the XVIIIth Amendment, was in force from 1919 to 1933. Which means that during Ruth's moist productive years beer was an illegal substance.

So Ruth's records should be stricken from the books and he should be pulled from the Hall of Fame. At least if the Phillies Phans are right...

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[chaotic-nipple.livejournal.com]

The difference, of course, is that alcohol in no way 'enhances' an athlete's performance. If anything, he would have done _better_ had he not been a lush.

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

Ah, but he broke the law! Under Baseball's morals clause (the one the haters are using to try to get Bonds thrown out without any evidence) all that is needed is a prevelant opinion that actions were taken that violated the integrity of the game.

I think blatantly defying the Constitution fits the bill!

We can also point out that Ruth never faced black pitchers either...

[chaotic-nipple.livejournal.com]

Racist! ;-)