Even political bloggers and policy wonkers seem to feel the need to write something about Barry Lamar Bonds. Matt Yglesias says he must be the best ever; Brian Beutler – being a self-respecting Dodgers fan – must and does decline to endorse that opinion; Megan McArdle is infuriatingly non-commital while Dan Drezner reminds one that Tom Glavine should receive more respect for winning his 300th game (though of course the “wins” statistic is one of the most misleading and useless in all baseball; this is the only explanation for its continued existence)
Clearly this is one of those situations that can only be judged by a foreigner. That being the case, it’s quite clear that Bonds get into the starting line-up for your All-Time baseball team.
Would Bonds have hit 756 without using steroids and other dubious training methods? Perhaps not.
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