<p>Barry Bonds has now broken the world record and is suspected of steroid use. Should he be recognized as the title holder?</p>
<p>The recent leader in the Tour de France was disqualified for doping.</p>
<p>Can any athlete compete in the world today without a “little something extra?” </p>
<p>Is it to be expected as the “norm”? Does it matter? Is it cheating?</p>
<p>He is the record holder. So kind of hard not to recognize him as such. </p>
<p>Having said that, his record will forever be tainted by the scandal no matter what he says to the contrary.</p>
<p>The title can only be taken away if he is proven guilty. Rather hard to do at this point.</p>
<p>I’d like to believe an athlete can compete without the illegal extras. And if they can’t, the title isn’t worth it.</p>
<p>It isn’t the norm. And yes, it’s cheating.</p>
<p>It makes you wonder about drug use by the top athletes in the days before testing. How do we know the former record holders didn’t also use enhancing drugs of some kind?</p>
<p>I think that steroids were not against the rules of baseball when Barry was using them. They were against law of the land, of course, as was alcohol in Babe Ruth’s time.</p>
<p>“Barry Bonds has now broken the world record”
actually he only broke the MLB record there was a player in the Japanese league with over 800 homeruns.</p>
<p>“I think that steroids were not against the rules of baseball when Barry was using them. They were against law of the land, of course, as was alcohol in Babe Ruth’s time.”
Actually steroids were illegal in the MLB as early as 1991. They just weren’t tested for until 2003.</p>