Try to leave Vinny alone. He gets pissed off when people use performance enhancing drugs to gain an edge except when he pops a viagra.
Bonds homered to deep center 756
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Try to leave Vinny alone. He gets pissed off when people use performance enhancing drugs to gain an edge except when he pops a viagra.
I think its NYSF!!
New Yorker in town for a day lands Bonds ball
TheStar.com - Baseball - New Yorker in town for a day lands Bonds ball
August 08, 2007
Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO ? With the crack of the bat a brief stillness settled over the right-centre field bleachers at AT&T Park as Barry Bonds' record-breaking homer rocketed toward the crowd.
Then the scrum was on.
As the specially marked baseball landed a few rows up, dozens of fans wrestled for it and the promise of riches it carried. Suddenly, the metal bleachers vibrated with energy. Grunts, cheers and the cries of frightened children broke the silence as parents sought to shield their youngsters from the chaos.
In the middle of it all was 22-year-old New Yorker Matt Murphy, who emerged from beneath the pile holding the ball Bonds hit for career home run No. 756. His face was bloodied and his clothes stretched and torn from his battle in the bleachers.
A team of San Francisco police officers moved in, extracted Murphy from the crowd, and quickly led him through a tunnel and into a secure room.
As he high-fived other fans, Murphy, wearing a New York Mets jersey and cap, slid the ball into the back pocket of his plaid Bermuda shorts.
Reporters screamed out questions, but all he managed to say was, "I'm Matt Murphy from Queens, N.Y."
"I just hope he didn't get hurt," Bonds said after the game, which the Giants lost 8-6 to the Washington Nationals. He said he had no interest in getting the ball back for himself.
"I don't want the ball," Bonds said. "I've never believed a home run ball belonged to the player. If he caught it, it's his."
Murphy and a friend were en route to Australia and in San Francisco for a one-day layover, a Giants spokesman said. They purchased tickets just before the game.
He and the friend, dressed in New York Yankees regalia, were razzed by nearby Giants fans. "Hey, this isn't New York!," one shouted. Murphy and his friend just laughed it off before settling into their seats.
Murphy declined to make himself available to the media.
Baseball memorabilia experts have pegged the ball's value at $400,000 to $500,000 (U.S.). That's well below the $3 million fetched by the ball Mark McGwire hit to break Roger Maris' single-season home run record in 1998, but still a hefty sum.
Helluva player, helluva run to break the record, hell of an athlete, I don't know him personally. I only know him as the media portrays him and how he carries himself in front of the camera. He doesn't seem to care for the media too much but I have personally witnessed him signing autographs late at Wrigley last year and didn't react to any of the negative fans that seemed to keep their distance. So that being said, I don't have any personal knowledge whatsoever, same as everyone else actually, of what he is like as a person so naturally...............to make any assumptions as to his make up or personality would be incredibly irresponsible in my opinion. So to that end, I am happy for the man and his family, it is truly an incredible accomplishment. Cheers Barry.
barry bonds (possibly like ken caminiti) may not live to see fifty...it`s possible...
i wouldn't be suprised if we see a die off of the steroid era players(football/baseball...ala wrestling) within the next five to ten years.....individuals can only abuse their bodies so much before they give out....
it will be interesting to see if he gives up the 'roids when he retires from baseball ....maybe he'll do a mark mcgwire, and lose 80 pounds of muscle in a year and be almost unrecognizable....
i`d wager that mcguire`s testicles must be the size and consistency of raisinettes.......
i wouldn't be suprised if we see a die off of the steroid era players(football/baseball...ala wrestling) within the next five to ten years.....individuals can only abuse their bodies so much before they give out....
it will be interesting to see if he gives up the 'roids when he retires from baseball ....maybe he'll do a mark mcgwire, and lose 80 pounds of muscle in a year and be almost unrecognizable....
i`d wager that mcguire`s testicles must be the size and consistency of raisinettes.......
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And you are basing this incredibly insightful conjecture on what expert experience?
i have no evidence regarding the mcgwire/raisinette coulume comment...but,i`ll ask spongy...
...yes,it`s conjecture......but,rooted in factual data...
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/2004-03-12-wrestling-list_x.htm
http://espn.go.com/mlb/news/2002/0528/1387969.html
http://www.drugabuse.gov/ResearchReports/Steroids/AnabolicSteroids.html
it`s pretty much common knowledge that, certainly in baseball,and probably in football,steroid use has been increasing over,at least the past decade....
you can argue that guys like bonds/mcgwire/sosa/palmeiro/canseco/ and peripheral guys like brady anderson(50 home runs..lol) and another fairly obscure oriole,jay gibbons who looked like a middle linebacker early in his career and now looks normal and coincidentally can`t hit his way out of a paper bag,have never used performance enhancing drugs.....
we can argue that point...i won`t argue that bonds had great natural ability and is a hall of famer whether he`d juiced or not.....
still,he` never was a 60 /755 homer guy until he started looking like steve reeves....around age 36....how many guys peak athletically between ages 36 and 42?...
after age 36 the guy had years in which he hit 45 hr`s in 390 at bats and 46 hrs in 403 at bats......those nagging injuries can kill a guy....
if you`re buying that some dude slipped him steroids under the guise of flaxseed oil?....o.k...you`re entitled...
but,i had a bobby bonds bobble head back in 95`......now,it`s anatomically correct.... i don`t know how that happens....
i guess only time will tell...
...yes,it`s conjecture......but,rooted in factual data...
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/2004-03-12-wrestling-list_x.htm
http://espn.go.com/mlb/news/2002/0528/1387969.html
http://www.drugabuse.gov/ResearchReports/Steroids/AnabolicSteroids.html
it`s pretty much common knowledge that, certainly in baseball,and probably in football,steroid use has been increasing over,at least the past decade....
you can argue that guys like bonds/mcgwire/sosa/palmeiro/canseco/ and peripheral guys like brady anderson(50 home runs..lol) and another fairly obscure oriole,jay gibbons who looked like a middle linebacker early in his career and now looks normal and coincidentally can`t hit his way out of a paper bag,have never used performance enhancing drugs.....
we can argue that point...i won`t argue that bonds had great natural ability and is a hall of famer whether he`d juiced or not.....
still,he` never was a 60 /755 homer guy until he started looking like steve reeves....around age 36....how many guys peak athletically between ages 36 and 42?...
after age 36 the guy had years in which he hit 45 hr`s in 390 at bats and 46 hrs in 403 at bats......those nagging injuries can kill a guy....
if you`re buying that some dude slipped him steroids under the guise of flaxseed oil?....o.k...you`re entitled...
but,i had a bobby bonds bobble head back in 95`......now,it`s anatomically correct.... i don`t know how that happens....
i guess only time will tell...
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Never disputed anything you said except that of physical proof which, at least where I live, is what we are suppose to base our verdicts of guilt on.
My point is simple....you, like most others in this society we have created, want nothing more than to point your finger and say I told you so. It is what really makes the world go round isn't it. You either don't give two rats asses about the FACT that Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth and all those that preceded them all used some type of performance enhancing drugs, but they , like steroids, were legal at the time. This fact is simplemindedly dismissed by all types of baseball 'purists' in favor of saying what a piece of shit Barry is because he does nothing more than what your heroes did. The media has done a fine job of making the general public turn on Bonds, which actually gives them, the media, public license to scrutinize this guy's life beyond yours and my comprehension. All the while, narrow minded, haters such as yourself cheer them on. You have literally zero idea what you are talking about. Pull up all the articles you want and every one of them proves nothing to me, at least nothing I care about. Even if he did the fuhking things......so what.......I like home runs:shrug: I like baseball, and you know what everyone forgets...........the game is better than ever...............THANK YOU BALCO!!!!!!!!!!
NEW YORK (AP) -- Matt Murphy could become $500,000 richer if he sells Barry Bonds' record-breaking home run ball.
The college student, however, may just want to hang on to it -- even if he's hit with a whopping tax bill.
"Part of me wants to keep it. It's the greatest American sports accomplishment in history," Murphy said Thursday on NBC's "Today Show." "Part of me might want to sell it, but I really am leaning towards keeping it. It's just too valuable, sentimental."
Selling the ball for that amount would instantly put Murphy in the highest tax bracket for individual income, where he would face a tax rate of about 35 percent, or about $210,000 on a $600,000 ball.
Even if he does not sell the ball, Murphy would still owe the taxes :scared based on a reasonable estimate of its value, according to John Barrie, a tax lawyer with Bryan Cave LLP in New York. Capital gains taxes also could be levied in the future as the ball gains value, he said.
The college student, however, may just want to hang on to it -- even if he's hit with a whopping tax bill.
"Part of me wants to keep it. It's the greatest American sports accomplishment in history," Murphy said Thursday on NBC's "Today Show." "Part of me might want to sell it, but I really am leaning towards keeping it. It's just too valuable, sentimental."
Selling the ball for that amount would instantly put Murphy in the highest tax bracket for individual income, where he would face a tax rate of about 35 percent, or about $210,000 on a $600,000 ball.
Even if he does not sell the ball, Murphy would still owe the taxes :scared based on a reasonable estimate of its value, according to John Barrie, a tax lawyer with Bryan Cave LLP in New York. Capital gains taxes also could be levied in the future as the ball gains value, he said.
Good ole Uncle Sam is always around when he needs ya. I wonder what would have happen if the Expo's were still around and a Canadian caught it in Montreal? They probably wouldn't even have to pay tax on it.:shrug:
I just found out I knew the kid who caught the ball. He went to my school a couple of years back and was an aquaintence through a friend. Didn't recognize the name, but when I saw the face I knew exactly who it was. Small world.. Why couldn't it have been me!
This Bonds is possibly a better thread killer than s.....
Gratefully, it seems pretty obvious since Tuesday night nobody gives a crap about this topic except the media, especially ESPN, which won't drop the subject. They make it quite clear when they are trying to prop up something lame such as this such as women's pro ball, selling phone service, or "Sundays are made for bowling". LMFAO
It's just too bad it didn't happen on the road.
Pitcher deserves more props in this situation than anyone else. Had 2 chances to bail on the situation after going 3-1, and didn't take the bait. Even after Bonds hit him well already that game.
Nice staged comments on the big screen after the fact. Could almost see his eyes moving. lol
BTW...
Washington came back and won the game.
Gratefully, it seems pretty obvious since Tuesday night nobody gives a crap about this topic except the media, especially ESPN, which won't drop the subject. They make it quite clear when they are trying to prop up something lame such as this such as women's pro ball, selling phone service, or "Sundays are made for bowling". LMFAO
It's just too bad it didn't happen on the road.
Pitcher deserves more props in this situation than anyone else. Had 2 chances to bail on the situation after going 3-1, and didn't take the bait. Even after Bonds hit him well already that game.
Nice staged comments on the big screen after the fact. Could almost see his eyes moving. lol
BTW...
Washington came back and won the game.
