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I'll try to keep this short although I could write a volume ... Barry Bonds is about to break the MLB record for most home runs. Many are openly rooting against him because they say he is a cheater who used steroids. The record will be tainted since it was accomplished using performance enhancing drugs they say. In today's North County Times, San Diego Padres radio announcer Ted Leitner states that he does not want Bonds to break the home run record while he is announcing. From the North County Times article: "I have no enthusiasm, no desire whatsoever for this because I have eyes. No one does what he does in his 40s without some help," Leitner said in reference to persistent rumors that Bonds' late-career home-run binge has been fueled by steroid use. "Give me a break. This is a bastardization of history."

Leitner has also been the radio voice of the San Diego Chargers. The Chargers currently have two players on their roster that have enhanced their careers via steroids, Shawn Merriman and Luis Castillo. Merriman was busted for steroid use last year, and Castillo admitted to using steroids while in College. Apparently Leitner, and most sports fans have no problem, with these guys cheating. Seems a little hypocritical to me. Is Bonds now or was Bonds juiced? Very likely. Then again, how many other guys in baseball are juiced as well? How many pitchers that faced Bonds are using banned substances? Baseball does not really want to know. Do we?