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Should Bud Selig be present with Barry Bonds hits #756?

MichiganMichigan Posts: 4,942 ✭
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Choose from the following:

A. Yes
B. No
C. Unsure
D. Doesn't matter either way

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  • MichiganMichigan Posts: 4,942 ✭
    Should be "when" Barry Bonds hits #756. Sorry, not much sleep last night. image
  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yes he should, like it or not, hate him or not, it is a monumental baseball moment.
  • Lothar52Lothar52 Posts: 2,664 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Yes he should, like it or not, hate him or not, it is a monumental baseball moment. >>



    .....one AROD better break
  • MichiganMichigan Posts: 4,942 ✭
    He probably should be there but I'm sure he would rather be somewhere else, it will be an ackward situation. Hank Aaron says he will not be there.
  • kcballboykcballboy Posts: 1,405 ✭✭✭
    F yeah he should be there. He ignored all the signs that there was something wrong with the game and the players in it. He can't ignore the fact that this is a problem he helped create. He needs to lie in the bed he helped make.
    Travis
  • SoFLPhillyFanSoFLPhillyFan Posts: 3,931 ✭✭
    Sure he should be there.

    He should be there and allow Hank Aaron to give him half a dozen free shots to the mouth in front of a national audience.

    Let Hammerin' Hank have his day with Selig for screwing with one of the greatest sports records.

    Don't know about Hank saying that he will not attend. I understand his thinking but some may use it against him.
  • BobaFett72BobaFett72 Posts: 7,304
    Hammer Hank should be there.. and when he has his record broken... stand up and face away from the field. hopefully all fans follow suit and all the JuiceMan hears is dead silence.
  • stevekstevek Posts: 29,033 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Selig will be there. Why? Because it's good business to be there.
  • BobaFett72BobaFett72 Posts: 7,304
    Selig is posturing now; in an interview last night on TV he was wavering and in the paper today he hinted at putting his loyalties to Hank Aaron on the back burner and being present when Bonds hits the record breaking homer.
  • VolverVolver Posts: 753
    Who cares if The Commish is or isn't there.....the record gets broken...move on....it's only a story if you want it to be
  • thegemmintmanthegemmintman Posts: 3,101 ✭✭
    If Selig thinks that the whole thing is legitimate then he should be there.
  • yankeeno7yankeeno7 Posts: 9,248 ✭✭✭
    Legitimate or not, Selig should be there. As much as I can't stand Bonds, Selig should be there for BASEBALL and its fans.
  • MichiganMichigan Posts: 4,942 ✭


    << <i>Legitimate or not, Selig should be there. As much as I can't stand Bonds, Selig should be there for BASEBALL and its fans. >>




    I suspect he will want it to be rather low keyed if possible, most likely a quick run out onto the field for a handshake with Bonds, pose
    for the cameras and then a quick exit.
  • EstilEstil Posts: 7,058 ✭✭✭✭
    I would think it'd be Selig's duty to be there. Then again, was he at Cal Ripken's 2131 game?
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  • baseballfanbaseballfan Posts: 5,456 ✭✭✭
    yes

    one of the if not the biggest records in baseball!!
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  • calaban7calaban7 Posts: 3,003 ✭✭✭
    I think Raffy, Sammy, Big Mac, Petey boy, and all the rest who believe , that going the extra mile is something to celebrate. To all the politicians that won by rigging a fixed election, they ought to be there too, to celebrate what Dark Helmit , in the movie SPACE BALLS , stated that evil will always triump over good , because good is dumb.

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  • noanswersonlyquestionsnoanswersonlyquestions Posts: 152
    Of course Selig should be there. It's the biggest record in baseball. Bonds is the greatest home run hitter of this generation. It makes me sad that I think he did a little extra to get where he is at because I think he would still be there even if he hadn't.
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  • stownstown Posts: 11,321 ✭✭✭
    It's not like Bud would be setting a precedent. Commissioner Kuhn didn't attend Aaron's game when he broke Babe's record.

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  • BunkerBunker Posts: 3,926 ✭
    Pete Rose's 4,192 was a big moment in baseball also. Was the commish at that game?
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  • rec78rec78 Posts: 5,737 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I think he should be there but he may have to attend an awful lot of games. At Bonds current pace of 1 HR per month he may not get there !
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  • RipublicaninMassRipublicaninMass Posts: 10,051 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I think he should be there but he may have to attend an awful lot of games. At Bonds current pace of 1 HR per month he may not get there ! >>





    image I was thinkin the same thing!
  • JerseyJersey Posts: 542
    This is one of those awkward situations where you have to do something, even if you have to hold your nose.
    Wise men learn more from fools than fools learn from the wise.

  • softparadesoftparade Posts: 9,276 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I don't care if Bud is there or not. It does not interest me in the least. I won't be watching when Bonds hits his "record breaking" home run.

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  • stockergreenstockergreen Posts: 483 ✭✭
    Yes he must be there.
    You can't reprimand Bonds on speculation that he took steroids.
    Where's the proof.
    This is America.
  • dallasactuarydallasactuary Posts: 4,337 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Yes he must be there.
    You can't reprimand Bonds on speculation that he took steroids.
    Where's the proof.
    This is America. >>


    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

    That is just too funny on so many levels.


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  • kcballboykcballboy Posts: 1,405 ✭✭✭
    At this rate, Selig might be retired by the time Bonds gets there. Hasn't Selig said he will retire when his contract is up in 08 or 09? He might just dodge the bullet on this one.
    Travis
  • tcmitssrtcmitssr Posts: 1,570 ✭✭✭
    no, and the record should be declared to still be Aaron's.

    The season HR record should also be declared vacant and returned to Maris.

    Both just my humble opinions
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