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Tuesday, April 4, 2006 12:00 AM

The scapegoat

"Game of Shadows" makes a powerful case that Barry Bonds is guilty of steroid use. But baseball is guilty, too -- and so am I.
By Joan Walsh

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  • Monday, April 3, 2006 09:43 PM

    Of course racism has a lot to do with why Barry has been singled out

    The fact that reporters hate him because of how rude and arrogant he is does, too. The interesting question which has never been answered to my satisfaction (and which is barely addressed in "Game of Shadows," is what effect did steriod use really have on Bonds' (and others' performance. This is a scientific question, not simply one of comparing his stats before he was using and after.

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