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Originally Posted by atarizx3
I have no problem with a pitcher drilling Barry Bonds in the back. The head is obviously a different story, but beaning Bonds in the back or knees seems like a perfect way for "baseball" to get "back" at him for his transgressions, albeit "alleged".
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Couple of points:
1. Intentionally hitting a player with a pitch is harmful to the game -- just like steroids or whatever else you want to put on Bonds. If "baseball" (pitchers, actually, considering no one pitcher represents the sport) wants to run it's self by the "two wrongs make a right" philosophy, then hey, go for it. Everybody enjoy the chaos and double standards.
2. You don't mind if they hits Bonds in his knees? The same ones that are so messed up that he can barely run to first base? That's directly messing with a person's livelihood. (And no, it doesn't matter how many millions he's made. There is a such thing as principle and integrity.) A pitcher targeting an opposing batter's obvious injury would be like if I were the manager of a fast food restaurant and hired a person who didn't speak a lick of English and assigned that person to work drive thru every night. It's directly jeopardizing that person's job.