Barry Bonds and Philosophy

I’ve long been interested in philosophy. Or rather the concept of philosophy, with all its thoughtfulness and intellectual pursuits. So I wondered what that community had to say about Bonds’ potentially questionable methods en route to 756. Herewith a sample:

From Uselesstree:

The un-Way of Barry Bonds
When we try too hard to reach a goal, when we push aside our humanity and humility, even if we accomplish it, we fail for succeeding. That is the emerging moral of the Barry Bonds story.

From The Constructive Curmudgeon:

If Barry Bonds hits 756 there should be no celebration, no exaltation, and no elation. To do so would only be to further applaud our debauched and depraved culture of egotism and extremism.

From Compassion in Politics:

Barry Bonds and the Culture of Cheating
Baseball in a microcosm–an inside view–of the culture of corruption which continues unabated in boardrooms across the country. Astroturfing our road to victory is hardly a way to build a person, a company, or a nation. Not a city on a hill, anyway. So while I feel sorry for Barry in the same way I feel sorry for Lindsay Lohan, I worry for the signal that his “record” sends and I worry for a culture whose collective modus operandi has become so unattached from fundamental human values like justice and compassion.

From Counterpunch.org:

Manufacturing a Villain: Sports Illustrated’s Vilification of Barry Bonds
This was not going to be a well-deserved Aaron tribute based on the merits of his career; it was yet another Sports Illustrated anti-Bonds article. And this time SI used the great Aaron as the latest vehicle to bash big bad Barry. And SI, which on the surface was attempting to hail Hank, actually cheapened his legend in the process.

More thoughts will undoubtedly be shared with the passing of time.