Selig: No celebrations planned if Bonds passes Ruth

[BAMAPHIN 22]

Barry Bonds will have to wait until he passes Hank Aaron before baseball throws a party for him.

Major League Baseball is not planning any celebration for Bonds if and when he tops Babe Ruth's mark of 714 home runs, commissioner Bud Selig said Thursday.

"Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's record," Selig said. "We don't celebrate anybody the second or third time in."

Bonds has been the subject of steroids speculation for several seasons. The recent book Game of Shadows detailed allegations against him, and a federal grand jury is investigating whether he committed perjury when he told another grand jury that he had never knowingly used performance-enhancing drugs.

Bonds hit his 711th homer Wednesday. His San Francisco Giants were off Thursday, and open a three-game series Friday night at home against Arizona.

Selig does not figure to be in San Francisco -- or in Milwaukee or Philadelphia, where the Giants play next week -- as Bonds nears Ruth.
"We celebrate new records, that's what we do. We're being consistent," Selig said during the Associated Press Sports Editors annual meeting with league commissioners. "There's nothing to read into that."

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/baseball/mlb/04/27/bc.bbo.bonds.selig.ap/index.html

 

[MikeO]

There shouldn't be!!!!!!!! Ruth doesn't have the record!!!!

Thanks Bud for stating the obvious.

 

[Ray Finkle]

There shouldn't be!!!!!!!! Ruth doesn't have the record!!!!

Thanks Bud for stating the obvious.

I agree, it's a wonder how this guy got voted in to be the comissioner.

 

[King Felix]

There shouldn't be!!!!!!!! Ruth doesn't have the record!!!!

Thanks Bud for stating the obvious.

bonds wants one because he broke the "white" mans total

 

[MikeO]

I agree, it's a wonder how this guy got voted in to be the comissioner.

He's a yes man for the owners

 

[UCFinfan86]

MikeO y do u always have to have a sacrastic remark about everything.

I am glad Selig came out and said this so no body should be expecting anything, im sure people in SF wanted or expected something

 

[FIN-IN-RI]

MikeO y do u always have to have a sacrastic remark about everything.

Because he is a bitter old man. Got his *** kicked too much in High School.

 

[MikeO]

Thanks for taking a topic and turning into a MikeO bashing thread.

I guess if Im not going to go to your RED SOX thread to start debate with you guys so you have a reason to just go off on me, you are just gonna chase me around here on the boards and go out of your way to start trouble this year. Real mature guys! Real mature!

I didn't know I typed anything in this thread that was so controversial or that was taking a shot at another poster here on the board. WOW, really stretching here guys!

 

[FIN-IN-RI]

Thanks for taking a topic and turning into a MikeO bashing thread.

I guess if Im not going to go to your RED SOX thread to start debate with you guys so you have a reason to just go off on me, you are just gonna chase me around here on the boards and go out of your way to start trouble this year. Real mature guys! Real mature!

I didn't know I typed anything in this thread that was so controversial or that was taking a shot at another poster here on the board. WOW, really stretching here guys!

ouch.. alright, I'll go easy on you from now on.

 

[MikeO]

ouch.. alright, I'll go easy on you from now on.

don't have to go easy, but go re-read the thread. I didn't type anything to bring on an attack like that. It says more about some of you that just follow me around to just bash and attack me than it says about me and my opinions.

 

[UCFinfan86]

don't have to go easy, but go re-read the thread. I didn't type anything to bring on an attack like that. It says more about some of you that just follow me around to just bash and attack me than it says about me and my opinions.

its ur reputation. I didnt want to turn this into a mieko bashing thread i just hate always having to read yours and robfins negative or sarcastic comments in every thread

 

[FIN-IN-RI]

don't have to go easy, but go re-read the thread. I didn't type anything to bring on an attack like that. It says more about some of you that just follow me around to just bash and attack me than it says about me and my opinions.

Number one, I don't follow you around. It's not my fault that you post in threads that I read.

Number two, I agree with your first post in the thread so it's not the opinion that I bash, unless its waaaay out there. A lot of the time, believe it or not, I agree with your opinions but the way you come off makes me want to argue with you for the sake of argument.

 

[King Felix]

he never even said anything bad in this thread its not like he is actually breaking the record.....

 

[SuavePhin]

How much ya wanna bet that if it was a legit non-roided player they would celebrate the passing of Ruth? (not that i will celebrate Bonds or any player i believe is roided up)

 

[MikeO]

its ur reputation. I didnt want to turn this into a mieko bashing thread i just hate always having to read yours and robfins negative or sarcastic comments in every thread

If you HATE reading what I write, then put me on Ignore and don't read anything I write! Not difficult! :shakeno:

And YES you did want to turn this into a MikeO bashing thread, go read your post!!! DUH!! You just took a shot a me and ignored the topic at hand in this thread!