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In response to "wait, Selig did not punish Bonds earlier because he was a fan????" by groiny

You didn't? That was kind of all over.

Posted by the liioulu with receipts (aka liioulu) Aug 2 '13, 13:17

Selig was constantly in the stands while Bonds was working on breaking Hank Aaron's record. Which Selig took some hits for because he's allegedly Hank Aaron is his hero.

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if he would have started checking shit out in 1992, it would have never come to that. - groiny Aug 2, 13:22
Becuase his job is to be there when history is made. Like it or not, 756 was history in American sports. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 2, 13:21 19
- Before that point. Not just that one. -- nm - the liioulu with receipts Aug 2, 13:23 18
  - Still history. 756, 715.... -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 2, 13:27
  - tainted or not, it was still history. - groiny Aug 2, 13:25 16
    - Not disagreeing on that point. - the liioulu with receipts Aug 2, 13:28 15
      - everyone ignored it, he knew then that the battle with the union was going to be epic. - groiny Aug 2, 13:30
      - He was ignoring it because of a) the 1994 Strike crippled baseball and b) the HR's were putting people in the seats -- nm - amoxy Aug 2, 13:29 1
        
        Willfully ignoring it. - the liioulu with receipts Aug 2, 13:34
      - Cuz Bonds didn't test positive in 2005, 2006, 2007.....so not showing up would have been.....suspect. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 2, 13:29 11
        
        Way before that point Bonds had passed suspect and had become tainted. -- nm - the liioulu with receipts Aug 2, 13:33 10
        
        Of course. But they had no 'proof'. He's not going to bypass the biggest number in sports for a suspicion. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 2, 13:34 9
        
        He chose not to. - the liioulu with receipts Aug 2, 13:37 8
        
        How could he confirm it? Bonds PASSED the tests when they counted. You overestimate the ability of MLB to enforce rules that few wanted enforced. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 2, 13:47 5
        
        Uhm...no...I said that they chose to ignore the issue. -- nm - the liioulu with receipts Aug 2, 13:53 4
        
        as I mentioned yesterday(?), the NHL is now in this position. Do they proactively go after PED users or quietly wait until things happen that they hav - zork Aug 2, 13:56 1
        
        Hmm....never thought about that. - the liioulu with receipts Aug 2, 14:07
        
        Becuase they had no positive test. They had nothing. He didn't bury his head in the sand in 2007. - Will Hunting Aug 2, 13:56 1
        
        Still making my point for me. -- nm - the liioulu with receipts Aug 2, 13:57
        
        he would have gotten sued if he did anything on a "suspicion" - groiny Aug 2, 13:37 1
        
        That is part of my point. - the liioulu with receipts Aug 2, 13:47
Maybe he was a fan, but he is also the commissioner. The commissioner is usually there for historic occurances -- nm - amoxy Aug 2, 13:19 1
- See Will's post below. -- nm - the liioulu with receipts Aug 2, 13:20

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