I AM THE FORCE

It's time we roll back the records. The latest revelations about Barry Bonds and steroids puts a definitive exclamation point at the end of the home run cheating era in Major League Baseball. McGwire, Sosa, and Bonds all blew away the long-standing record of 61 home runs held by Roger Maris, and there is now absolutely zero doubt that they used steroids to cheat themselves into heavily-muscled super-freaks.

It was extremely exciting to watch McGwire get to 70, and then kind of cool to watch Barry Bonds go even further. It was stunning, because they didn't just beat a hallowed record of baseball, they destroyed it. I remember thinking that these guys were unbelievable, and now that turns out to be true. It matters none to me that baseball had not yet banned HGH and other steroid concoctions, because they were already illegal in society. Talk about breaking the rules to gain an illegal advantage, these guys are the very personification of the concept.

These guys tricked us into believing, and then continued lying to maintain their heroic and financial status. McGwire and Bonds earned tens of millions of additional dollars in income for their cheating, taking the money right out of the hands of loyal fans and supporters. MVP awards and home run totals from juicers in this era should all be taken away and stricken from the record books. These records now mean nothing, and Bud Selig will need to take dramatic action to put this seamy era firmly in the past of Major League Baseball.

And congratulations to Roger Maris, and Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth. You accomplished your records honestly and as actual humans. The despicable crowd that broke or are still chasing your records should permanently leave the game, and certainly never be allowed to join you in Cooperstown.