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A King Not Worthy of His Throne
Posted: August 12, 2007
A broken record with an asterisk…
The name is Bonds.
Barry Bonds.
But it dawns on me
we don't know the agent
that services Mr. Bonds' secret.
Alas, Barry's claim
of home run fame
would best be buried
(or better yet forgotten).
Holy Moses!
In my book,
Aaron still reigns.
After all, he's the brother
worthy of attention.
Do I even need to mention
that steroids weren't a factor
in the game Henry played?
When Hank yanked a homer,
he spanked it with brute strength.
He made that little horsehide cry
as he lifted it over the fence.
In the land of the chemically free
and the home of the Braves,
Aaron belted his record number
of round trippers
in a manner worthy of a god.
How odd then that Bobby's son
is now being called the home run king.
He's merely a prince
whose crowning achievement
was getting juiced
without getting caught.
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Posted: August 12, 2007
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