>really no reason to keep it going. this way he can get out
>in front of it and at least get his explanation on record.

lol, you think that is what this is about? the last refuge of a scoundrel is awareness and, in his case, squealing and begging to accompany it.

>one question I always had about dude was the connection
>between the roids and the cancer.... I always figured that
>part of the justification in his mind about doing this..beyond
>the competative side was .... well I had cancer.. so I had to
>do something to come back to a competative level. or that the
>drugs was actually evening the playing field because he was a
>guy with cancer competing against people who didn't have
>it...

eh, we will probably never know for real. it was so prevalent in the sport at the time that i doubt he needed much added justification.

>but did the drugs cause his cancer? thats one question I have
>now. Was his health compromised because of the drugs he was
>taking...

that seems very unlikely, he had a very common form of cancer that just went untreated as i understood t.

>well Barry....guess that leaves you...lol... and OJ.....lol.

bonds' only disease is a big fucking head, wow, that thing is huge.