A great debate has raged about the \u0027real\u0027 MLB home run record holder — the \u0027clean\u0027 Judge, or the \u0027dirty\u0027 Bonds?
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The record-setters were not tested at the time, and their cheating was more of a moral than strictly legal matter. Correcting the matter after the fact was impossible given how widespread cheating was at the time. So the official records will tell you that Bonds, McGwire and Sosa all hit more home runs than Aaron Judge did this year.But they cheated and he didn’t. MLB now tests the players for drugs. Since they started the testing, no one has hit 60 home runs — until Judge.
Numbers are simple and straightforward. Who holds the home run record? Bonds clearly does. That is a quantitative fact. He hit 73 fair and square at a time when baseball was neither fair nor square. Judge hit 62, fewer than 73. Quantitative case over.Article content Alongside the steroid matter is a deeper matter of character. Bonds was a veritable cauldron of vainglory and venality. He brought dishonour to the game. Baseball — like other sports leagues — is accustomed to that. The all-time leading hitter, Pete Rose, gambled on games he played in, leading to his banishment from baseball. But he still has his record for most hits.Article content
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