Barry Bonds Controversy: MLB Should Adopt Absolute Standards In Records Department

When it comes to Major League Baseball, the abacus sliders are adept at mixing apples and oranges. What should be deemed major career accomplishments for individual players quite often become tainted, due largely to changes in how the game is played.

Roger Maris caught hell in what the press personified as his race to unseat Babe Ruth as the single-season home run king, since the number of games had been extended over time and Maris had more chances to top Ruth in a given season.

What should Maris have done? Quit? Or not tried to win games utilizing his best weapon?

The current upheaval is with Barry Bonds, who, regardless of likes and dislikes of the guy, is an exceptional athlete. It is suspected, though, that he took body-enhancing drugs in the early 2000s, which has put in question whether he really deserves a marker in the record-books when he unseats Hank Aaron