Bob Costas on Barry Bonds On August 7, 2007 Barry Bonds took the field at AT&T Park in San Francisco with the aspirations for breaking Hank Aarons homerun record that had stood for nearly forty years. In fact he did so that very day. A career that had span over 21 years had done what many had thought to be impossible. For many, however, this moment will remain ambivalent for all of eternity. In fact many of the career milestones that Barry Bonds had experienced over the years leading up to very moment have been overshadowed by one topic. Leading up to this record breaking homerun, the award winning sports broadcaster, made a statement in reference to the ambivalence of the homerun and its presence in the history books alluding to his accusations of Bonds and his use of steroids over …show more content…
However, the greatest influence would be on those with strong values against gambling or those most unfamiliar with the career of Pete Rose. Major League Baseball was very reluctant to comment on McCarver’s comments (Flint, 2013). The article on McCarver and Pete Rose is very similar to the way that Costas described Bud Selig, the Major League Baseball Commissioner, and his reaction and comments when asked about Bonds and the use of performance enhancing drugs (Costas, 2013). The facts from these statements from well known sportscasters lead to the fact that the fan may not get the full story or opinions of those who may be directly involved with the leadership of the sport. However, with that in mind it does display that those same fans have full access to the opinions of the sportscaster. This displays the true impact that the sportscaster has on sports, the athletes, and any controversies that may exist. This only leads to show that the direct influence not only can sensitize the topics, but can define those topics, the sports, its athletes, as well as its