Sometimes friendly banter among Evening Sun reporters lends itself to a discussion we call “Point/Counterpoint.” In this forum, our staff battles wits and ideas on a variety of subjects, and today, Evening Sun Staff Writer, Michael McGuire, and Evening Sun Sports Editor, Patrick Newell, take sides in the Barry Bonds ordeal. Bonds recently avoided indictment, but his alleged steroids use perhaps casts a cloud on his voluminous statistical records.

PN: Here’s the deal Clubber Lang: There is no questioning Barry Bonds’ talent, nor is there any question he merits Hall of Fame induction five years after his retirement. No player has won more MVP awards in Major League history, and the majority of his accomplishments came years and years before there was any question of steroids use. And let’s be honest: Will a pill or supplement enable you to see a 90 mile-per-hour fastball? No. That takes skill, and Bonds has that in droves.