The cheater* Bonds* has had a little help* from the steroids* fairy* over the years.

To the Sports Editor:

The cheater* Bonds* has had a little help* from the steroids* fairy* over the last five years. Each night Barry* put a hypodermic needle* under his pillow and magically* the steroids* fairy* filled it with an illegal performance-enhancing drug*. At least Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron and Willie Mays didn't have to cheat* to get their home run records. I would suggest that all hitting records* since 1999 should have asterisks (*) beside them indicating that they were made with the help* of steroids.*.

Yours truly,

James K. Sayre

13 April 2004

revised 19 September 2004