Bud Selig says Barry Bonds "was not lovable," says "the sadness" of seeing him break a record at home in a new book

On August 7, 2007, Barry Bonds officially became the home run MLB leader, sending his 756th career bomb in the seats of what was then called Oracle Park, breaking Hank Aaron's record of over three decades.

Bud Selig, the MLB's curator at the time, was not present for the long-awaited achievement of Bonds. And as clearly stated in Selig's forthcoming book, "For the best of the game", he did not want to be it.

Selig was extremely cautious in hiring Bonds in the San Francisco Giant slugger 's record amidst a controversy over the alleged use of steroids by the superstar, which included an act of bidding. federal charge for perjury for lying during drug investigations. Years later, the commissioner doubled his enthusiasm for the "asterisk" hero of the MLB, citing in an excerpt from his book the "misery" that he encountered while he was heading to the pursuit Bonds' goal. record.

"The summer of 2007 was unpleasant for me, and when I look back, it's a euphemism," he writes. "It was one of the few times in my life not to be enthusiastic about going to the baseball stadium, and if you know me, it's all that." you must know."

Selig pointed out that there was "no way I could complain to anyone," but he could not bear to see Bonds become the new king of the home run.

"Everyone who knew me knew I was unhappy," he said, admitting at one point that Bonds "was just not friendly," unlike Hank Aaron. "Although I feel responsible for being present for the moment of Bonds, I must admit that I dreamed of not being spared by going to Cooperstown to see (Cal) Ripken and (Tony) Gwynn being inducted into the Temple of the Nobody would have blamed me for being here instead of on the road with Barry, but I was not given a reprieve, so I struggled on. "

It's not as if Selig was against circuits, either. Address the current record pace of circuits across the league visiting CBS Sports Headquarters This week, he played down the idea that many dingers are bad for baseball.

"Baseball is like everything in life," he said. "There are a lot of ups and downs … we go through certain phases, it's something that will end up spinning .. Do I think it's bad for the game? I really do not think it's bad for the game. " "