You're watching your buddies play Texas Hold'Em poker and the flop shows a 7-5-6. There's potential for a straight if someone holds a 3 & 4 or a 4 & 8 or an 8 & 9. But we, as viewers, don't know what the players have...and the poker players hold their two cards close to their chest. They might really have the cards in their hand to make a straight...or they might just bluff and make everyone think they've got it.

Barry Bonds' recent 7-5-6 is no different than the card game. In case you haven't heard, the NY Giants player hit his 756th career home run earlier this week, setting a MLB record by passing Hank Aaron's 755. Bonds has been connected to investigations into steroid use, although he said, €œThis record is not tainted at all, at all" after hitting the record homer. He, like the poker players, is keeping his cards close to his chest - at this point, only he knows for certain whether he took drugs that increased his strength and aided his home run numbers. In poker, you wouldn't declare a winner until the cards are shown. And similarly, a home run champ shouldn't be declared until we know the full story. In other words, I don't think Bonds should be acknowledged as a hero until the doping speculation is cleared up.

And my guess is we're going to find out he had cards up his sleeves...