Perhaps he would have been luckier if he would have been born 40 years later Lou Gherig's disease, while still far from a cure, is coming closer to being treatable. As Science reports in techojargon that I won't pretend to understand suggests that the current studies find that the effects of ALS can be delayed by injecting something scientific into the infected muscle areas.

On another sad baseball note, Good-bye Mr. Bonds. I am glad that you made it out the ballpark to see your son play before the end. You were a giant among Giants.