Mike Vaccaro at the Post takes a look at booing Barry Bonds and the reasons for it, asking us if as fans are we hypocrates if we boo Bonds for his use of the roids, yet support Mota.

Vaccaro does make a point, but of course there is the generally unwritten rule of sports fans.  Perhaps Mota was a cheater, but he was our cheater. As fans I think its our right to be hypocrites, and support our players while booing the opposition for doing the same thing. Its not like we haven't done it in different situations countless times before. And while both Bonds and Mota are users or performance enhancers, there is some differance between a relief pitcher and a guy looking to set the all time home runs record. I'm sure though as a Met fan though I could sit here all day and come up with reasons to boo Barry while not boo-ing Mota.  It all comes down to simple facts though: I'm a Met fan, not a Giants a fan. If Mota comes back and pitches well, Shea Nation will embrace him.  If he falls apart in his first few appearances, he will be boo-ed like he's A-rod after striking out in October at Yankee stadium.  And Bonds? Well, he's just not the most likable guy in the world, and he's one of theirs not one of ours. Sure, we've had our share of unlikable Mets over the years, even ones that used one performing enhancing drug or another. But, they wore our colors. So right or wrong, it made ok. Or at least less bad. So I for one, support booing Barry, and cheering Mota. 

As long as he can still pitch.