Barry Bonds

[Guest CatofWar]

Fixed.

I love the game and I hope it will recover from 'the steroid era'.

The steroid era brought baseball back, Big Mac and Sosa chasing each other all season long. So what if players were using steroids. Drugs in baseball have been going on for a long time. I dont hate Bonds b/c he juiced, I hate him b/c he's a dick.

[dimbee]

The steroid era brought baseball back, Big Mac and Sosa chasing each other all season long. So what if players were using steroids. Drugs in baseball have been going on for a long time. I dont hate Bonds b/c he juiced, I hate him b/c he's a dick.

You're a racist

[Guest CatofWar]

You're a racist

I know:D

[King Taharqa]

You're a racist

Black fans in the survey are more than twice as likely to want Bonds to break Aaron's record (74 percent to 28 percent), and 37 percent of black fans think Bonds used steroids, compared to 76 percent of white fans.

Blacks are nearly twice as likely to think Bonds has been treated unfairly (46 percent to 25 percent). Why? The survey found that 41 percent of black fans think this is due to the steroids issue, 25 percent think it's because of his race, and 21 percent blame Bonds' personality.

For whites who think Bonds has been treated unfairly, 66 percent blame steroids. Virtually none blame race.

Older blacks (50 and over) are less likely to think Bonds took steroids (29 percent) than younger blacks (44 percent). There is no age difference among whites.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2861930

I hope President Obama can bring us together on this issue of The Great One.

[Kevin Greene]

So let's not make this a black/white issue. Do you think he'll play again?

[King Taharqa]

He said he wants to. If he handles his legal problems in time, I think possibly in 09.

[Johnny Rockets]

So let's not make this a black/white issue. Do you think he'll play again?

I don't see baseball letting that happen...same with Clemens. I could be wrong but I don't think so... Baseball was made an example of by the Government (which was a joke IMO) and baseball is making an example of Clemens and Bonds. Instead of just disappearing into the abyss (ex. Palmeiro, McGuire, etc) like baseball would have liked them to or just being quiet about it (ex. Giambi, Pettitte) their egos made them try to fight it. What that got them is blackballed by MLB.

[Kevin Greene]

He said he wants to. If he handles his legal problems in time, I think possibly in 09.

The Angels badly need someone to protect Vladamir Guerrero.

[King Taharqa]

A federal judge Thursday appeared poised to weaken the government's perjury case against Barry Bonds, indicating that she plans to strip prosecutors of perhaps their strongest evidence that baseball's all-time home run king lied to a grand jury about using steroids in 2003.

During a hearing in San Francisco, U.S. District Judge Susan Illston indicated she will bar prosecutors from using what they say are records showing the slugger tested positive for steroids three times in 2000 and 2001. Despite prosecutors' objections, Illston said the steroid tests were not admissible because there is no concrete link proving the urine and blood samples belonged to Bonds. Such a finding would remove a cornerstone of the government's evidence when the case reaches trial next month.

http://www.mercurynews.com/topstories/ci_11639628

Hate to say I told you so, but... "I TOLD YOU SO!!!". The Government has nothing on Bonds, and these "magical" urine samples that supposedly come from anonymous testing MLB did 6 years ago that tested negative are pure BULLsh*t. This Bonds case has truly shown how incompetent and wasteful Federal agencies can be. The leadership is clearly lacking with this sad bunch. The only way they can save face now is to throw this crap out and hope we all forget about it. Taking it to trial and losing is only gonna make The Great One look even more invincible than he already is. No one can take him down.

[dimbee]

So, KT, since A-Rod has now been named as a supposed 'roids user as well and yet denies using them, I'm assuming you're going to start a thread in his honor, singing his praises and accomplishments, right?

It would, after all, be the right thing to do... unless your BB-love is motivated by something else, of course

[King Taharqa]

I have no hate for A-Rod. The second the Feds go after him, you let me know and Ill carry the flag for him too. Dont hold your breath though, thats usually reserved for black superstar athletes. I think A-Rod'll be good in that regard.

[hdevonxz]

What amuses me about this is that it's essentially an admission that Bonds used a steroid, but he's "innocent" because they didn't consider it a steroid at the time (they do now).

That's not exactly "innocent"

Legal issues aside, this confirms Bonds did indeed use performance enhancing drugs. And whether he goes to jail or not, it can no longer be claimed that his records aren't tainted.

(get that asterisk ready)

They didn't consider marrying 12 year olds sick and out of the ordinary back in the day.

[Mr. Scot]

Dont hold your breath though, thats usually reserved for black superstar athletes.

Yeah. Black guys, like these:

Mark McGwire

Roger Clemens

Jason Giambi

Jose Canseco

Rafael Palmeiro

Andy Pettitte

Todd Hundley

Denny Neagle

John Rocker

Bret Boone

Lenny Dykstra

Rick Ankiel

Jason Grimsley

Eric Gagne

And of course, Alex Rodriguez.

Pretty clear from that list that they're only going after black guys

[Mr. Scot]

Hate to say I told you so, but... "I TOLD YOU SO!!!". The Government has nothing on Bonds, and these "magical" urine samples that supposedly come from anonymous testing MLB did 6 years ago that tested negative are pure BULLsh*t. This Bonds case has truly shown how incompetent and wasteful Federal agencies can be. The leadership is clearly lacking with this sad bunch. The only way they can save face now is to throw this crap out and hope we all forget about it. Taking it to trial and losing is only gonna make The Great One look even more invincible than he already is. No one can take him down.

Didn't you also predict that the Feds had nothing on Michael Vick, and he'd go free?

The judge hasn't actually ruled yet, and if she does it can be appealed. Even if she throws it out though, that's not all there is to the case.

From the linked article:

Federal prosecutors still have some ammunition for a jury. Documents released this week show they have evidence that Bonds tested positive for steroids in 2003 when all major league players were tested under a program designed to determine the scope of steroid use in the sport. But that evidence would not be as powerful as the three other tests, two of which tested positive for injectable forms of performance-enhancing drugs.

In addition, the positive test in 2003 was for a Balco-produced designer steroid distributed to Anderson's clients. The test first produced a negative result, but was later retested by the government and turned up positive, a conflict certain to be presented to jurors. Further, Bonds admitted getting a cream from Anderson in the 2003 grand jury testimony that led to his indictment, but denied receiving steroids from him or "knowingly'' using steroids. If the case boils down to that one test, it will be a challenge for prosecutors to prove conclusively that Bonds lied to the grand jury.

Bonds' lawyers declined to discuss specifics of the hearing. Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Parrella declined to comment.

Rory Little, a former federal prosecutor and University of California Hastings College of the Law professor, said if the evidence is crucial to the government's case, prosecutors could appeal an order keeping it out of trial, a move that could delay the proceedings further.

The judge did appear inclined to allow a tape recording between Steve Hoskins, a longtime Bonds associate who had a falling out with the slugger over money, and Anderson. The recording, which took place in the San Francisco Giants' locker room in 2003, appeared to involve Anderson talking about how he administered steroids to Bonds, and ways of avoiding baseball's testing program, but does not include specific statements to that effect.

Prosecutors intend to call to testify a number of current and former ballplayers who admitted receiving steroids from Anderson and Balco, including Jason and Jeremy Giambi, and former Giants Benito Santiago, Bobby Estalella and Marvin Benard. Prosecutors also intend to call several witnesses to testify on changes to Bonds' physical state while he allegedly took steroids, including, Kimberly Bell, his former mistress, and former Giants trainer Stan Conte.

He ain't exactly free and clear at this point.