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Bonds' record-breaking 756th ball not Hall bound
Asterisk or not, the ball Barry Bonds launched for his record-breaking 756th home run won't land in the Hall of Fame.
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15 felony counts for Barry Bonds
"Barry Bonds was charged in a new indictment Tuesday with 15 felony counts alleging he lied to a grand jury when he denied knowingly using performance-enhancing drugs use and that he hampered the federal government's doping investigation."
A grand jury handed up a superseding indictment charging Bonds with 14 counts of making false declarations to a grand jury in 2003 and one count of obstruction of justice. No new lies were alleged in the new indictment and Bonds wouldn't serve additional prison time if convicted.
I guess Barry Bonds and Roger Clement are having their own foot race to see which one can burn down his career and reputation faster. "Barry Bonds was charged in a new indictment Tuesday with 15 felony counts alleging he lied to a grand jury when he denied knowingly u... more -
Barry Bonds needs Jail Bond
the following text is from the Washington Post
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Prosecutors File New Indictment Against Barry Bonds
By PAUL ELIAS
The Associated Press
Tuesday, May 13, 2008; 9:14 PM
SAN FRANCISCO -- Barry Bonds was charged in a new indictment Tuesday with 15 felony counts alleging he lied to a grand jury when he denied knowingly using performance-enhancing drugs use and that he hampered the federal government's doping investigation.
The career home run leader originally was charged in November by a federal grand jury with four counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice, but in February U.S. District Judge Susan Illston ordered prosecutors to rewrite the indictment because multiple alleged lies were lumped into individual charges.
On Tuesday, a grand jury indicted Bonds on 14 counts of giving false declarations to a grand jury in 2003 and one count of obstruction of justice. No new lies were alleged in the new indictment.
"It's exactly the same," Golden Gate University law professor Peter Keane said. "It's two ways of saying it's lying and there's really no substantial difference between what he was charged with then and what he is charged with now."
The case against Bonds remains built on whether he lied when he told the grand jury that his personal trainer, Greg Anderson, never supplied him with steroids and human growth hormone.
"Barry Bonds is innocent," the player's lead attorney, Allen Ruby, said. Ruby said Bonds would appear in court to plead not guilty to the new charges.
Bonds' next hearing already had been scheduled for June 6 before the new indictment was unsealed, but Ruby said it is unclear whether Bonds' will be expected to enter a plea then.
The Major League Baseball Players Association said last week it was investigating whether to file a collusion grievance against teams for not pursuing Bonds, who became a free agent when the Giants decided they didn't want him back after 15 seasons.
The 43-year-old outfielder, a seven-time NL MVP, says he wants to play this year and his agent claims no team has made an offer for the 14-time All-Star. Bonds hit 28 homers last year to raise his total to 762, seven more than Hank Aaron's previous record. the following text is from the Washington Post ..... Prosecutors File New Indictment Against Barry Bonds By PAUL ELIAS ... more -
Judge agrees to put Bonds case on hold
A federal judge agreed today to postpone the prosecution of Barry Bonds while government lawyers correct technical flaws in the indictment of the former Giants slugger.
At a hearing in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, Judge Susan Illston granted a government request to put the case over until June 6. In the meantime, prosecutors said in legal papers they would seek a new indictment of Bonds, who was accused of lying under oath to the federal grand jury that investigated the Bay Area Laboratory Cooperative steroids scandal in 2003. A federal judge agreed today to postpone the prosecution of Barry Bonds while government lawyers correct technical flaws in the indict... more -
Do We Care That Our Baseball Hero's Are Druggies
Whether Steroids , Performance Enhancers, or Over the counter Vitamins, we will never tame this Beast, it's here to stay.
Funky Fingers gives you his take on the situation. Whether Steroids , Performance Enhancers, or Over the counter Vitamins, we will never tame this Beast, it's here to stay. ... more -
Baseball needs steriods
My take on why steriods would baseball interesteing and how to solve the problem.
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Bat Birth Factory
Before Little League. Before the World Series. Even before the rule of three strikes and youre out, Louisville Slugger was there perfecting the bats that would write the history of the game. Watch how these bats are made and learn how Louisville Slugger has dominated the game since theres been a game. Before Little League. Before the World Series. Even before the rule of three strikes and youre out, Louisville Slugger was there perf... more
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Performance Enhancing Drugs: the REAL issue
There is no doubt that performance enhancing drugs don't belong in baseball. What i'd like to address is why? Most of what is spoken about performance enhancing drugs is in regards to the unfair advantage it gives to the athletes that use them, but is this really the key issue? what about safety? What about the studies proving that steroid use regularly make indivuals more aggresive and unpredictable amongst a number of other side effects. Does a Chris Benoit type of incident have to happen to a major leaguer for those in the baseball community to take steroids seriously?
It's fun to make tv in < 10 minutes! There is no doubt that performance enhancing drugs don't belong in baseball. What i'd like to address is why? Most of what is spoken a... more -
A Detailed Analysis of The Report on Steroids in Baseball (in Cartoon Form)
The Mitchell Report in Cartoon Form. Get more at www.LeeCamp.net
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Barry Bonds hires powerful defense team
This interesting story has a very unique interactive with it allowing you to explore rrlations between items in it (they call it a relationship map)...
So we have Barry Bonds connected to his lawyers, Allen Ruby and Christina Arguedas...
Arguedas is mapped to OJ Simpson and Tim Montgomery - Marion "Juice" Jones' boyfriend (which I find out in the map by clicking on his name)
Also in the map - Willie Mays (Barry Bonds' godfather) Christina Argueda's domestic partner (Carole Migden, a state senator in California)...
Fascinating way to explore the news.
Here is the top of the pun laden story....
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Barry Bonds struck out on his first attempt to hire a high-powered lawyer to defend him against federal perjury charges.
Negotiations broke down between the home run king and John Keker, a celebrated criminal defense attorney. Reports were that Bonds was put off by Keker?s fee ? said to be $900 an hour ? and other issues.
But Bonds stepped up to the plate again, and by the end of last week he had assembled a solid defense team of experienced lawyers.
Led by Bay Area lawyers Allen Ruby and Christina Arguedas, the six lawyers have been involved in a wide variety of highly publicized cases.
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This interesting story has a very unique interactive with it allowing you to explore rrlations between items in it (they call it a rel... more -
The Integrity of the Game
To many of you out there that took yesterdays ?bad news? as just that, rethink your position. Yesterday was a great victory for the game and a greater victory for what is morally right in sports. Justice, not David but Justice, with a capital J was delivered to the heart of the beast in a heartfelt and authoritative way and upon reflection we understand how necessary this really was. Public opinion of steroid use in the Major Leagues has baffled me for years. WE KNEW that it was harmful to the body when players like Ken Caminiti started dying and getting symptomatic injuries. WE KNEW it was bad for the game when players like Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire, and Sammy Sosa were taking away the accomplishments of great players. WE KNEW it was widespread when guys like Canseco started ratting all their old teammates out to the press. Yet nobody did ANYTHING substantial to remedy the situation. This coddling by former commissioners, players, coaches, FANS, and everyone else associated with the MLB lead to a total shift in perception. Slowly people started to surrender to the thinking of ?everyone is doing it?. People were willing to compromise the integrity of the game IF ____. ?The home run race took baseball out of recession?, ?he?s on my team?, ?he?s never tested positive?, blah blah blah. Get real people. Living in San Francisco I heard plenty of fans say that they truly believed Barry Bonds didn?t take any steroids. At which point I knew that baseball had lost its fucking mind. We had a system that fostered scandal and compromised the integrity of the game with every cold shoulder and justification. The house of steroids was built with nonsensical logic on a compromising foundation. Somehow it was erected and therefore never questioned. When a window broke it was fixed or concealed. When the lights went off candles were quickly lit. Yesterday, the inevitable earthquake hit and the weak foundation crumbled.
In what will probably be remembered as the second most significant day in baseball history, Senator Mitchell and his investigation have finally woke people up. Clearly stating the words that needed to be delivered from a position that matters in the most sincere of terms. The report didn't really tell us anything new about the past, even the Senators recommendations were simple in nature and generally accepted remedies for dealing with the problem. It may have been hard to read some of the players in the report and even harder to see them as the enemy but believe me they are just that. What is of the utmost importance is that the report is inescapable and convincing. Major League Baseball has a chance to turn things around. Fans, players, owners know that change is imminent. Yesterday the court of public opinion was in the balance, the facts were presented, the verdict was guilty, and the sentence fit the crime. Justice was served and righteousness was restored. It is WRONG to use performance-enhancing drugs. It is NOT FAIR. It is unacceptable behavior that should NEVER go unchecked. The sequences of events that are in place now have sent us in the right direction. Time will tell what the next era of baseball will bring.
We must accept that there will always be players that will attempt to gain a competitive advantage in sports through the use of performance enhancing drugs. However, we should never accept anything that compromising the moral fabric of the game. Yesterdays events should be seen as the start of a new era of game that is built on a solid foundation that will last for many years to come. Truly it was a great day for the game of baseball.
Alex Rochestie
Speech Pod for current is here http://current.com/items/88791800_baseball_s_black_book To many of you out there that took yesterdays ?bad news? as just that, rethink your position. Yesterday was a great victory for the ga... more -
Baseball's Black Book
Is this the end of the steroid era or the beginning of new problems? After a 20-month investigation into the use of illegal substances in Major League Baseball, Senator George Mitchell presented his report to the public. In a press conference Senator Mitchell explained his findings and urged for Major League Baseball to heed his recommendations. Is this the end of the steroid era or the beginning of new problems? After a 20-month investigation into the use of illegal substances... more
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Steroid Showdown
Pick a needle. I mean team. Well, whatever just don't cheat. Ah, I mean, just pick a team and lets go to the gym..
Team Juice
Bats
1. 2B - Brian Roberts
2. C - Paul Lo Duca
3. LF - Gary Sheffield (mvp)
4. RF - Barry Bonds (mvp)
5. 1B - Mo Vaughn (mvp)
6. CF - David Justice (rookie/yr, ALCS mvp)
7. 3B - Ken Caminiti (mvp)
8. SS - Troy Glaus (ws mvp)
9. P - Kevin Brown + (good Gagne)
Team Agro
1. 2B - Chuck Knoblauch (rookie/yr, 4WS rings)
2. SS - Miguel Tejada (derby winner, mvp)
3. 1B - Mark McGwire (rookie/yr, derby, espy athlete of the year)
4. RF - Jose Canseco (rookie/yr, mvp)
5. LF - Lenny Dykstra
6. CF - Juan Gonzalez (mvp)
7. 3B - Matt Williams
8. C - Benito Santiago (rookie/yr, nlcs mvp)
9. P - Roger Clemens + (Roid Rocker!!) Pick a needle. I mean team. Well, whatever just don't cheat. Ah, I mean, just pick a team and lets go to the gym.. Team Juice ... more -
Got Juice?
Rodger Clemens, Barry Bonds, Ken Caminiti, Jose Canseco, Jason Giambi, Juan Gonzalez, Mo Vaughn, Miguel Tejada, Mark McGwire, Rafael Palmiero, Andy Pettitte, David Justice, Chuck Knoblauch, Gary Sheffield, Kevin Brown, Lenny Dykstra, Denny Neagle, Todd Hundley, Mike Stanton, Paul Lo Duca and Eric Gagné.
Wow. Pretty much all my favorite baseball cards are on this list...
I think I may start watching soccer. Rodger Clemens, Barry Bonds, Ken Caminiti, Jose Canseco, Jason Giambi, Juan Gonzalez, Mo Vaughn, Miguel Tejada, Mark McGwire, Rafael... more -
Chuck Knoblauch, really, the only headlining name in the Mitchell Report.
It pains me to see Chuck Knoblauch's name sullied with the likes of Adam Riggs, Cody McCay, and Armando Rios... I mean Hundley, Ismael Valdez, and Pettite's names were swirling around for years.
But the tragic tale of how Chuck Knoblauch's ended up here is a true tragedy which started when he threw an errant throw into the stands beaning Keith Olbermann's mother in the head.
And who could blame David Justice?
Who wouldn't load up on HGH after being dumped by Halle Berry? It pains me to see Chuck Knoblauch's name sullied with the likes of Adam Riggs, Cody McCay, and Armando Rios... I mean Hundley, Ismael... more -
Barry Bonds pleads not guilty
Barry Bonds plead not guilty on Friday to charges that he lied to federal investigators about using performance-enhancing drugs.
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Barry Pleads Not guilty to multiple counts
Barry Bonds wants to play another season in MLB, but he'll have to overcome this tall obstacle to keep his hopes of breaking 800 home runs alive. Barry Bonds wants to play another season in MLB, but he'll have to overcome this tall obstacle to keep his hopes of breaking 800 home ... more
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'Oakland Will Sign Bonds'
from SFGate: "There is no doubt in my mind that Oakland will sign Bonds," one major-league executive said Thursday as the winter meetings wound down. "I'd be shocked if it didn't happen." from SFGate: "There is no doubt in my mind that Oakland will sign Bonds," one major-league executive said Thursday as the winter meet... more
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Will Bush Commute Barry Bond's Potential Sentence
Bush has a history of acting on a "basis of principle." Barry Bonds, who is charged with 5 counts of perjury and obstruction of justice, may have a friend in the White House who has already shown his willingness to forgive. Bush has a history of acting on a "basis of principle." Barry Bonds, who is charged with 5 counts of perjury and obstruction of justic... more
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Former Baltimore Orioles star David Segui sheds light on HGH/steroid hubbub in MLB
But he also admits now that he used it before then to speed up his recovery from a hand injury.
"The stuff is amazing for that purpose," Segui says. "That is how it started in baseball. When I first came in the league is when Tommy John [elbow] surgery started to become more prevalent. I remember guys coming back from [the surgery] and throwing harder. I remember hearing [of] guys using growth hormone to speed up the healing process and regenerate the tendon growth and all that stuff. That is how it became known for its healing properties. And then guys would have [other] surgeries, and that is what they would take. So I laugh every time I read an article that says it is a performance-enhancer. It doesn't enhance your performance. If you are horse crap, you are going to be horse crap when you come off the [disabled list]. You're just going to come off the DL quicker."
He doesn't advocate breaking the rules and he doesn't encourage the use of HGH unless it is under doctor's orders. But he is puzzled by what he perceives to be a media-driven hysteria regarding drugs in the sport. He believes human growth hormone mistakenly has been lumped in with steroids and other performance-enhancers.
"I've been on teams that you couldn't beg them to give you a cortisone shot; and been on teams before you blinked, the needle is already in your knee. So what if you are on a team that didn't readily give them out? Were you at a disadvantage? Did the other organization's players have an advantage because they were able to get a cortisone injection? Because there is no such thing as a level playing field. That is a myth."
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I'd assume there's a thin line between injury related HGH use... and HGH abuse...
It's understandable to how players can be pushed into HGH abuse... but it wasn't until 2005 when HGH was banned...
HGH of course is not steriods
The business of MLB puts pressure to force players out there to perform...
Teams who heavily market a player can't wait for players to recover from injuries, fans won't take too kindly to players who spend 40 games on the DL... thus neither will owners who write those paychecks...
hence why guys who play the whole time and yet are mediocre tend to just be as highly rewarded as injury risk stars... You know why the Cubs are paying Jason Marquis like $8 million a year for three years despite posting an ERA of 6.02 for the full season with Cardinals before that contract?? Because he pitched mediocrely for the FULL SEASON...
For most players, being able to play is how they get their salaries... If a player gets injured, they won't get good contracts b/c they've spent too much time on the DL healing naturally...
But he also admits now that he used it before then to speed up his recovery from a hand injury. ... more
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