That headline is a bit presumptuous - hey, maybe they catch movies together all the time! - but it's difficult to see Barry Bonds and George Mitchell agreeing about anything. Mitchell, a former Senate Majority Leader who is leading baseball's steroids inquiry (or investigation, or whatever you call it), sent a letter to Bonds and other players asking them for legal access to their medical records. Bonds politely replied "Eff No, dude," and his lawyer pulled out the ever-handy trump card:
Bonds' lawyer Michael Rains told the Chronicle that Bonds cannot cooperate as long as he remains the focus of a possible perjury indictment. Rains did not immediately return calls from The Associated Press on Sunday night.Rains said Bonds wanted to help but could not do so while facing possible indictment on perjury charges related to his testimony before a grand jury investigating the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative, the Northern California lab that allegedly provided performance-enhancing drugs to the athletes.
I'm not sure whether that's the law or not - I haven't gotten further than the LSAT, and perjury statutes weren't included - but I would imagine Bonds' lawyer wouldn't just make up laws on the fly. That would be pretty ballsy.
On the other hand, I especially appreciate the "Rains said Bonds wanted to help ..." part. I would imagine that phone conversation went a little something like this:
"Yeah, Barry really wanted to help, Mr. Mitchell. He really did. It's just this, this nagging perjury charge. I know, right? It's like they expected him to tell the truth up there! And his medical history is totally clean, believe me. ... No! No, he did not try to hire the plastic surgeons from that weird Nip/Tuck show to try to reduce the ever-burgeoning size of his head, and no, he did not have work done, um, down below ... nor did he have hair and acne removal surgery on his back. Totally prurient and false rumors, and the court will vindicate my client! Anyway, I've got to go, Pacman's on the other line. Caio!"
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Nobody bring up black & white, just bring up the fact he is a disgrace to baseball and to the history of it. Why will Mr Aaron not be there when he breaks _______ (cant even bear the thought or say it). He is a liar just like Mcgwire and all of them. NO RACE INVOLVED. ******** that is what should be next to him,Mcgwire, Sosa all of them. There was a reason Maris's record stood for 37 years. AGAIN NO RACE, I covered ALL races. Bonds arrogance just stands out more.
i rememmber one time when i ran into bonds sitting at a restaurant with his wife one time a few years ago, this son of a bitch was a real arogant mother f*****
, as we were getting ready to be waited on i told my wife i was going to go wash my hands, as i got up to go to the mens room, this bozo walks in cuts in front of me and walks into the bathroom first, as i walked in he was just finnishing up , as i started washing my hands i looked at him in the mirror and said hi, and this jerkoff looks back at me and with a a f***** up smirk on his face snears back at me , DONT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT !!,i said think about what?? he says asking for my autograph, i got beet red got right up in his face , and replied listen tough guy, i dont want you f****** autograph , and even if i did ask for it that would be because the bathroom ran out of toilet paper and i need something to wipe my ass with, he stood there staring at me , and i said is there something you want to do about that mr. so called natural home run man?? just then another guy walked in the bathroom and as the door was still open , he walked out without saying another word. the typical barry bonds, fake as always.
Not everyone is cheating. We need to recognize those honest champions rather than constantly reporting on the cheaters. Only the customer can force change. . . the fans. The fans need to demand a change . . . have you seen www.livetrue61.com?
The guy sux. MLB usewd to police cheaters and kick them out of the league. So why aren't they doing it now?
Wow! You guys have hate. Do you have hate for all the players in all the sports that have failed a test? Or just hate for Bonds? Sounds personel to me and if so, grab some pine, take a hike, or whatever cause you are advocating singling out one person, Bonds, for the actions of many including the league office, the coaches, owners, and other players, both past and present.
Why don't we see any results of other players failed tests? Why does Seligs office only leak info on Bonds? Why does the media only report that bonds has failed a test? Why?, because few want to see the HR record fall to a jerk and there is a chance that if Bonds can be stopped through the courts, baseball might be saved.
The problem with this is that once you condone this witch hunt, you are singleing out one person for most of the blame. That is not right! Jerk or not, Bonds should be treated the very same as every other player. Anything more or less is not only not right, It is wrong.