Regardless of all the players who have been caught and suspended for steroids use, the near admissions of usage by certain players, and the ongoing probe by George Mitchell, it's been Barry Bonds around whom most of the steroids attention has centered. And as Steroid Nation points out, Bonds' lawyer, Michael Rains, is taking the offensive in fighting back:The attorney for Barry Bonds said Thursday he is prepared to go public with information that raises questions about the government's investigation of the baseball star unless interim U.S. Attorney Scott Schools takes what he deems appropriate action. A good place to start, he suggested, would be the dismissal of grand jury proceedings against Bonds.This is something that many fans of Bonds have been pointing out for quite some time -- that Barry is singled out and unjustly pestered by the government. And that is exactly what Barry's attorney wants to fight. Rains also says Bonds most likely would not cooperate with MItchell's probe if he were questioned. My quick take on this, I've read Game of Shadows and seen a lot of the mounting evidence against Barry. The way Rains is spinning this to make Bonds appear like a victim makes me laugh.
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I am respectful of the process. But we've been going through all this stuff with the [San Francisco] Chronicle people saying when grand jury testimony gets leaked that the public has a right to know. Well, I'll echo what they've said, 'The public has the right to know.' And the public has the right to know of the information I have given to Mr. Schools. And it has a right to know how the government has conducted itself here and I hope the government will engage in some dialogue with the media and the public to discuss this.''
Previously at FanHouse:
Barry Bonds News
Steroids News
Bud Selig Is Getting Jason Giambi Somehow, Someway
Jason Giambi Admits He Did 'Stuff", Wants MLB to Apologize
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6-15-2007 @ 11:40AM
stanfordfam said...
Michael Rains comments about Bonds is reminiscent of the famous quote by another Rains - Claude Rains - in Casablanca. Let me paraphrase: "I'm shocked, shocked to find steroids (gambling) going on in here."
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6-15-2007 @ 12:14PM
stanfordfan said...
Attorney Michael Rains comment about Bonds is reminiscent of the famous quote by another Rains - Claude Rains - in the movie Casablanca. Let me paraphrase: "I'm shocked, shocked to find steroids (gambling) going on in here."
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6-15-2007 @ 4:23PM
Luke said...
Larry, you clearly hate Bonds, so why do you keep blogging about him? That's three so far today! It really is getting extremely boring and pointless. And you've had such a huge amount of insight in all of these stories! I mean seriously what are you doing? You link to an article and then comment on it for two or three lines. You hate Bonds so the comment is always completely negative and predictable. Again, what is the point? It seems like you are just wasting your and everybody else's time. Try doing something different and creative, please!
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