The Barry Bonds Trial: July 2013

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Barry Bonds and Ryan Braun

Comments from various sources, a day after the Ryan Braun MLB suspension.

Not even Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, who were accused of being drug cheats in different forums and brought to court on different federal charges, drew suspensions from MLB. --- JSOnline

A decade ago, the players sat silent as Don Fehr refused to even think about consenting to testing and dinosaurs like Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire terrorized the earth.---CBS Sports

Baseball threw the bum (Ryan Braun) out.---USA Today

Braun is one of the few prominent players in baseball to be suspended for doping. Other star players linked to doping, including Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire, were never revealed to have tested positive and were never punished by Major League Baseball.---NY Times

“I am glad to have this matter behind me once and for all.” Can he be that naive to believe it? Has he not seen what a PED stain has done to Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens and Mark McGwire and Rafael Palmeiro and Sammy Sosa and so many others?---Miami Herald

Monday, July 22, 2013

Ryan Braun suspended for rest of season

As reported over the years, The Barry Bonds Trial blog has always been very doubtful of the stories that Ryan Braun has deliberately spun and re-spun.

He has now been caught by MLB and has been suspended for rest of season without pay.

In the case of Barry Bonds, Major League Baseball let the U.S. government handle the circumstances.

Here's what the Brewers outfielder has said in his Mea Culpa:

"As I have acknowledged in the past, I am not perfect. I realize now that I have made some mistakes. I am willing to accept the consequences of those actions."

Mea Culpa

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

When Torii Hunter robs Barry Bonds at the 2002 All-Star Game

A selection of Barry Bonds' comments regarding PED use:

"Doctors ought to quit worrying about what ballplayers are taking. What players take doesn't matter. It's nobody else's business. The doctors should spend their time looking for cures for cancer. It takes more than muscles to hit homers. If all those guys were using stuff, how come they're not all hitting homers?" -- May 21, 2002, Associated Press
"No. I don't have to [use steroids]. I mean, I'm a good enough ballplayer as it is. I don't need to be any better. I can't get any better at this age." -- June 2002, On the Record with Bob Costas
"I never asked. When he said it was flaxseed oil, I just said, 'Whatever.' It was in the ballpark.. in front of everybody. I mean, all the reporters, my teammates, I mean they all saw it. I didn't hide it." -- Dec. 4, 2003, during grand jury testimony, according to the San Francisco Chronicle
"I don't know Tim Montgomery. I've never met him. When accusations come from someone you don't even know, what can you do?" They'll be talking to my lawyer." -- June 25, 2004 to USA TODAY in response to allegations from a former world-class sprinter that he received steroids from BALCO
"All you guys lied! All of y'all and the story have lied. Should you have asterisks behind your name? All of you lied. All of you have said something wrong. All of you have dirt. When your closet's clean, then come clean somebody else's." -- Feb. 22, 2005, first public comments after testimony was leaked
"I don't know if steroids are going to help you in baseball. I just don't believe it. I don't believe steroids can help eye-hand coordination [and] technically hit a baseball." -- Feb. 22, 2005, first public comments after testimony was leaked
"You wanted me to jump off the bridge; I finally have jumped. You wanted to bring me down, you've finally brought me and my family down. You've finally done it. So now go kick a different person. I'm done. I'll do the best I can and that's about it. [I'm talking about] inner hurt. I'm physically, mentally done. I'm mentally drained. Tired of my kids crying." -- March 23, 2005 on MLB
"I went through the system. And that's what it is. And that's what I got. I went through the system. I'm in an appeal process right now. I was never convicted of steroids. Do I have any regrets? What happened happened. It's there. It is what it is. I live with it. I'm a convicted felon for obstruction of justice, and that's who I am. I live with it." -- May 29, 2012
"I gave my life and soul to that game. That's what's heartbreaking. That's the hard part of it." -- May 30, 2012 on MLB
"Not winning? [the 2002 World Series] It doesn't stick with me anymore. Right now, it's just good to see everyone and have a good time. Win or lost, it's nice just to come home and reminisce with each other." -- July 1, 2012
"Oh, without a doubt. There's not a doubt in my mind." -- August 6, 2012

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