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

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

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