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Barry Bonds (Juiced Merge)

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Originally Posted by methomps
This could get interesting:

ESPN - Bonds will boycott Hall of Fame if ball has asterisk - MLB

NEW YORK -- Barry Bonds would boycott Cooperstown if the Hall of Fame displays his record-breaking home run ball with an asterisk.

That includes skipping his potential induction ceremony.

"I won't go. I won't be part of it," Bonds said in an interview with MSNBC that aired Thursday night. "You can call me, but I won't be there."
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Nope. You won't be there...
 
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sandgk;995009; said:
Considering that every single one of the underlined passages in the indictment (Bonds' alleged perjury) concern Anderson's statement there has to be little doubt that Greg is one of the talkers.

He'll be home for the holidays - quick, get that man some eggnog, with flaxseed oil rimmed glasses.

Suddenly things become much "Clear"er. :tongue2:
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OK - time to retract this - Anderson's attorney was on the airwaves proclaiming that his client said nothing, nor promised any future testimony to the Feds.

That leaves the indictment of Bonds solely supported either by the evidence they already had in hand, or by something new that remains at this time undisclosed. If not the latter then it raises the question, why didn't the Feds simply indict Bonds before the season?
 
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sandgk;995949; said:
OK - time to retract this - Anderson's attorney was on the airwaves proclaiming that his client said nothing, nor promised any future testimony to the Feds.

That leaves the indictment of Bonds solely supported either by the evidence they already had in hand, or by something new that remains at this time undisclosed. If not the latter then it raises the question, why didn't the Feds simply indict Bonds before the season?
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bingo or before, They had the same case 4 years ago.
 
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OCBuckWife;996167; said:
It's up to 30 years of jail possibly. 10 years for each charge......
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I think someone has a crush on me, following me around and shit. :biggrin:

They had some experts evaluate the sentence and although you are correct, 30 years is the maximum sentence, it is likely the term will be "in months or years not decades."

I guess my point is- it's Barry. Who didn't know he was lying? Kick him out of the game and ban him for life, whatever, they just shouldn't be spending taxpayer money to convict a liar. It's not OJ, he didn't kill anyone; he's an asshole who cheated. Let MLB handle it, IMHO.

NOTE: I am a baseball fan.
 
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MililaniBuckeye;996183; said:
Federal sentencing guidelines don't call for anything near that severe on his charges...
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Dunno really, it's the numbers that have been bandied about in the news. Maybe there is more severe penalties for how he obstructed justice? I don't really know to be honest. Should have said, "the media claims..."


They had some experts evaluate the sentence and although you are correct, 30 years is the maximum sentence, it is likely the term will be "in months or years not decades."
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Ok, gotcha, and yes, I agree that no matter what the max may be, there is no way he will actually spend that much time in jail.


CausticMick;996180; said:
I think someone has a crush on me, following me around and shit. :biggrin:
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akronbuck;995044; said:
same case four years later :!
Never liked him but, how about all the other baseball juice players, he wasn't a talking bitch so the federals got him because , he lied and didn't bring up names OR STEROID USE. I hate snitches so I hope he gets off.:)

Where's all the HOME RUN HITTERS NOW
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The problem is that he impeded a large investigation into steroid distribution - which is a serious problem in the country well beyond just the unfortunate impact on professional sports. The fact that he was high profile certainly played a factor. What better way to send a message that people need to cooperate when they are given immunity than to punish such an important public figure like Barry Bonds.

It seems unfortunate to me that Bonds may still be able to get away with what we all know must be obvious - he knowingly used steroids and lied about it under oath. The fact is Greg Anderson did not sit in jail all that time avoiding testifying if he wasn't going to implicate Bonds in some way. There's no other explanation, and you can't give me any plausible reason to the contrary why he would refuse to testify and eat up space in the jail. You want to be pissed at someone for wasting taxpayer dollars, be pissed at that douchebag for refusing to testify.

Bonds is guilty. This thing dragged out so long because the U.S. Attorneys were justifiably pissed off that they were getting the run around from Bonds and Anderson. Kudos to them for not letting those lying, cheating SOBs get away with dragging it out even further. Now, I hope they can get the conviction.
 
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OH10;996194; said:
The problem is that he impeded a large investigation into steroid distribution - which is a serious problem in the country well beyond just the unfortunate impact on professional sports. The fact that he was high profile certainly played a factor. What better way to send a message that people need to cooperate when they are given immunity than to punish such an important public figure like Barry Bonds.

It seems unfortunate to me that Bonds may still be able to get away with what we all know must be obvious - he knowingly used steroids and lied about it under oath. The fact is Greg Anderson did not sit in jail all that time avoiding testifying if he wasn't going to implicate Bonds in some way. There's no other explanation, and you can't give me any plausible reason to the contrary why he would refuse to testify and eat up space in the jail. You want to be pissed at someone for wasting taxpayer dollars, be pissed at that douchebag for refusing to testify.

Bonds is guilty. This thing dragged out so long because the U.S. Attorneys were justifiably pissed off that they were getting the run around from Bonds and Anderson. Kudos to them for not letting those lying, cheating SOBs get away with dragging it out even further. Now, I hope they can get the conviction.
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the federal system starts high to make people talk period. He stayed in jail to not be a bitch and getting himself in more trouble. There's no conspiracy law involved in this case so he would be screwed no matter what . Why hasnt anyother baseball players been brought up, mcguire,giambi,palmeneiro,sosa,,,,,,,,,,a lot of pitchers
 
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OH10;996194; said:
The problem is that he impeded a large investigation into steroid distribution - which is a serious problem in the country well beyond just the unfortunate impact on professional sports. The fact that he was high profile certainly played a factor. What better way to send a message that people need to cooperate when they are given immunity than to punish such an important public figure like Barry Bonds.

It seems unfortunate to me that Bonds may still be able to get away with what we all know must be obvious - he knowingly used steroids and lied about it under oath. The fact is Greg Anderson did not sit in jail all that time avoiding testifying if he wasn't going to implicate Bonds in some way. There's no other explanation, and you can't give me any plausible reason to the contrary why he would refuse to testify and eat up space in the jail. You want to be pissed at someone for wasting taxpayer dollars, be pissed at that douchebag for refusing to testify.

Bonds is guilty. This thing dragged out so long because the U.S. Attorneys were justifiably pissed off that they were getting the run around from Bonds and Anderson. Kudos to them for not letting those lying, cheating SOBs get away with dragging it out even further. Now, I hope they can get the conviction.
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don't get me wrong I never liked Bonds but, he is one of the many cheaters in PRO BASEBALL and the way the federal system is that tells me that this is just the beginning for a lot of others to get it. I hope they all have fun taking showers in prison.:biggrin:
 
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