Barry Bonds Archives

Barry Bonds Will Pay to Send Two Kids to College – The Children of the Giants’ Fan Who Was Beaten Into a Coma

Posted May 25, 2011, 2:00 pm by (60 Comments)

Barry Bonds: Here’s a story that’s being severely underplayed: according to NBC, the attorney for Bryan Stow – the Giants’ fan who was beaten into a coma in the parking lot at Dodger Stadium in April – says that the MLB career leader in home runs, Barry Bonds, has “donated to pay for [Stow's kids] [...]

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Jon Heyman: I’ll Vote for Barry Bonds into the Hall of Fame, But Not Mark McGwire

Posted April 15, 2011, 2:40 pm by (52 Comments)

MLB Hall of Fame: Yesterday it was Carlos Delgado. Today – Barry Bonds. Would you vote for him into the Hall of Fame? SI’s Jon Heyman would. But he wouldn’t vote Mark McGwire in. I tend to agree with Heyman, but Bonds is so reviled, I doubt it happens on the first ballot. Next week: [...]

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Lawyers Laughed and Ripped ESPN’s Lester Munson For His Barry Bonds Trial Analysis

Posted April 15, 2011, 11:25 am by (31 Comments)

Lester Munson: ESPN’s legal expert seems to think the prosecution side was victorious in its case against Barry Bonds. Lawyers disagree. From Above the Law: “The jurors wanted to convict him of perjury but couldn’t do it because the prosecutors couldn’t meet their burden, but the defense went 0-for-4? WHAT THE F*** IS THIS MAN [...]

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Barry Bonds Finally Brought to Justice, Was It Worth The Millions Spent?

Posted April 14, 2011, 12:40 pm by (94 Comments)

After eight years of investigation and legal wrangling, the government finally got “that f–ker.” A Federal Court convicted Barry Bonds of obstructing justice, though he somehow did this without perjuring himself. A hearing is set about whether to overturn the conviction. He likely will serve no jail time.

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Barry Bonds Goes On Trial For Perjury, Your Tax Money At Work.

Posted March 22, 2011, 5:15 pm by (47 Comments)

Trying Barry Bonds in 2011 feels like an anachronism. Steroids? Home run records? The presumptive sanctity of baseball? Those issues are so 2007. We’ve digested the “Steroid Era.” We’ve contextualized it. Most of us have lost interest. We know what happened, why it happened and why it will continue to happen. Even our most fervent [...]

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