Barry Bonds
Bonds, and His Legacy, On Trial
Barry Bonds pleaded not guilty to perjury and obstruction of justice charges last week. In the coming trial, not just Bonds himself, but his legacy in baseball, will be judged.
Say it Ain’t So: Baseball Star Bonds Indicted in Steroid Scandal
Documents unsealed Thursday reveal that former San Francisco slugger Barry Bonds is being indicted for perjury and obstruction of justice in the BALCO steroid scandal.
Reporters Ordered to Testify In Bonds’ Leak Case
Two reporters who made a career out of reporting on the Barry Bonds steroid case, partially from leaked information, have been instructed to reveal their sources or face jail time.
Barry Bonds’ Personal Trainer Won’t Testify, Attorney Claims
The attorney for Greg Anderson, Bonds’ boyhood friend, says his client will never forsake his integrity and speak out.
Bonds’ Attorney Upset Over Evidence Leak
In the ongoing saga wherein the U.S. Government is seeking to indict San Fran slugger Barry Bonds, the leak of medical files turned over the DOJ riles the defense.
Barry Bonds’ Lawyer: My Client More Innocent Than a Ham Sandwich
After three years of prosecution and two grand juries that have yielded no indictment, the government might want to start looking at building a real case before going after Bonds
Barry Bonds: This is Really About Race, Not Drugs
Baseball: Barry Bonds passing of Hank Aaron's record home run total has evoked relief and revulsion rather than exultation, says Will Buckley.
Endless Pitching of Drug Debate Cheats Bonds of Moment in Sun
Lawrence Donegan: Barry Bonds should be allowed to cherish his new home-run record without being attacked over alleged drug use.
Bonds Smashes Home Run No756 to Break Aaron's Record
Baseball: Barry Bonds has finally broken the sport's most cherished record after hitting his 756th career home run.
BARRY BONDS- WHO'S YOUR DADDY?
This article compares Barry Bonds in the modern era to Babe Ruth in the 1920-30 era.
Baseball: Suzuki Outshines Bonds to Seal American League Win
Barry Bonds was upstaged in the mid-season showpiece by the Seattle Mariners' Ichuro Suzuki.
Baseball: Slugger Bonds Fails Drugs Test
Barry Bonds, a former Balco lab customer, is reported to have tested positive for amphetamines, heightening interest in the scandal.
Crucify Him! Barry Bonds & the Steroids Saga
The ultimate truth about the latest in the Barry Bonds saga is that, in the grand scheme, it matters very little. We may love baseball but if you cannot teach your children that there is no relationship between athletic ability and responsible conduct, you have already failed your children.
In Defense Of Barry Bonds
Barry Bonds is not Osama bin Laden. He does not possess weapons of mass destruction. He had no connection to the tragic events of September 11, 2001. There is a scandal here but it is not whatever Barry Bonds did or did not do.
A moment of greatness
A salute to Barry Bonds and his refusual to the cow-tow to the media.
Why stats can't measure Bonds' true worth
As of this Monday, Barry Bonds has absurdly reached base safely in 36 of his last 44 plate appearances. Bonds has hit more home runs this season than he has swung and missed. It's statistics like that which make it unfair to compare Bonds with anyone else.
Fantasy Sports: NL week in review
How does Barry Bonds keep doing it year after year? First, he shatters the single season home-run mark, than the next year he posts a .370 batting average with 198 walks. The law of averages suggest that Bonds will not continue at this pace, but then again, laws have been known to be broken.
The Greatest?
Is Barry Bonds the Ali of baseball? There's been a lot of discussion lately on whether Barry Bonds is the greatest baseball player of all-time and, if not, what he would have to do to become the greatest player of all time.
Baseball: Bonds Named in American Drug Inquiry
March 3: Baseball is facing its biggest scandal of the modern era after it was reported that Barry Bonds, the world's best player, received performance-enhancing drugs.
The price of being the best -- The Barry Bonds story
Player haters beware... The more you despise the best baseball player ever, the more he's going to lift weights and work hard to prove to the world that he's not going anywhere.
Why Barry Bonds will never be the greatest of all-time
There is no question, nor should it even be an argument, that Barry Bonds is the best baseball player anyone under 35 has ever seen. The argument can also be made, and it has been, that Bonds is the greatest of all-time. But he's not, nor will he ever be.
Leave Barry alone
The best thing we can do for Barry Bonds in this troubling time is simply leave him alone!
General: Sterno's Talkin' Smack -- Episode #20
Sterno's Talkin' Smack... All trash, all the time... Today's topics are all multiple offenders. Once again it is time to smack Barry Bonds, his former manager Dusty Baker and Armando Benitez. Hey, don't blame me! They are the ones who piss me off!
Where the game went wrong
Barry Bonds is revered as one of the best in the game today. In the old days, Bonds would be hated. He, along with Sammy Sosa, are helping the game go right down the tubes. Sosa and Bonds would have been the bad guys 10 years ago. Oh, how things change.
Dear Journalists, Enough with the stupid questions!
After the Game 7 loss, Barry Bonds was in vintage form with the media. Surly as ever, but was it his fault? Read on for some thoughts on the subject, including whether it is the lack of brain stem activity that finds reporters asking the most unintelligent and insensitive questions possible.
Bonds makes Angels pay
The flip of the bat was as much a gesture of relief as contempt. Nobody had played more games - 2,439 - before reaching his first World Series, but Barry Bonds stamped his authority with his first trip to the plate, inspiring the San Francisco Giants to win the opening game 4-3 with a monstrous home run.
Giants live in fear of mad Angels as underdogs fight over World Series
Baseball: Diamond geezer Barry Bonds is about to give America's favourite game a shot in the arm.
A giant among Giants but to Barry Bonds it's all about bucks
This, for me, is American sporting perfection. It is a perfect late summer's afternoon in a beautiful baseball arena: the San Francisco Giants' new bayside stadium (complete with stands selling chardonnay, organic fruit and garlic fries; there are whole states where the catering is less varied).
Bonds -- Still the best
Even at age 38, Barry Bonds is still the best player in Major League Baseball today. It's not Alex Rodriguez, despite what the "baseball experts" will try and tell you. Here's a look at Bonds and A-Rod, head-to-head, and a reason why the older Bonds still holds the upperhand in today's game... and perhaps ever.
599 and counting...
Barry Bonds currently has 599 home runs, one away from 600. He is already on the all-time home run list, but exactly where will he stand when he retires?
Bonds joins the pantheon
Some time this week, Barry Bonds will break the 600-home run barrier, thus opening the debate as to whether he is MLB's greatest player ever. Only three other players surpassed 600 -- Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, and Willie Mays, and their names are always mentioned in the timeless debate as to who is the greatest. Will Bonds join them?
Barry Bonds and Jeff Kent -- Can't we all just get along?
Jeff Kent and Barry Bonds play for the San Francisco Giants. But don't even think of inviting them over to your house for dinner.
Barry Bonds Is Dominant...Now If Only He Could Pitch Like Randy Johnson
In 1948, Red Smith, who may have been an even better baseball columnist than me, wrote, "He was Babe Ruth. There was never another and never will be. He was the greatest ball player who ever lived." For the 54th April in a row, it's time to pay tribute to the best ever.
Barry Bonds: The greatest LF ever?
In response to his red-hot start, Ryan Wilkins tackles the question of whether or not Barry Bonds is the greatest left-fielder of all-time -- and if so, who are officially his peers.
What's your problem with Barry?
Dodgers' manager Jim Tracy says Barry Bonds is "making a case for himself as ... the greatest player to ever play the game." You may not like Bonds, but Tracy is correct.
General: This week's poll...
Barry Bonds broke Mark McGwire's home run mark this season, but did fans enjoy the "chase" as much as they did the Mark McGwire/Sammy Sosa chase in 1998? That was the question we asked you last week and here's the results, plus this week's eSports poll question.
Bonds' hit into history
Some people may not have wanted Barry Bonds to tie the home run record, but you couldn't tell that by the reaction at Enron Field as Bonds etched his name in the record books.
Bonds. Barry Bonds.
A lot has been made about Barry Bonds and his selfish attitude. The bottom line is he knows how to play and plays well.
Chasing a record
Barry Bonds is chasing Mark McGwire's record for 70 home runs in a single season.
Barry "Holy Blazing Bat" Bonds
Or how to hit home runs in a contract year.
Giants' stock rising with more than Bonds
Barry Bonds might still be hitting homers, but the San Francisco Giants are winning because their starting pitchers have found a groove.
70? Bonds could be set for 80
Barry Bonds is on a torrid pace this season. Sixty games into the season, he has collected 32 homeruns and is in a full out assault on Mark McGwire's record of 70.
Around the majors
Is Barry Bonds the greatest left-handed hitter ever in the National League??
The Gravy train rolls on
The Gravy train shares his thoughts on Barry Bonds' consistency and outrageous pace for this year, as well as NFL realignment and the Western Conference Finals.
MLB: Barry Bonds & the ethos of a hero
Regardless of their achievements, some people in this world simply aren’t destined to be heroes. Given the relative lack of coverage his run at 500 homers received, Bonds may well be one of those guys and that's a shame... or maybe it isn't.
MLB: A lifetime Giant? Not so fast.
Barry Bonds is looking for an extension from the Giants, something he surely deserves. Then why is GM Brian Sabean not acting?
MLB: Mr. Oct-oh-ber: An Unfortunate Ode to Barry Bonds
Love him or hate him, Barry Bonds was the most dominant player of Nineties and is approaching the status of an all-time great. But his postseason failures, rightly or wrongly, will be his legacy.
Baseball: Barry Bonds passing of Hank Aaron's record home run total has evoked relief and revulsion rather than exultation, says Will Buckley.
Endless Pitching of Drug Debate Cheats Bonds of Moment in Sun
Lawrence Donegan: Barry Bonds should be allowed to cherish his new home-run record without being attacked over alleged drug use.
Bonds Smashes Home Run No756 to Break Aaron's Record
Baseball: Barry Bonds has finally broken the sport's most cherished record after hitting his 756th career home run.
BARRY BONDS- WHO'S YOUR DADDY?
This article compares Barry Bonds in the modern era to Babe Ruth in the 1920-30 era.
Baseball: Suzuki Outshines Bonds to Seal American League Win
Barry Bonds was upstaged in the mid-season showpiece by the Seattle Mariners' Ichuro Suzuki.
Baseball: Slugger Bonds Fails Drugs Test
Barry Bonds, a former Balco lab customer, is reported to have tested positive for amphetamines, heightening interest in the scandal.
Crucify Him! Barry Bonds & the Steroids Saga
The ultimate truth about the latest in the Barry Bonds saga is that, in the grand scheme, it matters very little. We may love baseball but if you cannot teach your children that there is no relationship between athletic ability and responsible conduct, you have already failed your children.
In Defense Of Barry Bonds
Barry Bonds is not Osama bin Laden. He does not possess weapons of mass destruction. He had no connection to the tragic events of September 11, 2001. There is a scandal here but it is not whatever Barry Bonds did or did not do.
A moment of greatness
A salute to Barry Bonds and his refusual to the cow-tow to the media.
Why stats can't measure Bonds' true worth
As of this Monday, Barry Bonds has absurdly reached base safely in 36 of his last 44 plate appearances. Bonds has hit more home runs this season than he has swung and missed. It's statistics like that which make it unfair to compare Bonds with anyone else.
Fantasy Sports: NL week in review
How does Barry Bonds keep doing it year after year? First, he shatters the single season home-run mark, than the next year he posts a .370 batting average with 198 walks. The law of averages suggest that Bonds will not continue at this pace, but then again, laws have been known to be broken.
The Greatest?
Is Barry Bonds the Ali of baseball? There's been a lot of discussion lately on whether Barry Bonds is the greatest baseball player of all-time and, if not, what he would have to do to become the greatest player of all time.
Baseball: Bonds Named in American Drug Inquiry
March 3: Baseball is facing its biggest scandal of the modern era after it was reported that Barry Bonds, the world's best player, received performance-enhancing drugs.
The price of being the best -- The Barry Bonds story
Player haters beware... The more you despise the best baseball player ever, the more he's going to lift weights and work hard to prove to the world that he's not going anywhere.
Why Barry Bonds will never be the greatest of all-time
There is no question, nor should it even be an argument, that Barry Bonds is the best baseball player anyone under 35 has ever seen. The argument can also be made, and it has been, that Bonds is the greatest of all-time. But he's not, nor will he ever be.
Leave Barry alone
The best thing we can do for Barry Bonds in this troubling time is simply leave him alone!
General: Sterno's Talkin' Smack -- Episode #20
Sterno's Talkin' Smack... All trash, all the time... Today's topics are all multiple offenders. Once again it is time to smack Barry Bonds, his former manager Dusty Baker and Armando Benitez. Hey, don't blame me! They are the ones who piss me off!
Where the game went wrong
Barry Bonds is revered as one of the best in the game today. In the old days, Bonds would be hated. He, along with Sammy Sosa, are helping the game go right down the tubes. Sosa and Bonds would have been the bad guys 10 years ago. Oh, how things change.
Dear Journalists, Enough with the stupid questions!
After the Game 7 loss, Barry Bonds was in vintage form with the media. Surly as ever, but was it his fault? Read on for some thoughts on the subject, including whether it is the lack of brain stem activity that finds reporters asking the most unintelligent and insensitive questions possible.
Bonds makes Angels pay
The flip of the bat was as much a gesture of relief as contempt. Nobody had played more games - 2,439 - before reaching his first World Series, but Barry Bonds stamped his authority with his first trip to the plate, inspiring the San Francisco Giants to win the opening game 4-3 with a monstrous home run.
Giants live in fear of mad Angels as underdogs fight over World Series
Baseball: Diamond geezer Barry Bonds is about to give America's favourite game a shot in the arm.
A giant among Giants but to Barry Bonds it's all about bucks
This, for me, is American sporting perfection. It is a perfect late summer's afternoon in a beautiful baseball arena: the San Francisco Giants' new bayside stadium (complete with stands selling chardonnay, organic fruit and garlic fries; there are whole states where the catering is less varied).
Bonds -- Still the best
Even at age 38, Barry Bonds is still the best player in Major League Baseball today. It's not Alex Rodriguez, despite what the "baseball experts" will try and tell you. Here's a look at Bonds and A-Rod, head-to-head, and a reason why the older Bonds still holds the upperhand in today's game... and perhaps ever.
599 and counting...
Barry Bonds currently has 599 home runs, one away from 600. He is already on the all-time home run list, but exactly where will he stand when he retires?
Bonds joins the pantheon
Some time this week, Barry Bonds will break the 600-home run barrier, thus opening the debate as to whether he is MLB's greatest player ever. Only three other players surpassed 600 -- Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, and Willie Mays, and their names are always mentioned in the timeless debate as to who is the greatest. Will Bonds join them?
Barry Bonds and Jeff Kent -- Can't we all just get along?
Jeff Kent and Barry Bonds play for the San Francisco Giants. But don't even think of inviting them over to your house for dinner.
Barry Bonds Is Dominant...Now If Only He Could Pitch Like Randy Johnson
In 1948, Red Smith, who may have been an even better baseball columnist than me, wrote, "He was Babe Ruth. There was never another and never will be. He was the greatest ball player who ever lived." For the 54th April in a row, it's time to pay tribute to the best ever.
Barry Bonds: The greatest LF ever?
In response to his red-hot start, Ryan Wilkins tackles the question of whether or not Barry Bonds is the greatest left-fielder of all-time -- and if so, who are officially his peers.
What's your problem with Barry?
Dodgers' manager Jim Tracy says Barry Bonds is "making a case for himself as ... the greatest player to ever play the game." You may not like Bonds, but Tracy is correct.
General: This week's poll...
Barry Bonds broke Mark McGwire's home run mark this season, but did fans enjoy the "chase" as much as they did the Mark McGwire/Sammy Sosa chase in 1998? That was the question we asked you last week and here's the results, plus this week's eSports poll question.
Bonds' hit into history
Some people may not have wanted Barry Bonds to tie the home run record, but you couldn't tell that by the reaction at Enron Field as Bonds etched his name in the record books.
Bonds. Barry Bonds.
A lot has been made about Barry Bonds and his selfish attitude. The bottom line is he knows how to play and plays well.
Chasing a record
Barry Bonds is chasing Mark McGwire's record for 70 home runs in a single season.
Barry "Holy Blazing Bat" Bonds
Or how to hit home runs in a contract year.
Giants' stock rising with more than Bonds
Barry Bonds might still be hitting homers, but the San Francisco Giants are winning because their starting pitchers have found a groove.
70? Bonds could be set for 80
Barry Bonds is on a torrid pace this season. Sixty games into the season, he has collected 32 homeruns and is in a full out assault on Mark McGwire's record of 70.
Around the majors
Is Barry Bonds the greatest left-handed hitter ever in the National League??
The Gravy train rolls on
The Gravy train shares his thoughts on Barry Bonds' consistency and outrageous pace for this year, as well as NFL realignment and the Western Conference Finals.
MLB: Barry Bonds & the ethos of a hero
Regardless of their achievements, some people in this world simply aren’t destined to be heroes. Given the relative lack of coverage his run at 500 homers received, Bonds may well be one of those guys and that's a shame... or maybe it isn't.
MLB: A lifetime Giant? Not so fast.
Barry Bonds is looking for an extension from the Giants, something he surely deserves. Then why is GM Brian Sabean not acting?
MLB: Mr. Oct-oh-ber: An Unfortunate Ode to Barry Bonds
Love him or hate him, Barry Bonds was the most dominant player of Nineties and is approaching the status of an all-time great. But his postseason failures, rightly or wrongly, will be his legacy.