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  1. That may be true, but we see people lying to Congress on almost a daily basis with little or no consequence (to them). Are you sure only the record-holders are targeted? That may well be the case. I'm just not so sure. And if it is the case, isn't it common for federal prosecutors to go after the big fish? You're not going to crack open substance abuse in baseball by prosecuting some AAA call-up. I'm not sure I see a problem with the tactic, really. As an aside, the Mitchell report should break things open even further, with reportedly more than 100 names. We'll see. Selig will have his hands full. Well, if the lesser players are getting their heads handed to them by the feds...I'm not seeing it. As to the Mitchell report, we will see if anything else comes of this. Bottom line, it is a game and I fail to understand why the feds are so fired up interested. I sense a smoke screen.
  2. Nah. Paper wads at 20 paces.
  3. But this all tracks back to Balco. Marion Jones was tied up in Balco as well, and apparently lied to a grand jury, then eventually came clean. She'll likely do time for the same offense Bonds is charged with. So, to extend your argument, what you seem to be saying is that unless the feds go after every track athlete, they are unfairly targeting Jones? ... I don't quite buy that. Lying to Congress and lying to a federal grand jury are two different things (as has been well demonstrated on a daily basis.) Unless there's sufficient evidence to prosecute those others for lying to a grand jury, your argument seems to be a non-starter. I don't buy that and neither should you. Lying to Congress has brought retribution to numerous people dating back to the Rosenburgs [sic] commie scare days. The feds are playing selective rerasoning only because Bonds is a record holder. It makes a splashier headline and diverts attention away from Iraq, gas prices and the piss poor economy. No more, no less. As to prosecuting every track athlete, the only ones targeted have been, again, the record holders. So, yes, I believe this stuff is selectively and unfairly applied and only to nail the stars. I am certain you cannot believe only the top athletes have used steriods....so it only follows that this is the case relative to prosecution.
  4. Do not expect to see You Tube video of this. Dream on, Goodie Good point. Work on your reading comprehension, Goodie. He's not saying there won't be youtube video of me taking it in the shorts - he's saying there won't be any video of Bonds getting exonerated cause he'll be getting convicted. See that's why he said "dream on". No. I think he means you won't actually admit when you are WRONG, big boy. Deal with it. Well if Chuck doesn't come back to clarify (and who could blame him), try and use your mind and think about it. You said I hope you're ready to take it in the shorts when Bonds is exonerated. Do not expect to see You Tube video of this. Dream on, Goodie Why would YouTube video exist of me "taking it in the shorts"? Whereas, obviously, there would be YouTube video of a jury of his peers saying "GUILTY, GUILTY, GUILTY!" You are imagining his exoneration like you imagine that he didn't use steroids and they don't help anyway. Once again for clarity, I never said Bonds didn't use steroids. What I did say was there is no substantiated or physical proof that he had. Proving perjury is a smoke screen to the real issues at hand. The feds had no choice but to indict Bonds....how else do they justify the wasted tax dollars on this sham investigation? Obviously, the goal here is [as it was with Clinton] is to tie an albatross around Bonds' neck in an effort to tarnish his career. They have an uphill battle to prove perjury and they know it, but the feds can embarrass the guy and they will. Just like they did with President Clinton. That makes this a witch hunt and of the shoddiest kind.
  5. That is what I think too, but I just read an incredibly stupid AP piece that basically said it does nothing to stop him from playing next year, on the basis that baseball can't act to suspend based on an indictment, and that other players have been "caught" and given second chances. The idiot even claims that the Union could charge "collusion" if he doesn't get signed by someone. It is unbelievable to me that an AP editor would not hand it back and say, "yes, but what about the fact that its been widely reported that few teams were going to be interested in Bonds and the circus atmosphere he brings even before the indictment, plus the fact that if he goes to trial, he could very well have to leave his team for three weeks in the middle of the season? Your column completely ignores these issues!" See for yourself: http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/arti...onds_off_field/ I simply cannot believe these complete, utter, stupid comments I'm reading in this article: So, according to these guys, Bonds has done nothing but be a great player, and because of this, the government is after him to put him in jail. Un-freeking-believable. Basically, that's it. Unless the feds go after Sosa, McGuire, Palmerio, Gagne, Canseco, Giambi or whomever, this nothing more than a witch hunt. Pure and simple. Why, you have to ask, is Bonds targeted and nobody else? IMO, the complete lack of intelligent discourse here on this point is astounding.
  6. Marion Barry...the cokehead of DC?
  7. Do not expect to see You Tube video of this. Dream on, Goodie Good point. Work on your reading comprehension, Goodie. He's not saying there won't be youtube video of me taking it in the shorts - he's saying there won't be any video of Bonds getting exonerated cause he'll be getting convicted. See that's why he said "dream on". No. I think he means you won't actually admit when you are WRONG, big boy. Deal with it.
  8. He has already admitted to using the "Clear" when it wasn't illegal to do so. I'll bet you dollars to donut holes that is the positive tests the feds are presenting.
  9. 12 Angry Mothers-in-Law
  10. Dead Parrot Society
  11. Steel Mag Wheels
  12. The Rusting
  13. Rooster Cogwheel
  14. I think we need to re-post this in the Barry Bonds thread. But in the meantime ... calling Goodspeak! Our long national nightmare is over! National nightmare....wha-? Is Gee Dumbya stealing another election?
  15. Do not expect to see You Tube video of this. Dream on, Goodie Good point.
  16. BTW...Rafael Palmeiro lied under oath, too. I'll be looking forward to seing his GJ trial real soon. Tell me.... If everyone on this BBS told you to walk West until your hat floats...would you do it? Yer killin' me, Dan.
  17. Indictment, inschmitement....you still gotta prove it. Good luck with that. And now, you're going to see all of the evidence that he used steroids and then lied about it. I hope you're prepared, and also prepared to eat crow to all of the people here that you annoyed to no end with your nonsensical assertions. I hope you're ready to take it in the shorts when Bonds is exonerated. Besides, I have always maintained that if Barry Bonds was proven guilty of taking steroids then I would be the first to admit it. And, even if he did, they do not make you see the ball better and they do not cause you to hit HRs. Further, if found guilty, I want a full scale investigation of any baseball player who holds a record or a place in the HOF. Otherwise, it is and was and ever will be a media lynching and federal witch hunt. And you remain a joke and a fool. We've gone over it before. EVERYONE on the board who has expressed an opinion believes that steroids DO help you hit home runs. Only you continue to insist otherwise. And to say that it "is and was and ever will be a media lynching and federal witch hunt" after he is indicted and convicted is beyond laughable. You are like Stephen A. Smith, who was blathering on ESPN about how its all because Bonds is black and chasing the home run record, and McGuire practically took the Fifth in front of Congress and nothing happened to him. Excuse me. Something did happen to McGuire: His testimony destroyed his chance to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. And this idea that others have to be investigated, or else. Sorry. Bonds chose to involve himself in a criminal organization - BALCO - and to knowingly use their illegal products. Because of his involvement with BALCO, he became subject to the Grand Jury investigation of BALCO and its owners and employees. He chose to commit perjury and now he is indicted for that offense. Show me someone else who knowingly lies in a federal court proceeding, and I'll show you someone who deserves a "full scale investigation". And how pathetic that you are a teacher who can't spell exonerated. As someone else has already pointed out...here we go again. Proving perjury is going to be one helluva a hard sell, Dan. BTW, sorry about the misspelled word....I'll shoot for perfection in my next lifetime, OK?
  18. Indictment, inschmitement....you still gotta prove it. Good luck with that. And now, you're going to see all of the evidence that he used steroids and then lied about it. I hope you're prepared, and also prepared to eat crow to all of the people here that you annoyed to no end with your nonsensical assertions. I hope you're ready to take it in the shorts when Bonds is exonerated. Besides, I have always maintained that if Barry Bonds was proven guilty of taking steroids then I would be the first to admit it. And, even if he did, they do not make you see the ball better and they do not cause you to hit HRs. Further, if found guilty, I want a full scale investigation of any baseball player who holds a record or a place in the HOF. Otherwise, it is and was and ever will be a media lynching and federal witch hunt.
  19. Indictment, inschmitement....you still gotta prove it. Good luck with that.
  20. have you heard the latest out of New York? Multiple New York media outlets are reporting that A-Rod - all by his lonesome - has approached the Yankees about coming back, that he realizes he made a mistake in opting out, and what can he do to make it right ... if the reports are to be believed, if A-Rod is willing to negotiate (without Boras' assistance or even his presence in the room) a below market deal, the Yankees would take him back. Which only makes sense given how much his offense means to their rapidly aging lineup. The question now is, will A-Rod really agree to take less money - far less money than Boras promised him - to go back to New York? Will he really swallow his pride, and go back and grovel in front of the Steinbrenners to get back in their good graces? I guess there are two things to look for to know whether that may happen: Does he announce that he and Scott Boras have had a parting of the ways, and do the Yankees make a strong move for Mike Lowell or do they sit back to see whether A-Rod follows through? Yeah, I read about this in today's paper. Personally, I think Boras blew his client's deal by coming out with that crazy money bottomline. I sincerely hope this ends Boras' influence in the market.
  21. Any guesses on how much A-Rod will get next season? I hear the Yankees refuse to bargain with A-Rod if Boras is in the room. I wonder if this might be the beginning of the end of Boras' stranglehold on baseball saleries? If all else fails, think Boras will get Texas to take him back?
  22. Rebel Without a Clue
  23. What Gerbils Want
  24. Um. I'd like to think I have a nice sounding voice....
  25. Mr. Smith Goes to Pacoima
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