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MIDI - NOWHERE MAN He's a real steroid man...he gets every edge he can Too bad everything he's done is tainted Suddenly he packed on bulk...and he looked like Stan Lee's Hulk As a cheater he's forever painted Steroid man, we diss you...this great game will not miss you Steroid man, like Ted Kennedy, you ought to be banned Children once saw you as great...now you are just second rate And your reputation's in the crapper In your eyes you're still a star...but here's where you really are One step up above a gangbang rapper Steroid man, we diss...

(AP) OAKLAND, Calif. Barry, meet the Babe. Barry Bonds tied Babe Ruth for second place on the career list with his 714th home run Saturday, a shot into the first deck of elevated stands in right-center leading off the second inning against the Oakland Athletics. The ball landed about eight rows up in the seats overlooking the high fence just to the left of the out-of-town scoreboard. Though the A's don't provide estimated distances on home runs, the ball appeared to travel about 400 feet -- far from being one of his trademark behemoth drives. The ball was caught on...

Just mentioned on Fox coverage of Yanks-Mets. Finally...

Barry Bonds circles the bases these days to the sound of one hand clapping ... and one knee creaking. The Shambino is just a homer away from 714 -- Babe Ruth's address -- but the only people outside of McCovey Cove who seem to care are the ones at ESPN, his own private Paraguay. Barry's their boy. To the bitter end. And rarely has the pursuit of a record left such a sour taste. Indeed, Bonds' growing home run total elicits about the same response from the masses as that tote board in New York City, the one that keeps...

Bonds likes his numbers better than Babe Ruth May 08 10:53 AM US/Eastern. A boastful Barry Bonds said if he passes Babe Ruth that his place in history would be secure. Asked if he would consider himself better than Ruth if he vaults ahead of the New York Yankees legend for second place on the all-time home run list, Bonds said: "I don't know yet, but the numbers speak for themselves." The embattled Bonds moved within one home run of Ruth for the No 2 spot, but it was in a losing cause as San Francisco lost 9-5 to Philadelphia...

UNDETECTABLETune: "Unforgettable" As sung by Barry "U.S.D.A." Bonds Undetectable, the cream, the clear Some injectable, right in my rear Like a shot of stuff for human growth Do one cheek, then go and do 'em both Never before Have steroids been more Undetectable in every way Unconnectible, that's how I'll stay Look at me, see the incredible Bulk I've gained but not by edible Means I gained it from some spreadable goo Unregrettable, well worth the risk Record-settable, no asterisk Chasing Aaron, catching up to Ruth Couldn't care less if I tell the truth What matters more Is home runs...

(AP) PHILADELPHIA -- Barry Bonds is heading home, one behind the Babe. Bonds hit his 713th homer Sunday night, moving within one of tying Babe Ruth for second place on baseball's career list. The San Francisco Giants' slugger hit a mammoth shot in the sixth inning off Philadelphia right-hander Jon Lieber, sending a 2-1 pitch off the facade of the right-field upper deck during a 9-5 loss to the Phillies. "They tell me that's the way the Babe used to hit them," Giants manager Felipe Alou said. Bonds' fifth homer of the season was estimated at 450 feet, one of...

-- A federal grand jury is hearing evidence about whether Barry Bonds may have lied in 2003 court testimony, multiple sources tell CNN.

SEATTLE - And now a word about the officiating in Super Bowl XL. Two words actually. It stunk. The interference call, a push-off on Darrell Jackson that cost the Seahawks a first-quarter touchdown, was hideous. If former Dallas Cowboy Michael Irvin hadn't been allowed to use his arm to get separation the innocent way Jackson did in Sunday's loss to Pittsburgh, Irvin would have caught maybe 20 balls in his career. And the fourth-quarter holding call on right tackle Sean Locklear that nullified a spectacular catch by tight end Jerramy Stevens at the Pittsburgh 1-yard line was equally egregious.

So the Super Bowl wasn't so super. The team that played the best didn't win, although use of the word "best" must be considered relative when you consider how poorly both teams played. On the other hand, the NFL got the ending it wanted, which was another Super Bowl championship for the Rooney family and a fairy tale send-off for Detroit native Jerome Bettis. It is amazing how often the NFL gets what it wants out of these Super Bowls, isn't it? And given the very questionable calls by NFL officials that all seemed to go in favor of the...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Giants general manager Brian Sabean thinks Barry Bonds could be physically ready to play around 120 games for San Francisco next season. Barry Bonds hopes to kiss about 40 pounds goodbye this winter.Sabean and Bonds both have acknowledged the slugger needs an intense conditioning program over the winter to shed some weight Bonds put on while recovering from three operations this year on his right knee. Sabean hinted that Bonds might continue to work with physical therapist Clive Brewster in Los Angeles this offseason under the direction of Angels' team orthopedist Dr. Lewis Yocum, the pair who...

It sure didn't take very long for Barry Bonds to start setting records. With his first home run of the season, Bonds broke Babe Ruth's 70-year-old record. No, not that record. Bonds most likely won't hit No. 715 until next season. But he erased Ruth's standard for most home runs as "as an outfielder," according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Bonds' first HR of the season was the 704th of his career, but more significantly was his 693rd as an outfielder, Elias says. All totaled, Bonds is credited with 696 as an outfielder, eight as a designated hitter and three...

You can bet there is a rift in the baseball players' association. You can bet there is a significant number of players clamoring to be tested for steroids in a fashion that cleans up the sport and levels the playing field. Let's get this straight: The union leaders are not suddenly acting receptive to the pleas of the commissioner's office because of the huffing and puffing of John McCain and the urgings from the White House. The union leaders are impervious to outside pressure and always have been. They never respond to the criticisms of columnists or to public pressure....

Bonds used steroids in 2003, trainer says on secret recording Slugger's lawyer sees 'another below-the-belt bash' Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada, Chronicle Staff Writers Saturday, October 16, 2004 Barry Bonds was using an "undetectable" performance-enhancing drug during the 2003 baseball season, his weight trainer claimed in a conversation that was secretly recorded last year and provided to The Chronicle. Trainer Greg Anderson, 38, who is Bonds' longtime friend and a defendant in the BALCO steroids conspiracy case, also said on the recording that he expected to receive advance warning before the San Francisco Giants superstar had to submit to a...