Posted on 03/07/2006 11:08:49 AM PST by commish
NEW YORK (SI.com) -- Beginning in 1998 with injections in his buttocks of Winstrol, a powerful steroid, Barry Bonds took a wide array of performance-enhancing drugs over at least five seasons in a massive doping regimen that grew more sophisticated as the years went on, according to Game of Shadows, a book written by two San Francisco Chronicle reporters at the forefront of reporting on the BALCO steroid distribution scandal.
The authors, Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams, describe in sometimes day-to-day, drug-by-drug detail how often and how deeply Bonds engaged in the persistent doping. For instance, the authors write that by 2001, when Bonds broke Mark McGwire's single-season home-run record (70) by belting 73, Bonds was using two designer steroids referred to as the Cream and the Clear, as well as insulin, human growth hormone, testosterone decanoate (a fast-acting steroid known as Mexican beans) and trenbolone, a steroid created to improve the muscle quality of cattle.
BALCO tracked Bonds' usage with doping calendars and folders -- detailing drugs, quantities, intervals and Bonds' testosterone levels -- that wound up in the hands of federal agents upon their Sept. 3, 2003 raid of the Burlingame, Calif., business.
Depending on the substance, Bonds used the drugs in virtually every conceivable form: injecting himself with a syringe or being injected by his trainer, Greg Anderson, swallowing pills, placing drops of liquid under his tongue, and, in the case of BALCO's notorious testosterone-based cream, applying it topically.
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A noble experiment?
Supports the theory that Bonds wasn't nursing an injured knee last year; he was learning how to carry his career on without enhancers.
1. Bonds explodes at the media and announces his retirement
2. Bonds suffers a convenient "Season-ending injury" and retires
3. Bonds plays through a series of trips to the DL, is relegated to PH duty a lot of the time, and then calls it quits after hitting #715 so he can claim he passed Babe.
Who Knew?
Search is our friend.
I did search -- the last article with Bonds in the title was posted last September.
Excuse me I bow to you oh post police, someone else posted this while I was posting it.
Bonds Exposed: "Shadows" Details Superstar Slugger's Steroid Use
Posted by marshmallow
On General/Chat 03/07/2006 1:49:26 PM EST · 18 replies · 203+ views
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And then he goes on to bash Babe Ruth, that was the high water mark of his career.
It's tough being a pimp out there.
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I know, I'm a troublemaker ;-)
Then again, consider the fact that the writers normally work for the San Francisco Comical. Personally, I'd lend more credibility to this article/book if they worked for the National Enquirer.
But that's just MY opinion!
This is the most likely scenario. Steroids or not, he is 41 years old, and it's extremely unlikely he is going to come out and play 120 games and hit 50 homers this year, regardless.
OK Sorry I see what you mean.
Can we look at any ballplayers medical problems and /or death(Kirby Puckett) without thinking that steroids aren't a part of their legacy
Yeah, when Cal Ripken dies. Other than that, who knows?
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