Bonds exposed: Shadows details superstar slugger's steroid use

Sports Illustrated ^ | March 7, 2006 | SI

[commish]

OK, now I need to figure out what I screwed up on my first search, just did another search and got a ton of hits of stories with Bonds in the title. I feel like a moron now (No smartass comments ;-)

[Dead Corpse]

11 minutes apart. BFD.

[teddyballgame]

How long before Bonds place the race card? Over/Under is 12 hrs.

[Mr. Mojo]

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.

Gee, I wonder if Bonds will show the public his "workout regimen" in his new reality TV show (which is chronicling his pursuit of Hank Aaron's HR record).

If not, then it should be listed as "UNreality TV."

[r9etb]

Perhaps Bonds and some of the other modern-day sluggers should be called "asteroids" .... Asterisk and steriods.

[Mike Darancette]

I hope Hank's record is safe.

[teddyballgame]

"Everybody grows 3 hat sizes in 5 years, don't they?"

What, you haven't seen the Nautilus machine for your head?

[Mr. Mojo]

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.

True, especially since he's hit over 49 in a season only once in his career.

[commish]

Can we look at any ballplayers medical problems and /or death(Kirby Puckett) without thinking that steroids aren't a part of their legacy

UNfortunately, the entire last 10 years has to be taken with a grain of salt. The proof is in the way players look now.

Compare Jason Giambi now and 2 years ago, same for Jeff Bagwell, Barry, etc etc

Sosa is so power sapped now he retired.

The good thing of all this is that maybe we will get back to real baseball, where defense and pitching are as important as hitting.

[commish]

I hope Hank's record is safe.

It most likely is, Bonds has stated this is his last year no matter what. There is nothing that even remotely leans toward Bonds hitting 48 dingers this year. Filipe Alou has already stated he sees no way Bonds will be able to play every day, and most experts are questioning if he will even be able to go 80 or 90 games total.

[teddyballgame]

Yes, but what is going to drive this story (especially sports radio), is whether or not he belongs in the Hall of Fame or not. My obvious input would be NO WAY in H-E-(double hockey sticks). Despite the overwhlming numbers put up by Bonds, will the sports writers who vote have the cojones (sp?) to do the right thing?

[BurbankKarl]

[cvq3842]

Hank has been interviewed and is upset about the possibility that he could be eclipsed by some hopped-up wanna-be.

His indignation is 100% justified.

[JZelle]

[Petronski]

Everyone knows Hank was clean, and this bozo is not.

Everybody grows 3 hat sizes in 5 years, don't they?

LOL

[cvq3842]

Agreed!

Record books need to be corrected also with respect to the steroid gang.

[HamiltonJay]

Anyone who was paying attention could tell you he was doping... You don't go from looking spike duddly to triple H in 6-12 months in your 30s.

[Petronski]

Everybody grows 3 hat sizes in 5 years, don't they?

I'm still chuckling about that line. ;O)

[Petronski]

The good thing of all this is that maybe we will get back to real baseball, where defense and pitching are as important as hitting.

Amen, brother.

[garv]

If MLB has any sense they will force Bonds to retire "due to injury". He needs to quietly slink away. Fast.