Steve writes “Bonds admitted taking steroids”.

That is simply not true. If you read his entire Grand Jury testimony, he never admitted using any banned substances. If I am wrong then provide the proof. Quote from his GJ testimony and remove all doubt.

“Brian McNamee, a former New York Yankees trainer who worked with pitchers Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte, was interviewed three times by Mitchell, with a personal lawyer and federal law enforcement officials in the room.

• Clemens was singled out in eight pages, with much of the information on the seven-time Cy Young Award winner coming from McNamee.

On page 169 of the report, it says: “According to McNamee, from the time that McNamee injected Clemens with Winstrol through the end of the 1998 season, Clemens’ performance showed remarkable improvement,” the report said. “During this period of improved performance, Clemens told McNamee that the steroids ‘had a pretty good effect’ on him.”

McNamee also told investigators that “during the middle of the 2000 season, Clemens made it clear that he was ready to use steroids again. During the latter part of the regular season, McNamee injected Clemens in the buttocks four to six times with testosterone from a bottle labeled either Sustanon 250 or Deca-Durabolin.”

“After we read the report, we will have something to say,” said Randy Hendricks, the agent for Clemens and Pettitte.”
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Did I mention that McNamee was a cop (NYPD) from 90 to 93? No? Sorry. Selective reporting is a real bitch. Anyway, this former rep of NYC’s finest claims he stuck Jolly Roger in the rump with ‘roids in ’98 while working for the Jays.

I cannot wait for the media to dismiss this report and the implications that Clemens clearly should suffer the same public fate as Bonds. It ain’t gonna happen. Clemens is gonna get a pass – and now, NOW – will begin the conversation about whether steroids are really all that bad for you. The new shift will be that Bonds is guilty of perjury – and that no matter what else transpires, he should do a 30-year bid for that.

Clemens and others will be absolved for their participation in what will be recast as a victimless crime – and Bonds will get the purgatory blast as a liar who deceived us all. Tick tock. It’s just a matter of time.

All the anti-steroid animus will be GONE in 6 months.

By the way, I’ve maintained that the central issue in Bonds’ legal case is the fact the federal investigators did not drag OWNERS in to testify under the same set of conditions. I don’t know if owners would have perjured themselves, but in any event, this question of usage would have been resolved long ago if the questions were put to them (even with the promise of immunity).