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UNTflyer · February 15, 2008

A month after hitting his record 73rd home run, Barry Bonds tested positive for steroids in November, 2001. The allegation comes in the federal perjury case against Bonds and claims he received steroids from trainer Greg Anderson.

FirefightnRick · February 15, 2008

At 10 pm the news reported there was an error on the date. Apparantly it happened the year before, in 2000. Not that it matters much to me?

Rick

UNTflyer · February 15, 2008

So that means he tested positive before his 73-HR season.

I think it's time baseball fans petition the league to strip Bonds and McGwire of their records

Mean Green 93-98 · February 15, 2008

Typo spurs erroneous report that Bonds failed '01 drug test
Feb. 14, 2008
CBSSports.com wire reports

SAN FRANCISCO -- A typo in court papers regarding Barry Bonds filed late Thursday by federal prosecutors touched off a brief tempest over the mistaken belief that he failed a drug test in November 2001, one month after breaking the home run record.

In fact, the government meant to reference a previously reported November 2000 failed drug test, U.S. attorney spokesman Josh Eaton said. That drug test was included in the indictment unsealed last year, when prosecutors said the test was for a player they called "Barry B."

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I still doubt that very many people are convinced that his 2001 season was not the product of heavy juicing.

KRAM1 · February 15, 2008

Raise your hand if any of this surprises you...professional baseball, yep, that's America's sport alright...NOT! :angry:

CaribbeanGreen · February 15, 2008

Raise your hand if any of this surprises you...professional baseball, yep, that's America's sport alright...NOT!

If that's your attitude, I suggest you hope like crazy the NFL keeps getting a pass on this topic..... it would make baseball look lile a preschool at snack time.

UNTflyer · February 15, 2008

UNTLifer · February 15, 2008

He needed a body to match is ego....over-inflated.

KRAM1 · February 15, 2008

CaribGreen...you got that right...the NFL is a 'Roid and HGH highlight film. But, it's professional baseball that is in the "eye of the storm" right now....Pro football will probably have it's day soon enough...all the "investigative reporters" will surely latch on to it soon. And, when that happens...no one will be happier than Major League baseball.

It's a shame that this stuff gets down to the college, HS and Jr. High levels...but, if the pros do it, the kids will try it! Too bad...a real shame...the "results" and "effects" of this stuff will show up "later in life"...who do you think they all will want to sue then? It certainly will not have been "their fault", right? <_<

CaribbeanGreen · February 15, 2008

CaribGreen...you got that right...the NFL is a 'Roid and HGH highlight film. But, it's professional baseball that is in the "eye of the storm" right now....Pro football will probably have it's day soon enough...all the "investigative reporters" will surely latch on to it soon. And, when that happens...no one will be happier than Major League baseball.
It's a shame that this stuff gets down to the college, HS and Jr. High levels...but, if the pros do it, the kids will try it! Too bad...a real shame...the "results" and "effects" of this stuff will show up "later in life"...who do you think they all will want to sue then? It certainly will not have been "their fault", right?

Agreed.

Somewhere, Lyle Alzado was way ahead of the curve.

Quoner · February 15, 2008

CaribGreen...you got that right...the NFL is a 'Roid and HGH highlight film. But, it's professional baseball that is in the "eye of the storm" right now....Pro football will probably have it's day soon enough...all the "investigative reporters" will surely latch on to it soon. And, when that happens...no one will be happier than Major League baseball.
It's a shame that this stuff gets down to the college, HS and Jr. High levels...but, if the pros do it, the kids will try it! Too bad...a real shame...the "results" and "effects" of this stuff will show up "later in life"...who do you think they all will want to sue then? It certainly will not have been "their fault", right?

Sorry to ruin it for you since you love the alleged integrity of everything non-pro, but kids at all levels are - and have been doing the same things for a long time. Before it was "cool" and in the media, my high school had its own infrastructure of steroid dealers and known abusers and everyone turned a blind eye. Several went on to college and one even ended up with a pro team briefly. The sad part is these kids never even received the compensation the pros enjoy and others profited off their choice.

Pro athletes don't become spoiled overnight, there is a whole process to lead them to that point that starts at the levels you seem to so lovingly admire and protect.