Since DP Isn't Around...

There's just a few things I'd like to say with impunity:

Hockey is better than basketball. The game is better. The players are more athletic.

Daisuke sucks. His 18 win season was luck. He's never been a true member of the Red Sox, he only cares about what's good for him and not what's good for the team. He's been allowed to do his own thing, and his career has been plagued by injuries because of that. There's no such thing as a gyroball.

The Perkins trade was a mistake.

Hideo Nomo is not the Japanese Jackie Robinson.

Ben Roethlisberger is a rapist. He got away with rape because of a misogynist cop who had befriended Ben earlier in the night, and because he surrounded himself with off-duty cops from PA. He wasn't an idiot to go to that bar, because he was smart enough to protect himself.

Oh, and Tom Brady is much better than Roethlisberger.

College football players shouldn't get paid. USC and Ohio State are SCHOOLS. Athletes get plenty of benefits when they attend these schools. Paying people to attend one's college is wrong.

Barry Bonds is a cheat, a liar, a clubhouse cancer, and a scumbag. He hates Boston, he hates baseball fans. Any Boston fan that likes him is misguided.

Rex Ryan is an overrated, walking (waddling) reality TV show who likes sniffing feet and putting videos of his wife on the internet for everyone to see. And any Boston fan who likes a team from New Jersey, even if they hate the local football team, is a traitor.

You know what, not liking hockey and hating the Patriots, are we really sure DP is from here? I met him in high school, and I've seen pictures and heard stories from his childhood here, but I don't know for certain. Where is DP actually from?

-The Commodore

Barry Bonds Is The Man

Not only is Barry Bonds the guilt free home run king and best player to ever play baseball, but he has a heart of gold. Despite the media's effort to make Bonds the villain and downplay everything right he does, Bonds has been the first in line in helping out the family of severely beaten Bryan Stow (the Giants fan that was nearly beaten to death outside a Dodgers game). Barry Bonds has agreed to pay for both of Stows kids college tuition, 12-year-old Tyler and 8-year-old Tabitha.

It sucks that the media and stupid half wit fans painted such a bad picture of Bonds because this story is right up there with the best of them. It's unlikely that Stow makes a full recovery and the man who beat him is caught and has 1 million dollar bail.

There You Have It America; Bonds Didn't Knowingly Use Steroids, Now Stop Judging

You know what Barry Bonds was convicted on yesterday? For being tricky.

Good Job America way to waste everyone's time and money and let a bunch of sports columnist convict the man on hearsay.

Bond's was convicted of Obstruction of Justice, but on the other 3 counts of steroid use he was found completely innocent. Know what came out of this trial? nothing that everyone didn't know. His trainer lied to him about what he was using and he didn't know what the cream was.... good job court.

Everyone can say what they want about Barry Bonds but you can't say that he knowingly cheated the game of baseball. It's an outrage that the public is still going to convict him, that he still won't be allowed into the Hall of Fame, and that baseball as a sport are going to put up a wall during the "Steroid Era" up and not let these great players in. A damn shame.

In case you don't know Barry Bond's credentials here they are:
1. Holds record for most MVP awards (7) and consecutive MVP awards (4) (1990, 1992-93, 2001-04)
2. Holds records for most home runs in a season (73)
3. Holds records for most walks in a career (2,512)
4. Holds record for consecutive seasons with 30 homeruns (13).
5. Only player in 400 home run and 400 stolen base club
6. Only player in 500 home run and 500 stolen base club
7. 14 time all star (1990, 1992-98, 2000-04, 2007)
8. One of four players in 40-40 club (40 home runs and 40 stolen bases)
9. Holds record for most consecutive seasons with .600 slugging percentage or higher (8)
10. 5-time SF Giants Player of the Year (1998, 2001-04)
11. 14-Time All-Star (1990, 1992-98, 2000-04, 2007)
12. 7-Time Baseball America NL All-Star OF (1993, 1998, 2000-04)
13. 3-Time Major League Player of the Year (1990, 2001, 2004)
14. 3-Time Baseball America MLB Player of the Year (2001, 2003-04)
15. 8-Time Gold Glove winner for NL Outfielder (1990-94, 1996-98)
16. 12-Time Silver Slugger winner for NL Outfielder (1990-94, 1996-97, 2000-04)
17. Led the Major Leagues in home runs (1993, 2001)
18. Led the NL in batting average (2002, 2004)
19. Led the NL in on base percentage (1991-93, 1995, 2001-04, 2006)
20. Led the Major Leagues in slugging percentage (1990, 1992-93, 2001-04)
21. Led the Major Leagues in extra base hits (1992-93, 2001)
22. Led the Major Leagues in on base percentage (1992, 2001-04)
23. Led the NL in runs (1992)
24. Led the NL in RBIs (1993)
25. Led the NL in walks (1992, 1994-97, 2000-04, 2006)
26. Led the NL in intentional walks (1992-98, 2002-04, 2006)
27. Led the NL in runs created (1992-93, 2001-02, 2004)
28. Led the Major Leagues in total bases (1993, with 365)
29. Led the Major Leagues in runs created (1993, 2001-02, 2004)
30. Led the NL in games (1995)
31. Led the NL in extra base hits (1992-93, 2001)
32. Led the NL in at bats per home run (1992-93, 1996, 2000-04)
33. 3-Time NL Hank Aaron Award winner (2001-02, 2004)
34. Led the Major Leagues in batting average (2002, with .370)

Pretty fucking impressive. He's a legend to the game and the fact that John Q. Public and Baseball Writers can dismiss this trial and say petty arguments like "his head grew" or "look it him from his rookie year to the year he broke the record" are just uninformed people.

So to all the Bonds haters out there...... Suck a dick

Barry Bonds Get Charges Dropped... Sort of

In what is eventually going to happen to all of his charges the greatest hitter in MLB History had 6 of his charges dropped but still faces 5. This goes to prove his innocence because he blatantly didn't do steroids and should be looked at in the same light as Babe Ruth and Ted Williams.

I mean at the end of the day this is going to be a giant blemish on the courts face when they realize they are wasting everyones time with this. Just leave Bonds alone, elect him to the Hall and move on. Legends deserve better treatment then this.

Bonds' Agent Gives Me An Early Birthday Present

"Barry Bonds still has yet to formally retire from baseball. But the career of the major leagues' reigning home run king is over, his agent says, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Bonds has insisted he won't retire, leaving open the possibility that he might yet catch on with another team. But that hasn't happened, and his agent doubts that it ever will, according to the report.

"It's two years since he played his last game, and if there was any chance he'd be back in a major-league uniform, it would have happened by now," his agent, Jeff Borris, said Wednesday, according to the report (ESPN)."

What more could I ask for?

Oh well, I still hope he gets attacked by mountain lions.

I Think A Bonds/ Woods Picnic Is In Order

In addition to allegedly assaulting his mother during the argument, Bonds smashed picture frames and vases, destroying $400 worth of property, Acker said. He also blocked the door so his mother couldn't leave, she added.

At one point, he threw a metal doorknob at her "so hard that it embedded itself into the wall, but it missed her," Acker said. Sun Bonds was uninjured. ESPN

That is part of the police report that Nikolai Bonds has for assaulting his mother Sun Bonds. Apparently the kid can hit, just not like his father. I don't really have anything to say about this matter other than I thought it was important enough because it was Barry Bonds kid.

Top 25 under 25: #19 Matt Cain

Born October 21st, 1984

Matt Cain came out of the whom a 6'3 235lbs pitcher ready to throw gas. Cain has pitched in the starting rotation for the San Fransisco Giants since 2006 and is currently having his breakout season. Cain has a carer record of 42-47 with a 3.49 era in 128 starts. But do not let that sub-500% record fool you considering the Giants have been a bottom of the division team since Bonds left (un-official...but somewhat true). Thus far in 2009, Cain is 12-4 in 24 starts with a 2.49 era, 4 complete games and 126 strikeouts over 164IP.

Cain has been projected to be a solid strikeout and striking throwing pitcher for many years. In 164IP this season, Cain has only allowed 56 walks. With other pitchers in the rotation such as Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum, Randy Johnson (DL), Noah Lowry (DL), Barry Zito and Johnathan Sanchez, the Giants make a decent pitching staff but it's certainly Lincecum and Cain that keep the Giants in the playoff hunt. Look for a healthy Lowry possibly next season and hopefully a Madison Bumgardner showing to back up the Lincecum and Cain phenoms.

I Agree With Bill Simmons

"So what does this have to do with sports? With everyone fretting about the steroids era and how it frayed the carefully woven fabric of baseball history, ask yourself this: Does any of it matter? Bonds remains the best leftfielder I've ever seen in person. I'll never forget watching Roger Clemens in his prime. I never turned the channel when Manny was batting for the Red Sox -- never, ever, ever, not once. A-Rod fetched the highest price in each of my fantasy auctions this decade. I probably paid four grand to Fenway scalpers from 1999 to 2001 to watch Pedro pitch even though I was broke. Some of them cheated for an edge they didn't need; others stayed clean. I will remember them all.

Maybe we overthink this stuff. The truth is, either you're great or you're not. " For the rest of the article Click Here
That was an excerpt of a Bill Simmons article BMack sent to me yesterday.

Barry Bonds will go down in my eyes as the greatest baseball player to ever live, and Roger Clemens will go down as the best pitcher that ever played in my lifetime and it is about time that people take away this whole steroid witch hunt and realize that they were unbelievable players. Everyone is so quick to call everyone a cheater but they don't step back and look at what these players accomplished. Steroids or not, it is extremely impressive. The "Steroid Era" is just that. A majority of MLB players did it, so why wouldn't they do it? It is time everyone move on and focus on a new chapter. There is no reason that the federal government should be involved in this matter, I think everyone gets it now. What Bonds, Clemens, Sosa, MacGwire, and A-Rod have done in their careers are not only history making, but absolutely ridiculous. If these players don't make it into the Hall of Fame for their accomplishments, then the whole system is fucked.

Izzo To Testify Against Bonds

"New England Patriots special teams captain Larry Izzo is scheduled to testify for the prosecution in the perjury trial against Barry Bonds, which is expected to begin March 2 and last about a month (ESPN)."

What? I had never heard that Izzo was ever caught for steroids, but apparently he is going to be one of the guys testifying against Bonds. I guess he also received steroids from Bonds' trainer...

"Mr. Izzo will testify that he was a professional football player and that he first contacted Greg Anderson by phone in approximately January 2003," the court filing by the prosecution says, according to The Boston Globe. "Mr. Izzo will also testify that he first met Anderson in person in approximately May 2003 at BALCO and submitted a urine sample at BALCO at Anderson's request. Mr. Izzo will also testify that [he] submitted additional urine samples to Anderson at later times as well (ESPN)."

He really is there for background information on Anderson (Bonds trainer), and will just show that he had steroids and sold them. He is the only NFL player that will be testifying in this trial, which starts next month.

Updating Stories From Yesterday

Barry Bonds:

Bonds might have fallen into some luck as the Judge that is controling his case may not allow the positive steroid tests into the trial. I don't like it, but I understand it, since any good lawyer would be able to say that they may have been tampered with during their stay before/after the raid. The judge did go on to say that she will allow the recorded conversation between Anderson and Hoskins.


Kiffin:

DP and I loved the tirade Kiffin went on saying that Meyer tried to cheat to steal one of their recruits and still lost. Apparently the SEC did not find it as funny as we did, as Commissioner Mike Slive came out and reprimanded Kiffin saying...

"Coach Kiffin has violated the Southeastern Conference Code of Ethics," Slive said. "SEC Bylaw 10.5.1 clearly states that coaches and administrators shall refrain from directed public criticism of other member institutions, their staffs or players. The phone call to which Coach Kiffin referred to in his public comments is not a violation of SEC or NCAA rules. We expect our coaches to have an understanding and knowledge of conference and NCAA rules (Sportsline)."

At that point Kiffin backed down. Nothing will really come with this, but there will be some awesome storylines in the SEC this year.

Evidence Against Bonds Open To Public

"Court documents show Barry Bonds tested positive for three types of steroids, and his personal trainer once told his business manager in the San Francisco Giants' clubhouse how he injected the slugger with performance-enhancing drugs "all over the place (ESPN)."

Yesterday the judge who will be overseeing the Bonds' case released the prosecutions evidence to the public. Here is a quick breakdown of the evidence...

1. Nov. 28, 2000: BALCO urine test positive for methenolone and nandrolone

2. Feb. 5, 2001: BALCO urine test positive for methenolone

3. Feb. 19, 2001: BALCO urine test positive for methenolone and nandrolone

4. June 4, 2003: MLB urine test originally negative; retested later by government it was positive for THG, clomiphene, exogenous testosterone

5. July 7, 2006: MLB urine test positive for D-amphetamine (ESPN)

We also found out who will be testifying against Bonds. Jason Giambi, and Steve Hoskins (Bonds' childhood friend and personal assistant) will be the two main guys testifying. Hoskins has a recorded conversation with Anderson (Bonds trainer), in which they are discussing injecting Bonds with steroids.

Anderson: No, what happens is, they put too much in one area, and ... actually ball up and puddle. And what happens is, it actually will eat away and make an indentation. And it's a cyst. It makes a big [expletive] cyst. And you have to drain it. Oh yeah, it's gnarly. ... Hi Benito. ... Oh it's gnarly.

Hoskins: ... Is that why Barry's didn't do it in one spot, and you didn't just let him do it one time?

Anderson: Oh no. I never. I never just go there. I move it all over the place.

The conversation doesn't stop there as Anderson also tells Hoskins that "everything that I've been doing at this point, it's all undetectable." He goes on to say more, but it is all basically the same stuff. Anderson once again will not testify, but it seems like the government is making a very strong case against the former Giant.

Bonds Failed 2003 Drug Test

"A urine sample that Barry Bonds submitted as part of Major League Baseball's anonymous testing program in 2003 has come back positive for PEDs, according to a New York Times report."(ESPN).

The urine sample confiscated in 2004 federal raid originally came up negative. However, the samples were re-tested and came up positive for anabolic steroids. This is more evidence to condemn Bonds on federal perjury charges. Look for more news on this story in coming days, as the judge plans to unveil more evidence held by the prosecution.

-Brian B

Bonds In Trouble?

Everyone knows my feelings on Barry Bonds, but I am going to try and report this story without bias (as best I can)...

"Citing a person who has reviewed the evidence in the case, the New York Times reported on Wednesday that authorities detected anabolic steroids in urine samples linked to Bonds that they gathered in their investigation. Bonds testified to a federal grand jury in 2003 that he used the "cream" and the "clear" but did not know that they were performance-enhancing drugs. The urine samples could prove the existence of other steroids in his body. During that testimony, Bonds was asked if he ever took steroids, and he answered no. The government alleges that Bonds lied under oath. His perjury trial is scheduled to begin March 2 (ESPN)."

Basically what's going on is the federal government wants to prove that Barry Bonds used steroids, and not just a "cream", but actual "inject in your butt" steroids. The story goes on to say that they can tell the difference between the two with a urine test. Since they have the urine sample in their possession, they should be able to nail Bonds on perjury charges. That is the good news for the Federal government. The bad news is that Anderson, who was Bond's personal trainer, will not come out and testify against his former client. If he was to testify, Bonds would be a dead man, but Bonds may have enough money/lawyers to be able to fight the urine test results. We will have to wait and see what happens, as the trail is set to start in a little over a month. I think we can all agree this is a huge waste of money in a time when there are a lot more important things going on. Still, you can't just lie under oath, so if they are going to go through all this they better nail him.

**UPDATE**

Slow news day, but there has been a major break in the Bonds story...

"Former major league catcher Bobby Estalella is expected to provide significant testimony to support the government's contention that former San Francisco Giants outfielder Barry Bonds knowingly took steroids, according to a source with knowledge of the evidence (ESPN)."

Seems like the government is really making their run at Bonds. Now with this testimony they might not need Anderson's. This has been a back and forth story for a long time now, so I am sure there will be some news from the Bonds camp within the next couple of days. We'll keep you posted.

Barry Bonds Is Innocent

It could explain why Barry Bonds’ attorneys believe the grand jury questions to him were impossibly vague and why the focus of the BALCO case veered from prosecuting distributors of illegal anabolic steroids and money launderers to catching world-class athletes lying about drug use.

Taking the Clear – the star drug of the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative – was not a crime, according to expert testimony included in grand jury documents.

Not only was the performance-enhancing drug tetrahydrogestrinone (THG) not specifically banned when athletes squirted “The Clear” under their tongues to gain an edge, the testimony also indicates that the drug wasn’t categorized by the Justice Department as a steroid until January 2005, long after the drug laboratory had been shuttered. Yahoo+ Rest of article

Well it looks like Barry Bonds was innocent the whole time. He was taking something perfectly legal and not a banned substance. This should lay to rest all of the steroid allegations along with him being called a cheater. Barry Bonds is the greatest player of all time, and it shows that he was so good without using any illegal substances. The homerun king is back, and should be voted in the H.O.F. first ballot now. So I will need an apology to be written to Barry bonds by BMack and all of his critics immediately.

Bonds In Trouble

It has been a long time since we have heard anything about the Federal charges that are being pressed against Bonds, but today the Federal prosecutors said that they will prove that personal trainer Greg Anderson supplied Barry Bonds with the steroids that led to the positive test in November 2000, which if you can remember was also the the offseason before the slugger hit a MLB record 73 home runs. Anyone who reads this site knows that I hate Bonds with a passion (DP love Bonds), but I am really pointing this out, because I really think that Bonds is in a lot of trouble. I predicted that Clemens and Bonds would serve time in jail, and it is looking more and more likely that the government is going to string them up by their cleats for lying under oath. Say what you want, but at this point if the government believes they lied under oath, then they have to go after guys like this, or any oath taken in front of the Federal government becomes unreliable. With that being said, all of this isn't anything unless they can prove it, but I really think they are going to get both Bonds and Clemens.

-BMack

Sox reportedly had 'internal discussions' on Bonds

"ESPN's Peter Gammons said on Sunday night's Red Sox-Yankees game broadcast that the Red Sox have had "internal discussions" about Barry Bonds"

Please God, let this happen. If not because he is the best player to ever to play the game, but to make Bob really pissed. The Red Sox need something to get them over the top and with Manny struggling, and Ortiz hurt he would fit in perfectly.

Barry Bonds 756 Ball Not In Hall Of Fame

The Hall of Fame will not accept Barry Bonds 756 homerun ball. Marc Ecko who bought the ball for 750,000 dollars says that talks between him and the Hall of Fame stalled.

That sucks for him, he spent 3/4 of a million dollars on a ball for no real reason. As a fan of baseball I can say you can't blame the Hall of Fame due to the steroid and perjury charges. However, as a Bonds fan I am outraged. That ball made history, it crowned the best homerun hitter in the MLB. Steroids or not, he is still innocent and still the homerun king.

Ray of Hope

Although the season is only one month old, several teams have taken advantage of a hot start. The Cardinals, Marlins, and Athletics have all exceeded expectations thus far, however, the team that has shocked the baseball world resides in Tampa Bay. The Rays are off to their best start in franchise history. The funny part is, their stars have yet to shine. Carlos Pena, who hit .282 with 46 homers and 122 RBI’s, is only hitting an anemic .209 with 18 runs batted in. On the plus side, he is second in the AL with 8 home runs. Staff ace, Scott Kazmir, recently returned from injury and after a rough start against the Red Sox, bounced back in a quality outing against the Los Angeles Angels. As a Sox fan, the Rays give me reason to worry, they are chocked full of young talent and can only get better. Guys like Evan Longoria, Carl Crawford, James Shields, and B.J. Upton are all under 27 years old, and are signed to long-term deals. Finally all those number one picks are panning out. It would be a terrible injustice to write this article and not mention the unsung hero for the Rays, Eric Hinske. The former rookie of the year, is having a spectacular season, this is the veteran leadership that the Rays hope will guide their young sluggers. For a team that has sat in the American League basement since 1999, the Rays have finally started to show signs of a team on the rise.

What would make the Rays even more devastating would be adding another lefty bat in the lineup… Anyone come to mind? How about Barry Bonds. Earlier in the season there was rumor that Tampa Bay was interested in Bonds, but I am under the impression that Bonds wants big money and a contract through 2009. This is a high-risk high reward situation. The risk is obvious, Bonds could be in prison as early as fall 2009, and has an upcoming trial for perjury. The reward, also obvious, Bonds could easily jack 20 dingers in the second half of the year. He would have the chance to play in a dome, in a nice climate, and will serve solely as a DH. While many people, including myself, believe that Barry Bonds has been exiled by baseball. Has it dawned on anyone else, that this guy broke the all-time home run record just one season ago, and this year not ONE team has contacted him for as much as a workout. Personally, I hope the next uniform Bonds wears is a California State Penitentiary, orange jumpsuit. With that being said, he is still one of the best hitters to ever grace professional baseball and would definitely add offense to any American League team willing to take a giant risk.

-Brian B.

Barry Deserves It

Barry Bonds is completely done in San Fransisco. AT&T Park has removed all of the remnants of Bonds all over the park from his picture on the wall to his 756 signs. Personally, I hate this, Bonds put the Giants on the map, he broke the home-run record, and as of right now he is not guilty of steroids and the best ball player statistically in my life-time. San Fran is classless, and he deserves better than that. For every negative thing he has done or said to have done, there are positive things on and off the field that out-weigh it. Bonds is a legend, and if anyone disputes it, check the record books.
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