Scapegoat: The Barry Bonds Story

by S.F. Giangst on Feb 19, 2009 4:16 AM PST

Testimony of Santiago and Bonds were similar

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=li-santiago021809

Benito Santiago and Barry Bonds gave similar testimony to a federal grand jury in 2003, yet only Bonds was charged with perjury. And Santiago was shown evidence against him before he testified, while Bonds was denied the same opportunity, sources said.

More than any other of the 30-odd athletes who testified before the grand jury in the long-running BALCO case, Santiago’s testimony suggests that the government engaged in selective prosecution by filing charges against Bonds...

Santiago, like several other ballplayers who testified, responded to prosecutor Jeff Nedrow’s questions by indicating Anderson didn’t identify the Clear or other drugs, such as testosterone, as steroids.

Screw the Feds. I'm not naive enough to pretend Barry didn't use, but it's becoming increasingly more clear (pun not intended) he's being singled out. Enough is enough.

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Amen.

It's my blarg! Quick Pitch

by can of corn on Feb 19, 2009 9:10 PM PST reply actions

One thing, though

People cannot lie to the Government, they can only lie to you.

by SFGuy on Feb 20, 2009 2:45 AM PST reply actions

I said this last week, but supposedly Bobby Estalella is going to go on the stand and ADMIT he was lying in the Balco trial, and there’s still no charges against him. It’s a joke and Barry is going to emerge victorious. Good luck to Nowitzky finding twelve people to convict Bonds, who is not only still a hero in San Francisco, but with the flimsy evidence he is going to present. I’m not a lawyer, but even I could win this case. Without Anderson all he has is a bitter ex- mistress and a bitter ex-employee. Bonds actually called the police on Hoskins, but they had such a hard on for Barry Bonds that they weren’t interested in finding out whether Hoskins stole or not, they just wanted him to get on the stand and testify against Barry. This is the great justice system at work. When Bonds is acquitted, I see no reason why he shouldn’t launch a massive lawsuit against both the government and major league baseball, on the grounds that this witch hunt got him blackballed from continuing his major league career.

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by rxmeister on Feb 20, 2009 7:43 AM PST reply actions

"I said this last week, but supposedly Bobby Estalella is going to go on the stand and ADMIT he was lying in the Balco trial, and there’s still no charges against him. It’s a joke and Barry is going to emerge victorious. "

I agree that the whole situation is ridiculous, but for witnesses to swap their testimony for immunity is done all the time. It’s very basic practice in our criminal justice system.

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by jcb9 on Feb 21, 2009 3:33 PM PST up reply actions

Yes it’s done all the time, but usually in criminal matters where minions get a free pass so prosecutors can get the testimony they need to go after crime bosses who in theory pose a greater threat to society. That does not apply to Bonds.

All that’s at work in this situation is one prosecutor desperately try to save his career by getting something — anything! — to stick against Bonds so it doesn’t become even more obvious that millions have been wasted on a matter that has little or no real social significance.

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by S.F. Giangst on Feb 21, 2009 7:34 PM PST up reply actions