Barry Bonds was indicted Thursday for perjury and obstruction of justice. It may very well be that the all-time home run record holder will be spending a lot more time in court rooms and with attorneys than playing baseball next season.
- "A federal grand jury slaps the San Francisco Giants' slugger with perjury and obstruction of justice charges. The charges come after a four-year investigation into whether the home run king lied under oath to authorities investigating the abuse of performance enhancing drugs in professional sports."
Late in the season the Giants let it be known that they were not interested in having him in the line-up next year. As a free agent Bonds certainly would have plenty of value to an American League team looking for a Designated Hitter (DH) and he would like to put the record far out of reach, I'm sure. This saga looks likely to continue for years. However, this indictment alone may cost him the opportunity to build on his record and may very well put the proverbial asterisk next to it.
I'm sure there will be those that will say his record is not legitimate; that has already been the case. I say the record is the record. The rest of the story is, and will continue to be well documented.
We will also start to hear charges of racism. But that is not the case here. Not to say that racism is not alive and well in the United States, because it is. It's just that this is probably more a case of Barry the media darling and arrogant personality receiving more than his share of attention when and where he is least interested in getting it.
Beyond the court case which will cost him millions in attorneys fees and lost salary, there also will be those that would have liked to see Bonds swing his mighty bat once more. However, it will be the witness box and not the batters box that now takes center stage.
Sheldon Liber is the CEO of a small private investment company and the principal for design and research at an architecture & planning firm.











Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
11-15-2007 @ 9:13PM
John said...
Go to every bar in America and have a contest to find the strongest man. Take your 50,000 winners and pump them up with steroids.
The odds are pretty good, even when juiced to the max, that none of them will be able to hit major league pitching worth a darn.
11-16-2007 @ 2:18AM
Dennis said...
c'mon John, play fair- we, and you, know you can't just take a strong, bulked up guy and make him a major-league hitter. So, we take a great major league hitter and, over years, make him a stronger and better hitter at the same time. Actually,I could give a rat's ass about this guy- except, to me, this looks like a case of the "Grand Jury" on steroids- possible 30 yrs-what, did they run out of crucifixes? Feds also got Clinton on perjury and obstruction of justice- hmmm-
11-16-2007 @ 2:39AM
Dennis said...
Sheldon,good piece as usual, and I spoke my peace,as well. Think we both have issues with this case, just may not be along same lines- nice thing is they don't have to be. I am lot more interested in investing, but thought I'd see what you had to say-I like your articles, and haven't missed fact you've got pretty good record. Do wish you'd fix this mkt though- it's kind of aggravating me- like a bad day at work, and don't know whether I'm coming or going. Keep the good stuff coming-
11-16-2007 @ 3:04AM
non said...
The worst thing Barry Bonds could do is listen to those who already have him tried and convicted, based on allegations, and no proof, nor Barry admitting to anything. I’m not even a fan of Barry Bonds, and think he should have stayed on the field for the fan party held to celebrate his record breaking Home Run; however that’s a separate issue, and it’s plain to see that the Government is using the tired old Martha Stewart ploy of acquisition of perjury with the hopes that Barry Bonds will now recant what he testified to earlier at the Grand Jury. Barry needs to keep consistent with his earlier Grand Jury statements to the tee, and he’ll be home in time for dinner. If he changes one thing he said previously, than he’ll be getting three hots and a cot for a long long time. Remember… the government and others can think what they want about whether Barry took steroids or not, and I’m not even sure if he did; however proving whether he did or not, is quite another thing. If Barry where taking various legal vitamin regiments while maintaining that he was not aware that he was taking any illegal substances, than it’s game over for the governments case, as it’s weak, weak, weak, weak, weak, to the point of being almost laughable; however it’s humorous to see how the media is buying into the governments trap and treating Barry like he lied when that’s not been proven one iota. No matter how much documentation, appointment, calendar paperwork the government has, it could apply to all the legal substance appointments that Barry and others kept, which would make his Grand Jury testimony sound, unless he were stupid enough to change it for any reason. P.S To Barry; learn some etiquette and treat your fans better, and although this fan is unable to give any legal advice, and none of the above is to be construed as such, your legal team might wish to read this post A.S.A.P. Good Luck …
11-16-2007 @ 7:09AM
Jerry said...
There is some video now up on the front page about Barry Bonds indictment at Webcastr.
http://www.webcastr.com