Comments on: Meanwhile, in an alternate universe where the Barry Bonds prosecution was “a triumph” for the prosecution http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/19/meanwhile-in-an-alternate-universe-where-the-barry-bonds-prosecution-was-a-triumph-for-the-prosecution/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:16:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Kevin S. http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/19/meanwhile-in-an-alternate-universe-where-the-barry-bonds-prosecution-was-a-triumph-for-the-prosecution/comment-page-1/#comment-238760 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:49:55 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=103844#comment-238760 Players do all sorts of stupid shit because they think it might help them, whether it actually does or not. See: Phiten necklaces, deer antlers, not stepping on the base line, rally thongs, etc.

]]> By: churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/19/meanwhile-in-an-alternate-universe-where-the-barry-bonds-prosecution-was-a-triumph-for-the-prosecution/comment-page-1/#comment-238755 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:18:26 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=103844#comment-238755 @jwbiii

Here’s his tagline at the bottom of the espn report
Lester Munson, a Chicago lawyer and journalist who reports on investigative and legal issues in the sports industry, is a senior writer for ESPN.com.

]]> By: churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/19/meanwhile-in-an-alternate-universe-where-the-barry-bonds-prosecution-was-a-triumph-for-the-prosecution/comment-page-1/#comment-238754 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:17:05 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=103844#comment-238754 Pretty much what I was getting at. Hook line and sinker.

]]> By: Alex K http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/19/meanwhile-in-an-alternate-universe-where-the-barry-bonds-prosecution-was-a-triumph-for-the-prosecution/comment-page-1/#comment-238749 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:58:52 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=103844#comment-238749 He wasn’t on trial for steroid use. He was on trial for perjury and obstruction of justice.

]]> By: buffalomafia http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/19/meanwhile-in-an-alternate-universe-where-the-barry-bonds-prosecution-was-a-triumph-for-the-prosecution/comment-page-1/#comment-238741 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:40:21 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=103844#comment-238741 Hey Church! Bonds is guilty of steroids use.

Second, why didn’t MLB go after Bud Selig? He knew what was happening & did not say a word because MLB was making millions of dollars & the fans were coming back to baseball?

It’s like me being a drug kingpin & 200 people are my sellers & they get caught & the drug boss doesn’t? Selig is just as guilty?

Regardless of Bonds steroid use he belongs in thevHOF?!

]]> By: churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/19/meanwhile-in-an-alternate-universe-where-the-barry-bonds-prosecution-was-a-triumph-for-the-prosecution/comment-page-1/#comment-238737 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:23:17 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=103844#comment-238737 @jwbiii

But those names are reported, as you’ve shown they are on a website. No clue what buffalo is referring to as every single time a player fails a test I see an article on espn about it.

]]> By: diditforthelulz1 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/19/meanwhile-in-an-alternate-universe-where-the-barry-bonds-prosecution-was-a-triumph-for-the-prosecution/comment-page-1/#comment-238734 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:18:24 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=103844#comment-238734 This guy reminds me of the Black Knight from The Holy Grail…”Your arms off!” “no it isn’t”

]]> By: jwbiii http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/19/meanwhile-in-an-alternate-universe-where-the-barry-bonds-prosecution-was-a-triumph-for-the-prosecution/comment-page-1/#comment-238731 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:12:53 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=103844#comment-238731 church, The number of players who have been suspended is closer to 500.
http://bizofbaseball.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=996&Itemid=85
Of course, most of them are teenage DSL pitchers.

]]> By: jwbiii http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/19/meanwhile-in-an-alternate-universe-where-the-barry-bonds-prosecution-was-a-triumph-for-the-prosecution/comment-page-1/#comment-238727 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:05:54 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=103844#comment-238727 There’s no investigator or DA who wants Paxton Crawford’s scalp (just to pick a name at random) on his wall.

]]> By: churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/19/meanwhile-in-an-alternate-universe-where-the-barry-bonds-prosecution-was-a-triumph-for-the-prosecution/comment-page-1/#comment-238726 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:04:33 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=103844#comment-238726 Holy crap what are you ranting about? You still haven’t answered my question about what Bonds is guilty of. And where the hell did you get 250 players testing positive? Are you talking about the list of 103 people that failed in ’03? The list that’s federally sealed and leaking the info would break federal laws?

]]> By: mojosmagic http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/19/meanwhile-in-an-alternate-universe-where-the-barry-bonds-prosecution-was-a-triumph-for-the-prosecution/comment-page-1/#comment-238724 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:58:54 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=103844#comment-238724 That is a false and stupid statement. Why do you think they took steroids? For their health? So their balls would shrink?

]]> By: WhenMattStairsIsKing http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/19/meanwhile-in-an-alternate-universe-where-the-barry-bonds-prosecution-was-a-triumph-for-the-prosecution/comment-page-1/#comment-238720 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:50:08 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=103844#comment-238720 I really appreciate having a baseball writer with a strong legal background. Thank you for the analysis, Craig. One of the main reasons I’ve been following your work for several years now!

]]> By: buffalomafia http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/19/meanwhile-in-an-alternate-universe-where-the-barry-bonds-prosecution-was-a-triumph-for-the-prosecution/comment-page-1/#comment-238715 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:28:35 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=103844#comment-238715 There isn’t any evidence that steroids make u a better player! MLB really went after the top guys? What about the other 250 players that tested possitive? You never really hear there names mentioned. Bonds, McGuire, belong in Hall of Fame!

]]> By: garlicfriesandbaseball http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/19/meanwhile-in-an-alternate-universe-where-the-barry-bonds-prosecution-was-a-triumph-for-the-prosecution/comment-page-1/#comment-238714 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:23:09 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=103844#comment-238714 The “obstruction of justice” charge was a joke to begin with. The prosecutors decided Bonds was “vague” in one of his answers and that’s what lead to this charge. It’s almost impossible to defend against this charge. I don’t get how the jury could not find him guilty on all the other charges but then find him guilty of this one. The way I see it is, the only way justice can be obstructed is if the jury is unable to come to a decision because of it. See “Bonds and Steroids” http://wp.me/pV4Gn-Qi

]]> By: Kevin S. http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/19/meanwhile-in-an-alternate-universe-where-the-barry-bonds-prosecution-was-a-triumph-for-the-prosecution/comment-page-1/#comment-238713 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:22:42 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=103844#comment-238713 If he took a plea deal, presumably it would have been to a lesser charge. Although who knows what would have happened had Bloomberg not turned the incident into a political grandstanding ploy.

]]> By: Old Gator http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/19/meanwhile-in-an-alternate-universe-where-the-barry-bonds-prosecution-was-a-triumph-for-the-prosecution/comment-page-1/#comment-238711 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:14:52 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=103844#comment-238711 Isn’t there a Munson doing trip and fall in Palookaville?

]]> By: tuftsb http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/19/meanwhile-in-an-alternate-universe-where-the-barry-bonds-prosecution-was-a-triumph-for-the-prosecution/comment-page-1/#comment-238707 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:11:04 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=103844#comment-238707 http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/ledzeppelin/rambleon.html

Dedicated to Barry…

]]> By: tuftsb http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/19/meanwhile-in-an-alternate-universe-where-the-barry-bonds-prosecution-was-a-triumph-for-the-prosecution/comment-page-1/#comment-238706 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:08:39 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=103844#comment-238706 There’s a reason that they say attorneys practice law. It’s pretty obvious that most lawyers – despite a degree and courtroon expereince – aren’t yet good enough at their profession.

]]> By: anderson1953 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/19/meanwhile-in-an-alternate-universe-where-the-barry-bonds-prosecution-was-a-triumph-for-the-prosecution/comment-page-1/#comment-238700 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:49:37 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=103844#comment-238700 You or I would not have been dragged into a federal grand jury hearing with a prosecutor’s intention of trying to set a perjury trap. I’m sorry, but even though Bonds is an ass, nonetheless this is a bogus case.

I would urge all of you who think that Lester Munson is anything but a lying fool to read the totality of his Duke lacrosse coverage. Even today, the guy insists that Nifong had a strong case and somehow the defense managed to trick everyone. For example, when Reade Seligmann was able to show conclusive proof that he was nowhere near the party when he supposedly was raping Crystal Mangum, most people took a hard took at what Seligmann presented.

However, Munson started screaming about “obstruction of justice.” Here is a guy who did not get one thing correct in his coverage; not one thing. And he works as an “expert” for ESPN? Where do they get these fools?

]]> By: JBerardi http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/19/meanwhile-in-an-alternate-universe-where-the-barry-bonds-prosecution-was-a-triumph-for-the-prosecution/comment-page-1/#comment-238693 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:27:33 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=103844#comment-238693 Are you aware that not being liked by you isn’t a federal offense? Just because you hate Barry Bonds doesn’t mean there’s a legal case against him.

]]> By: churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/19/meanwhile-in-an-alternate-universe-where-the-barry-bonds-prosecution-was-a-triumph-for-the-prosecution/comment-page-1/#comment-238689 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:23:53 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=103844#comment-238689 RE: Burress, wasn’t there mandatory sentencing regardless of whether he took a plea deal or not?

]]> By: JBerardi http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/19/meanwhile-in-an-alternate-universe-where-the-barry-bonds-prosecution-was-a-triumph-for-the-prosecution/comment-page-1/#comment-238688 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:23:04 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=103844#comment-238688 Ah, another good Patriotic American. We want to be the greatest country in the world, but not if we have to pay money for it. If America could buy it’s government at Wal-Mart, it would. Then it would complain when it breaks in a month.

]]> By: Alex K http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/19/meanwhile-in-an-alternate-universe-where-the-barry-bonds-prosecution-was-a-triumph-for-the-prosecution/comment-page-1/#comment-238685 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:20:29 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=103844#comment-238685 Being a jerkface and robing aging baseball writers of their favorite statistical binkey (Thanks for the absolute gold JBerdardi!)?

]]> By: cur68 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/19/meanwhile-in-an-alternate-universe-where-the-barry-bonds-prosecution-was-a-triumph-for-the-prosecution/comment-page-1/#comment-238674 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:56:20 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=103844#comment-238674 PB got the book thrown because he ignored legal advice: take the plea deal. Instead he went to court, was found guilty of doing exactly what they said he was guilty of and, boom, went to jail. If Martha Stewart had taken a plea deal she also wouldn’t have gone to jail. Hubris.

]]> By: Kevin S. http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/19/meanwhile-in-an-alternate-universe-where-the-barry-bonds-prosecution-was-a-triumph-for-the-prosecution/comment-page-1/#comment-238673 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:55:53 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=103844#comment-238673 Being allowed to ramble on for ninety seconds without interruption before finally answering a question, obviously.

]]> By: churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/19/meanwhile-in-an-alternate-universe-where-the-barry-bonds-prosecution-was-a-triumph-for-the-prosecution/comment-page-1/#comment-238671 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:50:38 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=103844#comment-238671 Guilty of what?

]]> By: buffalomafia http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/19/meanwhile-in-an-alternate-universe-where-the-barry-bonds-prosecution-was-a-triumph-for-the-prosecution/comment-page-1/#comment-238666 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:43:03 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=103844#comment-238666 Listen here church Bonds is guilty hands down! If you or I would have gotten caught we would be doing time & our court date & sentencing would have been swift!

]]> By: jkcalhoun http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/19/meanwhile-in-an-alternate-universe-where-the-barry-bonds-prosecution-was-a-triumph-for-the-prosecution/comment-page-1/#comment-238663 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:37:54 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=103844#comment-238663 I believe that he wrote for CNN-Sports Illustrated regarding the case involving the Duke lacrosse team. He apparently doesn’t write for them anymore, and ESPN.com is his current gig.

Nice pick-up, ESPN.

]]> By: churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/19/meanwhile-in-an-alternate-universe-where-the-barry-bonds-prosecution-was-a-triumph-for-the-prosecution/comment-page-1/#comment-238659 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:29:33 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=103844#comment-238659 Wait, how did Bonds beat the law? Or are you just ranting?

]]> By: buffalomafia http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/19/meanwhile-in-an-alternate-universe-where-the-barry-bonds-prosecution-was-a-triumph-for-the-prosecution/comment-page-1/#comment-238650 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:19:20 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=103844#comment-238650 Why do pro athletes & actors/actresses from Hollywood get to beat the law?

Now Bonds will get a job with ESPN’s Baseball Tonight & make millions!

Know wonder why this country is so Fu$!@d up!

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