Plow Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2727325 NEW YORK -- Barry Bonds failed a test for amphetamines last season and originally blamed it on a teammate, the Daily News reported Thursday. When first informed of the positive test, Bonds attributed it to a substance he had taken from teammate Mark Sweeney's locker, the New York City newspaper said, citing several unnamed sources. "I have no comment on that," Bonds' agent Jeff Borris told the Daily News on Wednesday night. "Mark was made aware of the fact that his name had been brought up," Sweeney's agent Barry Axelrod told the Daily News. "But he did not give Barry Bonds anything, and there was nothing he could have given Barry Bonds." Bonds, who has always maintained he never has tested positive for illegal drug use, is already under investigation for lying about steroid use. A federal grand jury is investigating whether the 42-year-old Bonds perjured himself when he testified in 2003 in the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative steroid distribution case that he never knowingly used performance-enhancing drugs. The San Francisco Giants slugger told a 2003 federal grand jury that he believed his trainer Greg Anderson had provided him flaxseed oil and arthritic balm, not steroids. Under baseball's amphetamines policy, which went into effect last season, players are not publicly identified for a first positive test. A second positive test for amphetamines results in a 25-game suspension. The first failed steroids test costs a player 50 games. Bonds did not appeal the positive test, which made him subject to six drug tests by MLB over the next six months, according to the Daily News. "We're not in a position to confirm or deny, obviously," MLB spokesman Rich Levin told the Daily News. According to the newspaper, Sweeney learned of the Bonds' positive test from Gene Orza, chief operating officer of the Major League Baseball Players Association. Orza told Sweeney, the paper said, that he should remove any troublesome substances from his locker and should not share said substances. Sweeney said there was nothing of concern in his locker, according to the Daily News' sources. An AP message for Sweeney was not immediately returned late Wednesday. The Giants are still working to finalize complicated language in the slugger's $16 million, one-year contract for next season -- a process that has lasted almost a month since he agreed to the deal Dec. 7 on the last day of baseball's winter meetings. The language still being negotiated concerns the left fielder's compliance with team rules, as well as what would happen if he were to be indicted or have other legal troubles. Borris has declined to comment on the negotiations. He didn't immediately return a message from the AP on Wednesday night. The 42-year-old Bonds is set to begin his 15th season with the Giants only 22 home runs shy of surpassing Hank Aaron's career record of 755. Bonds, considered healthy again following offseason surgery on his troublesome left elbow, has spent 14 of his 21 big-league seasons with San Francisco and helped the Giants draw 3 million fans in all seven seasons at their waterfront ballpark. After missing all but 14 games in 2005 following three operations on his right knee, Bonds batted .270 with 26 homers and 77 RBIs in 367 at-bats in 2006. He passed Babe Ruth to move into second place on the career home run list May 28. Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia Giant Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Shit, i didn't even realize he was back in school, must be taking night classes. I heard he has an intrest in Chemistry. Study harder Barry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herc Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 i dont think amphetamines should be banned, guys were taking that back in the 60's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandolphScott Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 dont think amphetamines should be banned, guys were taking that back in the 60's. I agree and I bet 95 percent of baseball players use "greenies" "Brooklyn Paulie" Lo Duca was pretty pissed when the MLB did this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herc Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 who wouldn't be. i'm sure there was a sudden spike in MLB players who were suddenly diagnosed with ADD. it's very easy to get a prescription for adderall, dexidrin, ridalin, etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringe Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 The worst part about this is he threw a teammate under the bus. I'm sure that clubhouse is going to be a fun place this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plow Posted January 11, 2007 Author Share Posted January 11, 2007 where there's smoke, there's usually fire. At this point with Barry there's a lot of black smoke. Between the Game of Shadows book, the physicaly changes, the stat changes, having his best years from when he was 35-40 yrs old, and now this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakeMeSomeFoodHo Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 who cares about this cheating moolie. Im sick of this black bastard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakeMeSomeFoodHo Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 who cares about this cheating moolie. Im sick of this black bastard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia Giant Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 The worst part about this is he threw a teammate under the bus. I'm sure that clubhouse is going to be a fun place this year. Yeah, but I mean it's not like this was the first time. but a teammate? Thats harsh barry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeef2 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Seriously, are the Giants really gonna go through with it and finalize a contract with this guy? Don't they have any shame? The guy continues cheating when everybody knows he's a cheater. Do they really care that he breaks the record in a Giant uniform? To me, that's more of an embarrassment to the organization than anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plow Posted January 12, 2007 Author Share Posted January 12, 2007 Seriously, are the Giants really gonna go through with it and finalize a contract with this guy? Don't they have any shame? The guy continues cheating when everybody knows he's a cheater. Do they really care that he breaks the record in a Giant uniform? To me, that's more of an embarrassment to the organization than anything else. looks like it actually is going to hold up the deal. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2728123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorfTVP Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 I don't care how unfair it is to Bonds, I want to see him out of baseball, lynched, and mobbed before he gets any closer to that record. Even if it bites them in the ass for this year, the Giants should part way with Bonds and just sign some of the surplus of OF available now...granted none approach Bonds, but this is a changed man. The Giants should pursue one of the CF FAs heavily next year...maybe Ichiro wants to stay on the West Coast (granted he wants to go to a winner). But yah, Bonds is following in Palmeiro's footsteps, blaming Tejada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringe Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 to stay on the West Coast (granted he wants to go to a winner). you're a smug little bastard, arent ya? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorfTVP Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 you're a smug little bastard, arent ya? Haha, I apologize, I didn't mean it that way. Ichiro is seriously consider leaving the Mariners because they can't contend and unless the Giants can prove that they can win this year without Bonds, I doubt Ichiro would consider them strongly. It's hard to predict where people will go next year because honestly, can you imagine Ichiro, Jones, or Hunter in any other uniform? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringe Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Haha, I apologize, I didn't mean it that way. Ichiro is seriously consider leaving the Mariners because they can't contend and unless the Giants can prove that they can win this year without Bonds, I doubt Ichiro would consider them strongly. It's hard to predict where people will go next year because honestly, can you imagine Ichiro, Jones, or Hunter in any other uniform? i know for a fact that ichiro's favorite sushi restaurant is in san francisco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorfTVP Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 i know for a fact that ichiro's favorite sushi restaurant is in san francisco. And I know for a fact that he has two names! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringe Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 And I know for a fact that he has two names! i'll bite... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorfTVP Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 i'll bite... Ichiro Suzuki I know you expected more but it's always annoyed me that he goes by just Ichiro. :brooding: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gateb Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Don't all athletes get identified with one name anyway? And I really hate this discussion. I just want to watch a baseball game with nothing else going around it. Just good old fashioned baseball. Screw BALCO. Because of them I never got to see the true way baseball is played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorfTVP Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Don't all athletes get identified with one name anyway? And I really hate this discussion. I just want to watch a baseball game with nothing else going around it. Just good old fashioned baseball. Screw BALCO. Because of them I never got to see the true way baseball is played. You could go to one of those old time baseball games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringe Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Ichiro Suzuki I know you expected more but it's always annoyed me that he goes by just Ichiro. :brooding: i think it's because suzuki is a very common name in his country. he's a shy and unassuming guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorfTVP Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 i think it's because suzuki is a very common name in his country. he's a shy and unassuming guy. Yah, figured that, but he's in the states now. Names are backwards too, aren't they? Family name followed by given name? Or am I mixing this up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herc Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Yah, figured that, but he's in the states now. Names are backwards too, aren't they? Family name followed by given name? Or am I mixing this up... china does that, i dont know about japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plow Posted January 12, 2007 Author Share Posted January 12, 2007 Screw BALCO. Because of them I never got to see the true way baseball is played. Instead of sitting on a message board all day, you could go join a team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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