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Skip Bayless: The Starting Five posted part I of their interview with Mr. Bayless last week, and part II went up yesterday. "In April of 2001, Rick Reilly...then the columnist at Sports Illustrated...wrote his back of the magazine column on what bad of a guy Barry Bonds was and it featured numerous quotes from Jeff Kent. Jeff Kent...and I can speak to this because I was there...was the real Barry Bonds! He was the real bad guy in the clubhouse. He was the one who was moody, volatile, quick tempered and difficult for his teammates ... Jeff Kent was a superstar in the media because he was very quotable and knew how to play the game. The writers would gather around Jeff Kent's locker after every game because Jeff Kent gave you insight, he gave you humor, he gave you quotes for which you could build your game stories. Jeff Kent took Rick Reilly under his wing and filled his notebook. He gave him scathing quotes about Barry Bonds. You can just look these up, but that was the turning point because Rick's columns were powerful in that they set the national tone." (Starting Five) (1)

Barry Bonds’ Balls Require a Trained Professional

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Barry Bonds’ legal team moved to preempt discussion of his putative physical deformities.

Courtroom 10 in the federal courthouse should be free of crude discussion of Barry Bonds‘ allegedly shriveled testicles, supposed premature baldness and rumored massive head – at least that was the spirited argument Wednesday in a defense filing in the perjury case.

Before we, literally, arrive at the crown jewel of this legal petition. How does one have a “rumored massive head?” It’s either massive or it isn’t. Either way, it’s unavoidable.

Ditto with the premature balding. He’s not fooling anyone. Read the rest of this entry »

Angry Braves Fans Blaming Media for Griffey Choosing Seattle Over Atlanta

Barry Bonds, Media Gossip/Musings 23 Comments »

For a few days, it appeared as if Atlanta would finally sign a meaningful baseball free agent. Ken Griffey Jr. was coming to town! And then like Furcal and Peavy before him, Griffey jilted the Braves and opted for Seattle. Scapegoat? The newspaper that reported Griffey-to-Atlanta in the first place!

Sources have indicated that Griffey’s tide turned shortly after he became upset with the fact that The Atlanta Journal-Constitution was reporting that he’d already decided to play for the Braves. Read the rest of this entry »

How Much Tax Money Went Toward Proving Barry Bonds Knew He Took Steroids?

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The Federal Government has Barry Bonds. They have his garbage and his stale urine. They have his intimate pillow talk. They have turncoat ex-teammates. Five years of meticulous investigation and they have the bastard in the crosshairs. We finally will have the earth-rattling closure for which we’ve been waiting. Barry Bonds knowingly used performance-enhancing drugs.

We know Barry Bonds used steroids. He looks like a water buffalo meandering among mere humans. Read the rest of this entry »

BALCO Blockbuster?: "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." WHAT? This story is six days old, yet we've seen nothing about it anywhere. Why not? Where's Pedro Gomez when you need him? (Yahoo Sports) (16)

Is the Government Refusing to Acknowledge Barry Bonds’ Home Run Record?

Barry Bonds, Baseball, Politics 13 Comments »

From a Capitol Hill tipster:

“At the presentation of Ken Griffey, Jr. as a public diplomacy official for the U.S. State Department. Secretary Rice introduced Griffey, Jr by saying “He is fifth on the all-time home run list, along side such greats as Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth and Willie Mays…” So even the US Government has added an asterisk.”

A simple error on the part of Rice, or a purposeful omission? The transcript should be posted shortly, and we imagine the AP will follow soonafter. This story figures to get some play today and into tomorrow.

The Roundup: Ivanovic Off the Market, UCLA Escapes, and Bonds Rocks the Camo

Barry Bonds, Cheerleaders, College Basketball, College Football, Media Gossip/Musings, NBA, NFL, Soccer, Tennis, UFC 64 Comments »

If you like Shania Twain in this photo, check her out on stage at the CMAs … the rise in Gold is already happening in India; it’s coming here. How to tell? You can’t find the physical stuff anywhere … Her Majesty’s warships take down pirates! … major doom and gloom, you’ve been warned: Food riots and a revolution in America by 2012. If he didn’t have a good track record, we might ignore it … and now the counter: Paranoia is on the rise … sure, we’re in trouble, but just be happy you’re not in the UK … or California, and not just because of the fires

A bit more on this later, but the Miami Hurricanes beat Virginia Tech last night in a mild surprise. (Miami Herald)

Tennis hottie Ana Ivanovic is dating some tennis instructor. “pro.” (Macho Chip)

Yes, Chad Johnson has many large paintings of himself in his living room. (Sports Hernia)

The Columbus Crew are heading to the MLS Cup for the first time, ever. (Columbus Crew)

Billups and Rip Hamilton shared a good cry when Chauncey got dealt to the Nuggets. Good read. (Freep)

Barry Bonds in camouflage hunting in Canada. (You Been Blinded)

The real attendance for Knicks-Grizzlies in Memphis Wednesday was proably 4,000. (Mushnick)

UCLA and all those freshman … barely beat Miami of Ohio 64-59 at Pauley. (LA Times)

Will Jack attend the UFC fights tonight? (Review-Journal)

Jags cheerleader. Definitely worth a peek. (Hot Clicks)

Who’s asking for the ESPN microphone from Toys R’ Us this Christmas? (Fang’s Bites)

Who is the sportswriter that told an athlete he keeps bothering him to put food on the table for his family? (SI)

JJ Redick will never get his career on track in Orlando. (Rumors and Rants)

The Roundup: No More T-Shirts – It’s Getting Cold

Barry Bonds, Baseball, Boxing, College Basketball, ESPN, Media Gossip/Musings, NBA, NHL, Politics, Soccer, UFC, Video 43 Comments »

It’s our 2nd favorite British person in the world, Cheryl Cole! … since you’ve been reading this site for awhile, this graphic about housing won’t surprise you … Duff McCain’s daughter thinks Obama is “cute” … the press does a solid job to stop the taxpayer funded fun for AIG … the way to get bailed out if you’re in a dicey home situation: Stop paying your mortgage … oh, and the credit crunch is just beginning …

The Pac-10 college hoops TV schedule. (Pac 10 via Fang’s Bites)

UFC host Rachelle Leah talks about posing for Playboy. (ESPN the Mag)

Fat, idiotic Dodgers’ fan throw beer at the cops, and then get dealt with real quick. (TMZ)

Vlade Divac is now advising the Serbian government. (Lion in Oil)

Previewing Pavlik-Hopkins. (USA Today)

Pittsburgh PG Levance Fields makes no promises about when he’s returning from foot surgery. (Tribune)

An EPL team gives away free beer. (Beautiful Game)

Kevin Maas, now a financial consultant at Charles Schwab. (NY Daily News)

Gretzky fantasy camp – only $11,000! (On Frozen Blog)

Barry Bonds got frozen out? (SF Chronicle)

Another E-Ticket home run, although this one is very, very sad. (ESPN)

On farewell tours and Philip Fulmer. (Grab Your Balls)

Mike Francesa is mean to the candidates trying out to be his wingman. (NY Post)

Josh Childress will probably be a bigger deal than all these guys who found success overseas. (Mental Floss)

Two MLS players test positive for andro. (The Netminder)

“If you’re going to indict Barry Bonds for perjury, then aren’t there also some charges on which to indict league commissioner Bud Selig?”

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One-time TBL interview subject Buzz Bissinger puts balderdash and poppycock to good use in his defense (!) of Barry Bonds, and compares the Federal Government’s recent actions against Bonds to be “worthy of the mafia:”

But last week’s news trickling out of the endless investigation of Barry Bonds has caused me to feel something for him I never thought possible: sympathy. Read the rest of this entry »

The Roundup: The Sonics Are Oklahoma-Bound

Barry Bonds, Baseball, College Football, Courts, Legal, ESPN, NBA, Olympics, Tennis 92 Comments »

Megan Fox, because we love her, and because she’s part of some absolutely useless trivia at the bottom of this post … Baron Davis already has a song dedicated to him by a Clippers fan … a small town is ticked off at the Washington Post … massive cuts coming at the LA Times … Christie Brinkley’s husband spent way too much money each month on internet “stuff” … fight crimes with text messages …. trading sex for gasShannen Doherty on the new 90210? … after the jump, a reader directs us to an uninhibited Bollywood actress named Mallika Sherawat …

Dan Shulman is one of the more underrated announcers at the WWL. (My HogTown)

The Dust Bowl Oklahoma is excited to get the Sonics after yesterday’s settlement. We’ll tackle this more after the holiday. (Oklahoman, Seattle Times)

Yes, yes, and yes. Read it all. (Joe Sports Fan)

The Bonds ball will be displayed at the HOF with an asterisk. (Dan Patrick.com)

Michigan RB Kevin Grady was busted for DUI. (Freep)

Joey Crawford got him a college degree. (Philly Daily News)

What teams excel at scheduling cupcakes. (Wizard of Odds)

Bucks GM talks to a blog. (Brew Hoop)

Tennis, alive and kicking! (Eli Gieryna)

How we know the Olympics are lame: First the swimsuits, now the short shorts. (Rings)

Arkansas football player arrested for defending his scooter. (Blue Chip Suspect)

How A-Rod is like Canseco. (Blast Magazine Blogs)

Evander Holyfield may have to go to jail because he owes one of his baby mamas child support. (TMZ)

Staggeringly useless trivia: Brian Austin Green may be the only celebrity who has had three incredibly hot actresses etch his initials or some variation of his name onto their body via tattoo: Vanessa Marcil, Tiffani Amber Thiessen, and Megan Fox. Yes, this makes David Silver the most unlikely lothario, yes, even more unlikely than Adam Duritz. Read the rest of this entry »