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Barry Bonds was indicted Thursday for perjury and obstruction of justice. It might 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 apt to continue for years. However, this indictment alone may cost him the opportunity to build on his record and might very well put the proverbial asterisk next to it.
I’m sure there will be those that will state his record is not legitimate; that has already been the case. I state the record is the record. The rest of the story is, and will continue to be well documented.
We’ll also begin 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.
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