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Charges Against Bonds 'Absurd'

Posted Nov 16, 07 9:41 PM CST in Sports    Editor's Choice

(Newser) – Barry Bonds undoubtedly lied through his teeth when he denied all things steroid in front of a grand jury, writes New York Sun columnist Tim Marchman, but the charges against him are nevertheless "absurd." The case hinges on proving that Bonds knowingly took the drugs and talked about it with trainer Greg Anderson. With both denying the charges, argues Marchman, that will be next to impossible to prove.

The case lacks credibility and is nothing more than a "badly conceived public relations ploy" by the Justice Department, Marchman writes, a face-saving measure aimed at an easy target. Bonds has already ruined his own reputation through his lies. Prosecutors should have been satisfied with that, Marchman says, rather than pressing ahead with this meaningless case.

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Greg Anderson walks out of a federal building after appearing before a grand jury investigating baseball player Barry Bonds for perjury and tax evasion in San Francisco, in a July 27, 2006, file photo....   (Associated Press)
San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds waits before his at-bat in the second inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, in this Sept. 15, 2007 file photo, in San Diego. Bonds was charged Thursday,...   (Associated Press)
San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds watches from the dugout during their game against the Washington Nationals at RFK Stadium in Washington, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2007. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)   (Associated Press)
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