Barry Bonds New Record

Bonds was convicted in April 2011 of one count of giving an evasive answer in 2003 to a grand jury investigating illegal steroids distribution. A jury deadlocked on three counts charging him with making false statements.  

"Barry Bonds' case reaches federal appeals court": In today's edition of The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko has an article that begins, "Barry Bonds' lawyers asked a federal appeals court Thursday to overturn his obstruction-of-justice conviction, saying he was the...  

Is obstruction of justice an “invented legal theory” that doesn’t rise to the level of criminal conduct? That’s the argument on deck in the Barry Bonds appeal; whether or not it’s a home run is up to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.......  

Business InsiderCJ Wilson thinks Josh Hamilton might break Barry Bonds' home run recordLarry Brown SportsHe tweeted after the game that he thinks Josh Hamilton might break Barry Bonds' single-season home run record. Wilson is in a good position to make such an assessment for two reasons. One, he spent the last few seasons with the Rangers, so he knows how ...Can Josh Hamilton Catch Barry Bonds? SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY:Business InsiderGoing...  

310 and then designated hitter Michael Young, who has a mark of ... but what about his prediction? Barry Bonds set the single-season home run record in 2001 with 73 and though the season is still very young, Hamilton is on pace to crush it.  

Barry Bonds has asked for a second extension to file written arguments in his appeal to overturn his obstruction of justice conviction. Bonds' lawyers asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday to extend the deadline from April 20 to May 4. The original deadline had been March 21 before the court granted a 30-day extension last month. Dennis Riordan, Bonds' appeals lawyer, said in a filing to the court that his office could not...  

Face the facts: Barry Bonds holds the record for most career home runs. He also has hit more home runs in a single season than any other player.Merely look at the record books or sites such as Baseball-Reference.com for confirmation. MLB cannot have it both ways. If the "deciders'' position is that using banned substances means the alleged user cheated, then delete the records he holds.That has not happened, and it never will. And since Barry...  

That kind of focus is amazing." Of the first 444 pitches Bonds saw in 2004, 58 were strikes, which averaged one strike for every two plate appearances. He admitted that it was getting to him. "It's wearing me down. Dude, I don't ever sit down. I'm on the ...  

Matt Kemp Is The New Barry BondsBuzzFeedOf course, there's Barry Bonds, to date the only MLB player to have both a 50-stolen-base season and a 70-homer season in their career. Young Alex Rodriguez showed that kind of potential. Vladimir Guerrero, before the Astroturf in Montreal savaged his ...and more »  

USA TODAYBarry Bonds files appeal to erase felony convictionUSA TODAYSAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Barry Bonds has asked a federal appeals court to toss out his felony obstruction conviction. By Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Barry Bonds was sentenced to 30 days house arrest and two years of probation last year for felony obstruction ...Barry Bonds files appeal to overturn his felony obstruction convictionWashington PostBarry Bonds wants conviction...  

Lawyers for Barry Bonds submit that their client was the victim of prosecutors driven by "an intensity at times that bordered on zealotry." And so the Bonds team is asking a federal appeals court to overturn his 2011 conviction on obstruction-of-justice ...  

One’s feelings toward Barry Bonds are irrelevant. CBS.com reports that Bonds has filed an appeal in an attempt to rectify an injustice. Okay, that’s not exactly what the headline states. Bonds’ attorneys are attempting to have his felony conviction ...  

Bleacher ReportBarry Bonds Asks Jury to Toss Out ConvictionNBC Bay AreaBarry Bonds has asked a federal appeals court to toss out his felony obstruction conviction, arguing it was based on his rambling - but truthful - answer to a grand jury question about whether his trainer ever provided him with an injectable substance.Barry Bonds appeals obstruction convictionChicago TribuneBarry Bonds asks appeals court to overturn convictionCBSSports.com...  

Bleacher ReportBarry Bonds Enraged Prosecutors by Not Being Intimidated or SubservientBleacher ReportWilliam Rhoden of the New York Times presented some interesting ideas about Barry Bonds in a column a little more than one year ago. Rhoden posits that America, despite having a president whose father was black, is not comfortable with powerful, ...  

SAN FRANCISCO - Barry Bonds has asked a federal appeals court to toss out his felony obstruction conviction, arguing it was based on his rambling — but truthful — answer to a grand jury question about whether his trainer ever provided him with an ...  

SAN FRANCISCO - Barry Bonds asked a federal appeals court Thursday to toss out his felony obstruction conviction. Bonds' lawyers filed a 60-page legal brief on Thursday with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals arguing his conviction was based ...  

Home run king Barry Bonds on Thursday urged a federal appeals court to wipe out his obstruction of justice conviction, saying it was based on an "invented legal theory" that did not amount to criminal conduct. In a 70-page brief filed with the ...  

Home run king Barry Bonds on Thursday urged a federal appeals court ... December to two years probation and a month of electronic monitoring at his Beverly Hills home. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston rejected Bonds' bid to set aside the ...  

Matt Kemp, the NL player of the month for April, hadn’t been intentionally walked all season before Colorado manager Jim Tracy gave him two free passes today. It was the second of those that was truly surprising, though: Kemp was put on as the ...  

He was certainly a huge influence. I have a good buddy in Rick Sutcliffe, who obviously pitched for a long time, and I love kind of hearing how it was back in the different eras. The game was a little bit different back then and pitching was ...  

WASHINGTON - Prosecutors said they might call former baseball players Barry Bonds and Jose Canseco, and current baseball commissioner Bud Selig and New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman ... you didn’t know, mark it high. If you thought it ...  

Barry Bonds has asked for a second extension to file written arguments in his appeal to overturn his obstruction of justice conviction. Some athletes were on top of the world until they lost respect with these epic falls from grace. Bonds ...  

USA TODAYBarry Bonds given 2nd extension to May 4 to file written arguments in appeal ...Washington PostSAN FRANCISCO — Barry Bonds has been given an extension until May 4 to file written arguments in his appeal to overturn his obstruction of justice conviction. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday granted a second extension request by Bonds' ...Bonds asks for extension to May 4 in appealUSA TODAYBarry Bonds Wants New Court DelayNBC...  

Barry Bonds has been given an extension until May 4 to file written arguments in his appeal to overturn his obstruction of justice conviction. Some athletes were on top of the world until they lost respect with these epic falls from grace.  

Aaron still lives, as does his legacy—he has a spot in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and in the history books. Although his record was eventually broken by Sadaharu Oh, and Barry Bonds* (*depending on who you ask), there are few sports figures in ...  

And unless something happens to change the current pattern of Hall of Fame voting in the next five years — like, say, people electing Barry Bonds because, Jesus, it’s dumb to have a Hall of Fame without Barry Bonds — I think Rodriguez will ...  

Kevin Gray's On Baseball: Carpenter shocked by Little League intensityThe Union LeaderBy KEVIN GRAY Chris Carpenter has faced Barry Bonds and juiced-up big leaguers. He's been involved in bench-clearing brawls and seen it all through 15 years in the majors. Yet nothing has been quite as unsettling as a recent trip to a Little League ...  

Home run king argues that his rambling grand jury testimony does not amount to obstructing justice in Balco probe  

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Barry Bonds has been given an extension until May 4 to file written arguments in his appeal to overturn his obstruction of justice conviction...  

Barry Bonds has asked for a second extension to file written arguments in his appeal to overturn his obstruction of justice conviction.  

SAN FRANCISCO - Barry Bonds has asked for a second extension to file written arguments in his appeal to overturn...