Barry Bonds on trial for perjury over alleged steroid use

Barry Bonds' perjury trial begins today accusing him of lying to a grand jury about his use of performance enhancing drugs when he played for the San Francisco Giants.

The steroid scandal that’s been rocking baseball for a decade may claim another victim, and this one’s a biggy! An ex-girlfriend, a personal shopper and an old teammate are all expected to testify in Barry Bonds’ perjury case that started yesterday in San Francisco. The home-run-king is alleged to have lied when he told a grand jury in 2003 that he never “knowingly” used steroids. The witnesses for the prosecution will tell another story though. The ex-girlfriend claims Bonds was so jealous of (fellow steroid user) Mark McGuire’s home run record in 1998 that Bonds started using. A couple years later he bested that record, beating McGuire 70 to 73. Other testimony will focus on Greg Anderson, Bond’s former trainer who is accused of supplying performance enhancing drugs to Bonds and other major league stars. Anderson served time for refusing to testify against Bonds in 2006 and he may be sent back there if he refuses again. But can the prosecution prove that Bond’s didn’t know what he was being shot up with?

The steroid scandal that’s been rocking baseball for a decade may claim another victim, and this one’s a biggy! An ex-girlfriend, a personal shopper and an old teammate are all expected to testify in Barry Bonds’ perjury case that started yesterday in San Francisco. The home-run-king is alleged to have lied when he told a grand jury in 2003 that he never “knowingly” used steroids. The witnesses for the prosecution will tell another story though. The ex-girlfriend claims Bonds was so jealous of (fellow steroid user) Mark McGuire’s home run record in 1998 that Bonds started using. A couple years later he bested that record, beating McGuire 70 to 73. Other testimony will focus on Greg Anderson, Bond’s former trainer who is accused of supplying performance enhancing drugs to Bonds and other major league stars. Anderson served time for refusing to testify against Bonds in 2006 and he may be sent back there if he refuses again. But can the prosecution prove that Bond’s didn’t know what he was being shot up with?

Guest:

Michael McCann, Sports Illustrated Legal Expert