Today, federal prosecutors submitted a list of witnesses that intend to testify in the trial against Barry Bonds, and several MLB and former MLB players were on the list. Bonds case has been delayed several times now as the prosecutors have had trouble obtaining admissible evidence. Prosecutors were attempting to appeal a judge's ruling barring evidence of a urine test demonstrating steroid use. The slugger's trial is currently scheduled for March 21 in San Francisco.
Among the prople scheduled to testify against Bonds are current Rockies first baseman and admitted steroids user Jason Giambi, and former MLB players Armando Rios, Benito Santiago, and Giambi's brother Jeremy, among other. Bonds former girlfriend, Kimberly Bell, will also be called to tesify against him, in addition to Bond's former personal trainer.
Bond's team intends to call a former San Francisco Giants trainer, who is now MLB's Director of Umpire Medical Services, as well as an independent steroid expert on his behalf.
It seems as though the prosecution is trying to do all it can to convict Bonds, but unfortunately for them, witness testimony is about all the evidence they have left. While experts say it is unlikely Bonds will be convicted, many believe prosecutors are still going to go through with the entire trial in an effort to prepare for the upcoming Roger Clemens case. It seems the federal government has a much stronger case against Clemens at this point, given that much of the evidence against Bonds has been deemed inadmissible.
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