Of all the divisions in baseball, the amnesty clause would benefit more clubs in the AL East than any other division. In case you missed our review of the AL West and AL Central, make sure you check them out. Without further ado, lets jump into this.
AL EAST
Yankees- Having the highest payroll in all of [...]
02/17/12
Today Barry Bonds, the MLB home run leader was sentenced to two years of probation for obstructing a U.S. probe of steroid use in professional sports. Almost forgot, he also received 30 days of mansion arrest (house arrest in his 15,00 square foot Beverly Hills house).
The prosecution had asked the judge to sentence Bonds to [...]
12/16/11
The obstruction of justice conviction of Barry Bonds was upheld by federal judge, Susan Illston, on Friday so no new trial or an acquittal will take place, according to Ronald Blum of the Associated Press.
Bonds was convicted of giving an evasive reply to a grand jury while under oath when asked whether he received drugs [...]
08/27/11
For Frank McCourt, when it rains it pours, and it’s pouring now. Today, the family of Bryan Stow, filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The lawsuit alleges that poor security at the stadium contributed to the brutal attack the night of the Dodgers home opener. According to the lawsuit, Bryan Stow was continuously threatened [...]
05/25/11
Today, as I was reading a few articles, I stumbled across an article that at first made me curious. After I started reading it, it made me kinda angry, but in the end I understood what the author wanted to say, not that I completely agree with him.
I’m talking about the article from MLB.com’s [...]
05/04/11
All-time home run king and single season home run leader Barry Bonds will not have his records changed in the Major League Baseball history books, according to commissioner Bud Selig (via The Associate Press).
“In life there’s always got to be pragmatism,” Selig said during a meeting Thursday with The Associated Press Sports Editors. “I think [...]
04/21/11
Former MLB star Barry Bonds was found guilty of obstruction of justice Wednesday reports NBCSports.com. Bonds was facing four charges of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice.
The jury failed to reach a verdict on three perjury charges. Following a 12-day trial and almost four full days of deliberation, a jury could not [...]
04/13/11
The Barry Bonds trial isn’t the only court case to follow today. Ellen Massey, a New York Mets fan, is suing the team because 300-pound Timothy Cassiby fell five rows onto her neck in 2007. While most people would sue the person inflicting the pain, Massey is suing the Mets because she said the team [...]
03/21/11
Here are a few quick facts for the upcoming perjury trial involving home run king Barry Bonds:
–Trial will begin on Monday morning with jury selection.
– The case is officially named USA versus Barry Bonds.
– Bonds is facing four charges of perjury and one case of obstruction of justice.
– Case is expected to last 3-4 weeks
– [...]
03/21/11
In an article by the Associated Press, a federal judge barred the jury in Barry Bonds‘ perjury trial from listening to angry voicemails he left with his mistress, Kimberly Bell.
Of the dozens of recordings that the prosecutors had, they wanted to play 11 of them to the panel to showcase Bonds’ “roid rage” when he [...]
03/17/11