Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Barry Bonds: 'How Do You Like Me Now?'
"Game of Shadows," the book alleging Giants slugger Barry Bonds cheated with performance enhancing cocktails for five years, is due in stores this week and, while Bonds feigns indifference, likely has an intimidating effect on whatever possibility that Bonds would be so brazen as to continue taking drugs, undetectable or not. Batting without the suspected little helpers, Bonds is a mere 8 for 11 with three homers so far this year, a shadow of his former self. If he could continue his allleged cheating, he'd be more like 11 for 11 with 11 homers.
Doctor X -- the 'Baseball Medic' -- is an anonymous U.S. government trauma specialist with a Duke University sports medicine background and more than 20 years experience in emergency medicine. From time to time he considers MLB rumors, events and news reports as they pertain to baseball players' injuries, illnesses and various other disabilities, both on the field and off.
MLB Rumors editor Greg Fieg is a former sports news editor and award-winning writer whose bylines have appeared on the wires of the Associated Press and in numerous publications, including San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio Light, Houston Chronicle and Philadelphia Bulletin. He formerly was posted in various positions on the U.S.-Mexican border with Freedom Newspapers, and was a regular, independent contributor to United Press International.