June 25, 2004
BALCO Leaks
Here's the latest story from the BALCO scandal .
Of course, there's now a scandal over the scandal, as leaking of grand jury testimony is illegal. I thought this was the most interesting thing I read in both articles:
Montgomery did testify that Conte began giving him banned substances soon after the 2000 Olympics, the newspaper reported.
"How many times did he give you human growth hormone?" Nedrow asked Montgomery at one point.
"He would send four vials a month," Montgomery answered.
Montgomery told Nedrow he had followed the regimen for "maybe eight months." He said he got no benefit from "the clear" and split with Conte in September 2001 over a money dispute. He broke the world record the following year.
So we're investigating people over something that didn't work? This investigation and the press coverage of it smells more and more like a witch hunt to get Bonds.
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While I agree that at times it seems like a witch hunt I am skeptical of Mr. montgomery's comments. First, how do we know he is telling the truth that the drug "didn't work" Second, would he really be ina good position to even know if they "worked" or not? And third, yes they are still banned whether they "work" or dont "work". It doesnt mean it's not a witch hunt to get Bonds, but if Mr, Montgomery broke the rules there should be consequences. I really dont care whether the drg "worked" or not. Is that really the standard we want to embrace, that illegal banned substances are ok unless we can prove they "worked". I didn't think so.
Here's the thing that is the most dubious: if Montgomery had these alleged conversations about Bonds in 2000-2001, and split with Conte in 2001, how does he learn from Conte that Bonds has "switched to undetectable stuff" in 2003, when MLB started (albeit limited) testing?
These reporters have repeated a story that any lawyer (or critical thinker) would drive a truck through. That they have repeated it, so uncritically, is just awful journalism.
Tim Montgomery isn't the source for Bond's reported use of "the clear" in 2003. Conte (through Novitsky) is.
Montgomery is the source for Bond's reported use of Winstrol.
Ah yes. He said it didn't work, so obviously it didn't! Which hunt!
C'mon...
if he's lying about it working, then how do we know he isn't lyng about bonds? think about it: if you and your girlfriend are in trouble, why not shift the blame to someone the media hates?
Um...because it's illegal?
this is a guy the juices, he doesn't seem to mind breaking the law.
I think there's some faulty reasoning in saying that simply because someone allegedly breaks one rather controversial law he therefore has no respect for any law.
Even if every name floated out there is guilty, I still maintain that there is a fundamental difference between athletes who use performance-enhancing drugs along with a strictly regimented program of diet and exercise and meth dealers who might blow up your apartment at any moment. In fact, it's the difference that makes the controversy worth discussing.