Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
February 10, 2008
Radomski Speaks

Kirk Radomski spoke to Mike Fish of ESPN. He trusts what McMamee says, although the trainer never told Kirk names of players usings steroids. I thought Radomski's comparison of Greg Anderson and McNamee was interesting:

Radomski said he wonders about the silence displayed by personal trainer Greg Anderson when he has been questioned about Bonds, and its relationship to the ongoing Clemens-McNamee dispute.

"I think it is money," Radomski said, speculating on why Anderson hasn't spoken about Bonds. "And you know what? If that is the case, that is fine with me. He made that decision. And Bonds did the right thing there. Then Bonds ain't that bad of a guy. And he's a smart guy, at least. And he looked out for his guy.

"Why didn't Roger do that to Brian, then? You want to protect people. You want to be their friend, but friendship also has to go both ways. I guess Bonds understood that."

So Barry did a better job paying off his trainer than Clemens!


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Comments

Along those lines, I am amused every time I hear that "McNamee threw Roger under the bus" line. McNamee was an employee, not partner. He was fed to the police, then given a jail or else proposition. In turn he gave up those who used his illegal services. That is the American justice system in a nutshell. If Bonds had the foresight to make a year behind bars worth Anderson's while that is to his credit.

Posted by: abe at February 10, 2008 01:07 PM

I trust McNamee - after all, he is an ex-cop who got involved with illegal drugs. Isn't that the ideal witness?

Also people are charging Bonds with another crime - witness tampering. Abe, please! Anderson's attorney Mark Geragos stated that the government reneged on their deal with Anderson, so his silence is related to the feds hanging him out to dry after violating an agreement. He shut up to avoid additional punishment.

Posted by: rmt at February 10, 2008 03:48 PM

rmt, nonsense, same line of crap was rolled out with Susan McDogall re Whitewater. Nobody lies like a lawyer outside court. Anderson goes back a long way, there is a lot of ways to buy his silence without getting charged. Again, it is how the justice system works, no more no less. In this case the big fish is the star not the kingpin, that is the DOJ's prerogative.

Posted by: abe at February 10, 2008 06:57 PM

The DOJ can indict a ham sandwich - and in the case of Bonds, it is easier to do when it is not on white bread.

Posted by: rmt at February 10, 2008 08:29 PM
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