Bonds' voicemail messages to mistress released

[madinmaryland]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Federal prosecutors on Wednesday released transcripts and recordings of voicemail messages Barry Bonds left for his former mistress during their nine-year relationship. They don't portray Bonds in a flattering light.

Most of the messages show Bonds angrily inquiring after Kimberly Bell's whereabouts. Prosecutors say the recordings and transcripts are evidence of Bonds' steroid use because the drugs supposedly induce rage in some users.

Both sides on Wednesday also agreed on an 18-page questionnaire prospective jurors will be asked to fill out as Bonds' perjury trial gets underway Monday. The 63 questions will help lawyers and the judge seat an impartial jury. It asks them if they attended San Francisco Giants games in the last five years, if they've heard about athletes abusing steroids and whether they "blog" and how often they "use the Internet."

They also are asked: "Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Barry Bonds?" While both sides have agreed to the wording of the questionnaire, they are sharply divided over whether the jury should hear the recordings Bonds left for Bell. Prosecutors want to play 11 of the voicemails for the panel.

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/baseball/mlb/03/16/bonds.steroids.ap/index.html#ixzz1GocFfUA7

You can read the comments later in the artical.

[Auggie]

1. "...don't forget to erase your messages"

:rofl:

[Upton]

2. What is this supposed to prove...

that Bonds used steroids? A lot of guys get angry with their spouses or girlfriends and refer to them in less than flattering terms...it's the nature of relationships, not roids.

[El Supremo]

4. Or mistresses. n/m

[JonLP24]

5. I actually agree

This is pretty weak. I mean my ex-wife used steroids since she was angry with me a lot. Plus even if it seems he is unreasonably angry, sometimes people hold the big stuff in(rather than communicate) and blow up over something little when it is really about something else. I just hope they got something a lot better than this.

[Auggie]

7. I agree...

that's for the lawyers to still argue over and for a judge to decide on.

[KamaAina]

10. Indeed. Sometimes an asshole is just an asshole.

:eyes:

[trumad]

13. LOL---it proves that your here is a major fucking douchebag.

Poor Cboy/Upton.... tears stream down his mascaraed face as they see their hero's true self come to light.

I guess you gotta consider taking down the posters on your bedroom ceiling.

[El Supremo]

3. This post is worthless without a picture. >>

For those of a prurient interest:

[Upton]

6. That's really stupid

but you know Bonds has had his pick..

[madinmaryland]

8. Actually they should be shriveled.

[El Supremo]

9. No. Boobs get bigger.

[JonLP24]

11. Voicemails thrown out

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=6228506

[Auggie]

12. Fair ruling from the judge

[joeybee12]

14. Too bad...

I'd like the POS to be as embarrassed as possible.