Barry Bonds pleaded not guilty, in federal court, to the charges of perjury and obstruction of justice during the BALCO case from 2003. The federal court hopes to get former teammates and players to testify against Bonds and have enough evidence to give Bonds a guilty charge. Prosecutors say that they have a blood test from November 2000 labeled “Barry B” and was positive for two kinds of steroids. The case against him now dates back to what he said in December 2003 during the grand jury case on BALCO.
Many people knew that Bonds was going to plead not guilty. I expected him to as well. If he is found guilty, he is facing many years in prison. I think that Bonds is just trying to save himself by pleading not guilty. He wants it to drag out, and he hopes that by dragging it out he can end up being sentenced not guilty. I hope he is found guilty because people can look at him and just tell that he took steroids. Taking steroids is cheating. A player should be punished for cheating.
