Barry Bonds Indicted on Federal Charges (Wow ... Those Feds Never Give Up)

A grand jury has indicted Barry Bonds on federal perjury and obstruction of justice charges.

The indictment unsealed Thursday against baseball's home-run king culminated a four-year investigation into steroid use by elite athletes.

"During the criminal investigation, evidence was obtained including positive tests for the presence of anabolic steroids and other performance enhancing substances for Bonds and other athletes," the indictment read.

Join me in saying, "OJ, Who?"

Exactly. Simpson has just become yesterday's news. (And someone owes Barry Bonds a gift basket.)

Many were caught off-guard by the indictment due to the fact the government and baseball have been investigating Bonds for what seems like a lifetime at this point.

The indictment culminates a four-year investigation, during which, Bonds snagged baseball's most hallowed record and passed Hank Aaron to become the career home run leader.

Four years? That's a long time, especially when you consider it only took a four month investigation to hand down a indictment in the Michael Vick dogfighting case. And that case had mad drama.

You have to hand it to the Feds. Whether it's a bogus tax invasion charge or decades later, the government won't give up in the pursuit of getting their man (unless your name is Osama bin Laden.)

Even Bonds' lawyer seemed to have been taken off-guard by the timing.

"I'm surprised," said John Burris, one of Bonds' attorneys, "but there's been an effort to get Barry for a long time."I'm curious what evidence they have now they didn't have before."

President Bush, a former owner of the Texas Rangers, quickly weighed in on the indictment.

"The president is very disappointed to hear this," Bush spokesman Tony Fratto said. "As this case is now in the criminal justice system, we will refrain from any further specific comments about it. But clearly this is a sad day for baseball."

Really? Disappointed, really? Soldiers are dying in Iraq with no solid exit strategy in sight, and your biggest disappointment at the moment is how Bonds' head got so big? Really?

In that case, now would be the time for the White House to reevaluate some things.

If convicted on all five counts, baseball's home run king faces up 30 years in prison.

Update: Federal judge orders Barry Bonds' personal trainer Greg Anderson released from prison ... on the same day Bonds is handed an indictment. Can you smell a snitch?

Questions:
1. Barry Bonds is currently a free agent, will he ever play again?
2. How does this affect his legacy?
3. What does the home run record mean now?

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