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Barry Bonds introduced Gary Sheffield to BALCO & steroids. Story here....

Source: FOXSports.com
Posted: 8 hours ago

Gary Sheffield has severed ties with Barry Bonds, but says the San Francisco Giants' slugger is the one who introduced him to the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative, according to Sports Illustrated.

"He said, 'I got guys here, they can get your urine and blood and prescribe a vitamin specifically for your blood type and what your body needs. And that's what I did," Sheffield reportedly told the magazine for its Oct. 11 issue.

Bonds reportedly invited Sheffield to train with him in 2002, and BALCO gave Sheffield a testosterone-based steroid called "the cream" to be applied to a scar on his right knee.

Sheffield testified before a grand jury in 2003 about the BALCO case. The company's president, Victor Conte, Bonds' trainer and two others were indicted on charges they conspired to distribute performance-enhancing drugs.

Sheffield told the magazine he was shocked when he found out "the cream" and "the clear," another balm supplied by BALCO, were designer steroids.

"That's why I was mad," he reportedly said. "I want everybody to be on an even playing field."

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