Is Bonds going to sue?

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baseballjeff
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What are everyone's thoughts about this creep trying to sue the authors of the book?

Jeff

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  • joestalin
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    Barry is a God, he is an amazing athlete. There is NOTHING this guy can't do and every single pitcher in the world is scared of him. Fatty
    Ruth's record is as good as gone, what this guy has done and what he will do it just unfathonable! Running, Hitting, Spitting, this guy can
    do it all and do it with authority. He is easliy the greatest player of all time not to mention the best hitter and best overall guy for the sport. Barry
    should be commish too.

    Sincerely,
    The year 2002
  • stevek
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    Lotta good all this money is gonna do him when his liver and other internal organs start failing because of the steroid use.
  • Axtell
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    Did anyone see why he is suing?

    He's not suing over the facts in the book being wrong, he's not suing for libel or defamation of character, he's suing over unfair business practices, saying the information the writers got, they got by illegal means.

    He wants to sue to get the proceeds from the book, he's not suing because the things written about him are false.

    He needs to go away - immediately and forever.

  • stevek
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    << <i>Did anyone see why he is suing?

    He's not suing over the facts in the book being wrong, he's not suing for libel or defamation of character, he's suing over unfair business practices, saying the information the writers got, they got by illegal means.

    He wants to sue to get the proceeds from the book, he's not suing because the things written about him are false.

    He needs to go away - immediately and forever. >>




    Very, VERY difficult to win a lawsuit against an author for any reason.
  • ManyQs
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    Just saw this a short time ago put out by ESPN:

    Bonds suing writers, publishers over book allegations

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  • baseballjeff
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    Looks like the judge already threw out the case!

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  • stevek
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    Judge rejects Bonds' bid against writers, publisher over book alleging steroid use

    By DAVID KRAVETS, Associated Press Writer
    March 24, 2006

    AP - Mar 23, 2:21 am EST
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    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A judge denied Barry Bonds' bid to block the authors and publishers from making money on a book claiming the San Francisco Giants slugger used steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs, and said Bonds' suit against them has little chance of success.

    Bonds' attorneys argued that the authors, publisher Gotham Books, the San Francisco Chronicle and Sports Illustrated, which published excerpts of the book, should be held liable for publishing "illegally obtained grand jury transcripts."

    The book, "Game of Shadows," by Chronicle reporters Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams, is based partly on grand jury testimony from a federal investigation into the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative, where Bonds and several other major league players allegedly obtained performance-enhancing drugs.

    But Judge James Warren refused to issue a temporary restraining order against the authors and publisher, citing free speech protections. And though he did not throw out the lawsuit, Warren said it has little chance of success.

    Meanwhile, Bonds' attorneys also sent a letter Friday to U.S. District Judge Susan Illston demanding that the writers and publishers be held liable.

    "The true victim is not Barry Bonds, but the sanctity and integrity of the grand jury process," attorney Alison Berry Wilkinson wrote.


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