Report: Montgomery testified of his own steroid use and Bonds'
By JOSH DUBOW, AP Sports Writer
June 24, 2004
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Tim Montgomery testified last year that he used human growth hormone and an undetectable steroid, and that the man at the center of a Bay Area steroid scandal told him he supplied Barry Bonds with performance-enhancing drugs, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
The newspaper's report Thursday includes direct quotes from Montgomery's testimony to the federal grand jury that investigated the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative. The Chronicle did not say how it obtained the information. It is illegal to give grand jury testimony to the media.
Montgomery, the world's fastest man, was told Wednesday by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency that he faces a lifetime ban from the sport. He has publicly denied using any performance-enhancing drugs.
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His lawyer lashed out at the leak of his secret testimony. Montgomery was among dozens of elite athletes -- including Bonds, Jason Giambi and Montgomery's girlfriend, Olympian Marion Jones -- who answered the grand jury's questions.
``No one can legally or legitimately have Tim's grand jury testimony, and if they think they have it, I would like to see it,'' attorney Cristina Arguedas told the Chronicle. ``Otherwise, there's no way I can respond to these blind allegations, and I'm not going to comment on it.''
Montgomery reportedly testified Nov. 6, 2003, that in 2001, BALCO founder Victor Conte gave him weekly doses of human growth hormone and a substance called ``the clear'' -- which Montgomery referred to as a ``magic potion.''
Montgomery said he was told ``the clear'' was not an illegal steroid, but that he understood that HGH is a banned substance. Montgomery set a world record of 9.78 seconds in the 100 meters in 2002.
Montgomery also gave secondhand testimony implicating Bonds, the San Francisco Giants' slugger who has hit the third most homers in baseball history. According to the Chronicle, prosecutor Jeff Nedrow asked Montgomery about Conte's dealings with Bonds.
``Did he say he gave any steroids, Winstrol or any of the other ones to Mr. Bonds?'' Nedrow asked.
``Yes, he did,'' Montgomery replied.
``Did he say specifically which ones?''
``Winstrol,'' Montgomery said.
Winstrol is the same steroid Ben Johnson used before being disqualified in the 1988 Olympics. Montgomery testified that Conte told him Bonds switched to an undetectable steroid in 2003 when baseball introduced its drug policy.
``I have reason to have serious doubts about the accuracy of all that,'' Bonds' attorney, Michael Rains, told the Chronicle. ``I doubt very much that Conte would be talking about anything he's giving to anybody.''
A message left by The Associated Press at Rains' office wasn't returned.
``The clear'' was later determined to be THG, a previously undetectable steroid at the center of the BALCO scandal, which now threatens to keep some of America's top sprinters out of the Athens Olympics.
Montgomery, Michelle Collins, Alvin Harrison and Chryste Gaines have been accused by USADA of steroid use. The agency told Montgomery that it is seeking to ban him from the sport for the rest of his life, two sources familiar with USADA's warning letter told the AP on Wednesday on condition of anonymity.
``USADA's leap to judgment on the flimsiest so-called 'evidence' confirms our worst suspicions -- that it is resorting to McCarthy-like tactics in its efforts to ruin Tim's reputation,'' Montgomery's attorney, Howard Jacobs, said in a statement Wednesday.
USADA does not have access to the grand jury testimony but is using documents obtained in the investigation to implicate athletes without positive drug tests.
Collins, the 2003 world indoor champion at 200 meters and potential medalist in the Athens Games, also was notified USADA would seek to ban her for life, according to her lawyer, Brian Getz. He said he plans to appeal.
Three-time gold medalist Jones, the mother of Montgomery's son, also is under investigation by USADA but has not been accused of any wrongdoing. Montgomery was not asked at the grand jury about whether Jones used illegal steroids, the Chronicle reported.
Montgomery did testify that Conte began giving him banned substances soon after the 2000 Olympics, the newspaper reported.
``How many times did he give you human growth hormone?'' Nedrow asked Montgomery at one point.
``He would send four vials a month,'' Montgomery answered.
Montgomery told Nedrow he had followed the regimen for ``maybe eight months.'' He said he got no benefit from ``the clear'' and split with Conte in September 2001 over a money dispute. He broke the world record the following year.
By JOSH DUBOW, AP Sports Writer
June 24, 2004
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Tim Montgomery testified last year that he used human growth hormone and an undetectable steroid, and that the man at the center of a Bay Area steroid scandal told him he supplied Barry Bonds with performance-enhancing drugs, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
The newspaper's report Thursday includes direct quotes from Montgomery's testimony to the federal grand jury that investigated the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative. The Chronicle did not say how it obtained the information. It is illegal to give grand jury testimony to the media.
Montgomery, the world's fastest man, was told Wednesday by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency that he faces a lifetime ban from the sport. He has publicly denied using any performance-enhancing drugs.
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His lawyer lashed out at the leak of his secret testimony. Montgomery was among dozens of elite athletes -- including Bonds, Jason Giambi and Montgomery's girlfriend, Olympian Marion Jones -- who answered the grand jury's questions.
``No one can legally or legitimately have Tim's grand jury testimony, and if they think they have it, I would like to see it,'' attorney Cristina Arguedas told the Chronicle. ``Otherwise, there's no way I can respond to these blind allegations, and I'm not going to comment on it.''
Montgomery reportedly testified Nov. 6, 2003, that in 2001, BALCO founder Victor Conte gave him weekly doses of human growth hormone and a substance called ``the clear'' -- which Montgomery referred to as a ``magic potion.''
Montgomery said he was told ``the clear'' was not an illegal steroid, but that he understood that HGH is a banned substance. Montgomery set a world record of 9.78 seconds in the 100 meters in 2002.
Montgomery also gave secondhand testimony implicating Bonds, the San Francisco Giants' slugger who has hit the third most homers in baseball history. According to the Chronicle, prosecutor Jeff Nedrow asked Montgomery about Conte's dealings with Bonds.
``Did he say he gave any steroids, Winstrol or any of the other ones to Mr. Bonds?'' Nedrow asked.
``Yes, he did,'' Montgomery replied.
``Did he say specifically which ones?''
``Winstrol,'' Montgomery said.
Winstrol is the same steroid Ben Johnson used before being disqualified in the 1988 Olympics. Montgomery testified that Conte told him Bonds switched to an undetectable steroid in 2003 when baseball introduced its drug policy.
``I have reason to have serious doubts about the accuracy of all that,'' Bonds' attorney, Michael Rains, told the Chronicle. ``I doubt very much that Conte would be talking about anything he's giving to anybody.''
A message left by The Associated Press at Rains' office wasn't returned.
``The clear'' was later determined to be THG, a previously undetectable steroid at the center of the BALCO scandal, which now threatens to keep some of America's top sprinters out of the Athens Olympics.
Montgomery, Michelle Collins, Alvin Harrison and Chryste Gaines have been accused by USADA of steroid use. The agency told Montgomery that it is seeking to ban him from the sport for the rest of his life, two sources familiar with USADA's warning letter told the AP on Wednesday on condition of anonymity.
``USADA's leap to judgment on the flimsiest so-called 'evidence' confirms our worst suspicions -- that it is resorting to McCarthy-like tactics in its efforts to ruin Tim's reputation,'' Montgomery's attorney, Howard Jacobs, said in a statement Wednesday.
USADA does not have access to the grand jury testimony but is using documents obtained in the investigation to implicate athletes without positive drug tests.
Collins, the 2003 world indoor champion at 200 meters and potential medalist in the Athens Games, also was notified USADA would seek to ban her for life, according to her lawyer, Brian Getz. He said he plans to appeal.
Three-time gold medalist Jones, the mother of Montgomery's son, also is under investigation by USADA but has not been accused of any wrongdoing. Montgomery was not asked at the grand jury about whether Jones used illegal steroids, the Chronicle reported.
Montgomery did testify that Conte began giving him banned substances soon after the 2000 Olympics, the newspaper reported.
``How many times did he give you human growth hormone?'' Nedrow asked Montgomery at one point.
``He would send four vials a month,'' Montgomery answered.
Montgomery told Nedrow he had followed the regimen for ``maybe eight months.'' He said he got no benefit from ``the clear'' and split with Conte in September 2001 over a money dispute. He broke the world record the following year.
why is this news? i said this back on May 5
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the most interesting part to me, "doping" in major sports is hardly news, is how angry baseball fans get everytime someone breaks a record. Roger Marris had death threats and it has consistantly gone on since him. Probs before him also but my baseball history is weak at best. I dont see this kind of stuff in any other sports.
I guess the spirit of the babe lives in all baseball fans.
Regardless if players "dope" or not will never take away from the achievments of past baseball heros. They played in parks much larger, equipment was way worse and pitching was tougher. Dont matter if Bonds did it or not he will always have these facts to deal with. Besisdes I doubt many major league greats go out there trying to break records, they become the best by consistantly playing above the rest, and drugs or no drugs Bonds surely as proved that.
I guess the spirit of the babe lives in all baseball fans.
Regardless if players "dope" or not will never take away from the achievments of past baseball heros. They played in parks much larger, equipment was way worse and pitching was tougher. Dont matter if Bonds did it or not he will always have these facts to deal with. Besisdes I doubt many major league greats go out there trying to break records, they become the best by consistantly playing above the rest, and drugs or no drugs Bonds surely as proved that.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Packer:
many of Bonds hitting skills (which seperate him from most hitters living or dead... have nothing to do with steriod use.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Do you really believe this?!? Barry Bonds would be among the best hitters living or dead WITHOUT the juicing?
That's crazy talk.
UT
many of Bonds hitting skills (which seperate him from most hitters living or dead... have nothing to do with steriod use.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Do you really believe this?!? Barry Bonds would be among the best hitters living or dead WITHOUT the juicing?
That's crazy talk.
UT
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> They played in parks much larger, equipment was way worse and pitching was tougher. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Agree, agree, and strongly disagree. Pitching skill and technique has evolved like everything else in baseball. Pitchers are taller, stronger, and more athletic now.
Modern era pitchers would fare better against classic era hitters.
UT
Agree, agree, and strongly disagree. Pitching skill and technique has evolved like everything else in baseball. Pitchers are taller, stronger, and more athletic now.
Modern era pitchers would fare better against classic era hitters.
UT
Furious Bonds: 'I ain't never met Tim Montgomery'
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Barry Bonds avoided specifics Thursday when asked about the latest doping allegations against him, instead unleashing a flurry of expletives toward sprinter Tim Montgomery.
Montgomery reportedly testified to a grand jury that the man at the center of a Bay Area steroid scandal told him he supplied the San Francisco Giants' slugger with performance-enhancing drugs.
''I ain't never met Tim Montgomery. I don't know Tim Montgomery. I've never seen the dude in my life,'' Bonds said before the Giants' game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. ''I don't even know what the guy does.''
According to a report Thursday in the San Francisco Chronicle, Montgomery testified last year that BALCO founder Victor Conte told him Bonds switched to an undetectable steroid in 2003 when baseball introduced its drug policy.
The newspaper's report included direct quotes from Montgomery's testimony to the federal grand jury that investigated the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative. The Chronicle did not say how it obtained the information.
''It's stupid. I didn't read the thing. I just heard about it,'' Bonds said.
The six-time NL MVP has repeatedly denied steroid use.
''It bothers me when people I don't even know are saying stuff about me,'' said Bonds, who hasn't homered in nine games. ''Next time, if I know for sure so-and-so, they're going to talk to my lawyer from now on, I guarantee that. If any of them statements are true, they're going to talk to my attorney, I guarantee that in a lawsuit. ... See you in court, brother.''
Bonds' last homer was June 13 at Baltimore. He is third on the career list with 676, trailing Hank Aaron (755) and Babe Ruth (714). He has 101 walks, 55 intentional.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Barry Bonds avoided specifics Thursday when asked about the latest doping allegations against him, instead unleashing a flurry of expletives toward sprinter Tim Montgomery.
Montgomery reportedly testified to a grand jury that the man at the center of a Bay Area steroid scandal told him he supplied the San Francisco Giants' slugger with performance-enhancing drugs.
''I ain't never met Tim Montgomery. I don't know Tim Montgomery. I've never seen the dude in my life,'' Bonds said before the Giants' game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. ''I don't even know what the guy does.''
According to a report Thursday in the San Francisco Chronicle, Montgomery testified last year that BALCO founder Victor Conte told him Bonds switched to an undetectable steroid in 2003 when baseball introduced its drug policy.
The newspaper's report included direct quotes from Montgomery's testimony to the federal grand jury that investigated the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative. The Chronicle did not say how it obtained the information.
''It's stupid. I didn't read the thing. I just heard about it,'' Bonds said.
The six-time NL MVP has repeatedly denied steroid use.
''It bothers me when people I don't even know are saying stuff about me,'' said Bonds, who hasn't homered in nine games. ''Next time, if I know for sure so-and-so, they're going to talk to my lawyer from now on, I guarantee that. If any of them statements are true, they're going to talk to my attorney, I guarantee that in a lawsuit. ... See you in court, brother.''
Bonds' last homer was June 13 at Baltimore. He is third on the career list with 676, trailing Hank Aaron (755) and Babe Ruth (714). He has 101 walks, 55 intentional.
bonds is a turd. i just dont want to see him get aarons record. no way. he just doesnt respect the game enough. he proved that with his lack luster play during the sox series where the only thing he seemed to care about was HR's. I absolutely hate it when a guy doesnt hustle to first when he's got a shot at taking the bag.
bonds and big mac,the 2 biggest juicers that ever played baseball
