Bonds' trainer mentions Brady--LINK
 

Didn't see this anywhere else. Sorry if a repost.

Apparently in discussions with prosecutors, Barry Bonds' trainer, Greg Anderson, mentions that Brady contacted him about a workout but nothing came of it. Probably a whole lot of nothing.

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_yl...v=ap&type=lgns

Re: Bonds' trainer mentions Brady--LINK
 

Good find on that article, Braffordpatsfan. Will be interesting if the local media picks up on it tomorrow.

Hopefully it is what the guy says it is. A phone call about a future training session and never contact again.

Re: Bonds' trainer mentions Brady--LINK
 

two words: NOT GOOD :o:(:eek:

it's the appearance of impropriety.

Anderson (i.e. the juice distributor) unfortunately has singled out Tom from 10-20 other athletes who contacted him by phone. You can try to spin that in a positive way, but unless there was something serious going on here, you don't protect Tom's image by only naming him -- my guess is Anderson had little choice because the grand jury/ feds are putting serious pressure on him (i.e. prison for not just the 18 months the grand jury lasts, but a longer sentence for perjury).

this means they could very well be on a witch hunt and could very well be targeting our QB.

yeah, Tom and Barry are friends, and he spends a lot of time with family in the Bay Area and probably needs a personal trainer, or might just have called him as a favor to Barry, but the bottom line is that if there was nothing going on here, there would not have been any need to single him out in his statement...why JUST Tom??, why not "defend" (i.e. destroy the reputation) of all others named in the story.

look, it's obvious the league has a substance abuse problem. This will eventually catch up to the league like it has with MLB. In fact, the league has been plagued by drugs for decades. The bigger picture is that we're headed for a massive train wreck in the NFL over rampant use of banned growth enablers, and this could just be the first crack...

it will be interesting to see how this develops tomorrow...it could easily blow up (lots of guys have a big stake in the image of the League, but the government isn't one of them), and you always get rogues who force the mainstream media to tackle the issue. If I'm right about the feds' intentions to expand the investigation outside of baseball and Bonds, and possibly make an example out of the NFL's golden boy (this would essentially be a nuclear bomb for the entire league -- if HE could be on juice then are there any players who aren't?) then Anderson's statement could just be the beginning.

the suspicion of doubt is a very cruel thing...those who don't want to give him a pass will have every reason not to. headline will read: "Bond's Supplier Defends Brady" -- NOT GOOD.

p.s. gotta believe Anderson's lawyer gave Yee a head's up on receipt of the subpoena...Tom had to know about this for a while. Did he not miss practice this morning and suck in the afternoon?...this all went down today on the west coast and it's hitting the wires after primetime for a reason.

NOT GOOD

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p.s. I desperately hope I'm way off base here and totally overreacting...

Re: Bonds' trainer mentions Brady--LINK
 

You are. The only reason they singled out Tom Brady is that he is Tom Brady. This seems pretty clear to me : "Greg Anderson also evoked the name of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, saying the two had spoken over the phone but never made further contact".

Re: Bonds' trainer mentions Brady--LINK
 

No, no, no... you're right on base. And it just so happens I've got the perfect insurance policy, almost tailor-made for you, to cover you in the event that you're right (or wrong, really).

It's around here somewhere, hope I can dig it out.

Re: Bonds' trainer mentions Brady--LINK
 

witty reply :singing:.

I understand this is a fan board, I'm normally with you.

try to occasionally get out of the new england debate paradigm...nobody's looking for "insurance."

I ACTUALLY WANT TO BE WRONG....serious. I'll be the first to come back to this thread and celebrate how stupid I am.

but anyone who sees this as good pub goes from fan to insane.

Re: Bonds' trainer mentions Brady--LINK
 

Obviously it's not "good pub". It'll pretty much be irrelevant though.

Re: Bonds' trainer mentions Brady--LINK
 

They seem to have and there is no big deal... being reported as it is, no embellishment or grandiosity.

Re: Bonds' trainer mentions Brady--LINK
 

Are you kidding me? They spoke on the phone once, and "never made further contact", and this is what you got out of it?

Give me a break!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!