Fortunately, the (deserved) disrespect being shown to Messurs McGwire, Palmiero, etc., coupled with harsher (but still laughable) drug testing is ushering in a new era in baseball. Notice that HRs have dropped over the past few years, and a greater emphasis is being placed on prospects with OBP. The next stage will be a re-emergence of players with speed. Mark my words.

David,
The issue for the grand jury isn't whether he took steriods, the question is "if he knew that the cream and the clear" were steriods.

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Bonds worked harder in the gym during the 1998 off-season than he had in years. Wearing black gloves, pants and a sleeveless T, he showed up at World Gym day after day, Anderson at his side. The trainer talked quietly to his famous client or just sat and stared as Bonds went through the monotonous routine of pumping iron. Marvelously the Winstrol eliminated the pain and fatigue of training. And the results were equally marvelous to behold.

For the first time in his life, Bonds was buff. He often stood in front of a mirror, laughing, saying, "How do I look?" By spring training, his weight had increased from around 210 to 225, and almost all of the gain was rock-hard muscle. When he showed up a day late at the Giants' spring training camp in Scottsdale, Ariz., in 1999, angry at the club for refusing to renegotiate his contract, the change in Bonds's physique was startling. Around the Giants, they took to referring to Bonds as "the Incredible Hulk."

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Barry Bonds' numbers in 1998 (.303, 37 homers, 122 RBIs) were stellar, but they went largely ignored as Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa chased Roger Maris' home run record.

from:SI

Barry Bonds has always been a talented ballplayer, but nobody makes that large of a physical change without some help.

Steroids alone don't build body mass (HGH does, however), but allows the body to heal faster, which allows the user to work out more often and for a longer duration.