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  • Mr. Hoskins said he made the recording because he was concerned about Mr. Bonds's steroid use and wanted to prove to the ballplayer's father, Bobby Bonds, that the son was using the drugs.

    Bonds's Trainer Discussed Steroids in Recording Justin Scheck 2011

  • An ex-employee of Mr. Bonds, also testifying for the prosecution, said she saw the ballplayer's trainer inject him in the navel with an unknown substance.

    Federal Prosecutors Drop One Charge Against Bonds Justin Scheck 2011

  • And while it's never been fully explained to me just how god makes up his mind to root for one player to succeed and for another to fail thousands of times each and every day of the baseball season, and doesn't seem to mind switching allegiances from one ballclub to another throughout a game at the drop of an "amen," at least Rivera provided a window into the ballplayer's mindset about such things.

    Billy Altman: The 87th Annual Baseball Writers' Dinner: Give Us This Day Our Daily Sandwich 2010

  • And while it's never been fully explained to me just how god makes up his mind to root for one player to succeed and for another to fail thousands of times each and every day of the baseball season, and doesn't seem to mind switching allegiances from one ballclub to another throughout a game at the drop of an "amen," at least Rivera provided a window into the ballplayer's mindset about such things.

    The 87th Annual Baseball Writers' Dinner: Give Us This Day Our Daily Sandwich 2010

  • If the legends of Yankees past were to learn Derek Jeter's salary or any ballplayer's salary, for that matter, they would probably be aghast.

    Yankee Legends Generally Don't Do Pay Cuts 2010

  • At the time, it was theorized by sportswriters that Mr. Bryant's pointedly dissing a comic routinely described as the planet's funniest man, without any corroborating evidence for the claim, underscored the ballplayer's "focus": his utter commitment to garnering his fifth championship ring.

    The Worst Movie Year Ever? 2010

  • He landed a Q&A with Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling about the ballplayer's new video game company, 38 Studios, and what it's like to veer off from pro sports into developing massively multi-player fantasy roles.

    From Xbox to VC 2008

  • We were about at the place where you are when you are willing to stand in line for hours to seek the beloved ballplayer's or other idol's autograph.

    Celebrity Communion 2008

  • My friend went to a ballplayer's funeral yesterday - one of her old team who'd killed himself.

    Susan Madrak: A Ballplayer Hangs Up His Glove 2008

  • I got to get my favorite ballplayer's cap, Lou Gehrig and see the back side of Derek Jeter.

    CNN Transcript Aug 1, 2008 2008

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