A little switch in subject today. I’ve been reading, here and there, about the new book about Barry Bonds and the questions about his steroid use. In fairness, I’ve never been a fan of Bonds–among the vast sea of self-centered sports figures, he seemed to be in a class of his own. He had his own recliner in the clubhouse, his own large screen TV and basically carried himself as the king of the manor.

But, his denials, under oath during a grand jury investigation, raise a larger question: should be be indicted for perjury? It would take a tough prosecutor to be willing to go after a sports icon. In The New York Times, Dave Anderson today makes clear that he believes Bonds lied.

But the essence of the book suggests that Bonds not only used steroids, but that he also lied to the grand jury.

“By the summer of 2005,” the co-authors conclude, “federal investigators had convincing proof that Bonds had been using performance-enhancing drugs for years and that drugs had been provided to him by Anderson, who obtained them from Balco and other sources.

“The evidence also showed that Bonds had not been truthful when he told the grand jury under oath that he hadn’t knowingly used steroids.”

You be the judge.

You decide if Barry Bonds committed perjury, but I know what I believe.

Me, too.