Bonds trial witness list includes former players, ex-personal trainer

[madinmaryland]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Federal prosecutors on Friday submitted the lineup of witnesses they intend to call during the much-delayed Barry Bonds perjury trial and it includes Rockies first baseman Jason Giambi and the home run king's former personal trainer at the center of the case.

Bonds has pleaded not guilty to lying to a grand jury in 2003 when he denied knowingly taking steroids. The former Giants star's trial is scheduled to start March 21 in San Francisco.

The trial was delayed for two years while prosecutors unsuccessfully appealed a judge's order barring them from showing the jury urine tests showing steroid use they said belonged to Bonds and other evidence collected by Bonds' personal trainer, Greg Anderson, unless the trainer testified.

The trainer told a judge last year and steadfastly maintains he will go to prison rather than testify against Bonds. The prosecutors said they expect Anderson to keep his vow of silence and have asked U.S. District Judge Susan Illston to jail him if he refuses to testify when called.

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It will be interesting to see who the Barroid supporters are now.

[JonLP24]

1. Oh..Giambino will be there

He has been a pretty good pinch hitter for the Rock Show the last 2 years.

[Auggie]

2. Prosecutors have had years to build a case against Bonds

I expect they'll get him. And the double blow to Bonds will be the fortune in legal fees he pays as he goes down.