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Nikolai Bonds, a 21-year-old college student living in Florida, has never spoken publicly about his father, who is on trial in San Francisco, accused of lying to a federal grand jury in 2003 that he never knowingly took performance-enhancing drugs.[...]
One of the most-talked-about bits of testimony against Bonds came from longtime San Francisco Giants clubhouse manager Mike Murphy, who testified last week that Bonds's cap size increased a quarter of an inch sometime between 2000 and 2002, something experts say is a consistent with performance-enhancing-drug use.
Nikolai, who worked as a Giants batboy for years and had a locker next to his dad's, offered a theory: Murphy may have confused his father's caps with his. Nikolai said he started wearing slightly bigger hats than his father in middle school to accommodate his hair. "I totally believe [a mix-up] is possible," he said. Murphy didn't return calls for comment.
Some witnesses called by prosecutors are people Nikolai once considered part of his family: Steve Hoskins, Barry's former business partner and childhood friend, was a "cool" guy who always made sure Nikolai had his cleats for Little League practice. Murphy, the clubhouse manager, "practically raised me," Nikolai said. Bonds's trainer, Greg Anderson, was Nikolai's snowboarding partner on trips to Aspen. Nikolai said he is grateful to Anderson, who has been jailed for refusing to testify, for not being a "tattle-tale."
"He's one of the greatest men alive," Nikolai said.
Anderson's lawyer, Mark Geragos, said Anderson "has great affection for Nikolai, but what this comes down to is not about being a tattle-tale but about not cooperating with prosecutors who lied to him at every turn."
Read more: Barry Bonds's Son Discusses Evidence Against His Father - WSJ.com
One of the most-talked-about bits of testimony against Bonds came from longtime San Francisco Giants clubhouse manager Mike Murphy, who testified last week that Bonds's cap size increased a quarter of an inch sometime between 2000 and 2002, something experts say is a consistent with performance-enhancing-drug use.
Nikolai, who worked as a Giants batboy for years and had a locker next to his dad's, offered a theory: Murphy may have confused his father's caps with his. Nikolai said he started wearing slightly bigger hats than his father in middle school to accommodate his hair. "I totally believe [a mix-up] is possible," he said. Murphy didn't return calls for comment.
Some witnesses called by prosecutors are people Nikolai once considered part of his family: Steve Hoskins, Barry's former business partner and childhood friend, was a "cool" guy who always made sure Nikolai had his cleats for Little League practice. Murphy, the clubhouse manager, "practically raised me," Nikolai said. Bonds's trainer, Greg Anderson, was Nikolai's snowboarding partner on trips to Aspen. Nikolai said he is grateful to Anderson, who has been jailed for refusing to testify, for not being a "tattle-tale."
"He's one of the greatest men alive," Nikolai said.
Anderson's lawyer, Mark Geragos, said Anderson "has great affection for Nikolai, but what this comes down to is not about being a tattle-tale but about not cooperating with prosecutors who lied to him at every turn."
Read more: Barry Bonds's Son Discusses Evidence Against His Father - WSJ.com
