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Noose Tightens on Barry

The Chronicle reports today that a woman named Kimberly Bell testified before the BALCO grand jury last week that she was involved with Bonds for 9 years and that he told her that he used steroids:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/03/20/MNGJKBS9QM1.DTL

She apparently has tapes, receipts, and provided intimate details of Bonds's physical reaction to steroids: acne all over his back "and other symptoms consistent with steroid use." He also became quick-tempered and aggressive, she says.

She is planning to write a book, according to the Chronicle, and the article has other sleazy little details: for example, Bonds refused to spend any of his salary on a new home, but instead would lock himself in a room for hours signing baseballs that he would sell to finance the home. He made a point of saying that he took steroids orally, rather than by injection. He also demanded that the woman sign a confidentiality agreement after they broke up -- good thinking, Barry! -- and paid for her company before they broke up.