Just days after Mark McGwire appeared before a congressional committee and offered what many construed as a backhanded confession of steroid use, a subdued Barry Bonds came out of the Giants clubhouse on crutches yesterday in Phoenix and made comments that contained elements of a retirement speech. (Full article: 1119 words)

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