Attorney Mike Rains, the lawyer representing the American baseball superstar, Barry Bonds, said that Bonds may have unknowingly used oils and creams that could possibly have been steroids.

It was claimed that Bonds used these substances out of blind faith on his personal trainer and long-time friend, Greg Anderson.

From News.bbc.co.uk:

Anderson faces steroid distribution charges after an investigation into the Balco laboratories.

The firm is at the centre of a wide reaching probe into doping in the US.

“Barry had no reason to believe he was taking anything illegal, administrated by his best friend in the world,” said attorney Mike Rains.

Rains said that Bonds used the cream on his arm and what was described as flaxseed oil on his tongue.

The game of baseball is all haunted by accusations of steroid use and it is high time that the authorities step-in to clear the dirt.