SAN FRANCISCO — Jurors in the Barry Bonds perjury trial remained mostly out of sight on the third day of their deliberations. They never entered Judge Susan Illston’s courtoom on the 19th floor of the Phillip Burton Federal Building, spending about six hours behind closed doors Tuesday without reaching a verdict.
Except for a couple of quick breaks and a timeout for lunch, that was it.
No questions for the judge. No readbacks of testimony. And no clues as to which way, if any, the eight women and four men who will decide the fate of baseball’s home run king are leaning.
Hamilton breaks arm.
Texas slugger Josh Hamilton is expected to miss six to eight weeks after breaking his upper right arm on a headfirst dive into home plate, a daring dash the AL’s reigning MVP later called “stupid.”
Footnotes.
The Giants decided to give injured center fielder and leadoff man Andres Torres a little longer to heal from a strained left Achilles tendon before deter- mining whether he needs a stint on the disabled list.
• The Giants have raised nearly $70,000 to help the longtime fan who was attacked this season outside Dodger Stadium after a Giants-Dodgers game. The money will go toward the medical costs and other expenses for Bryan Stow. The 42-year-old paramedic remains in a medically induced coma.
• Dodgers shortstop Rafael Furcal was placed on the 15-day disabled list after he broke his left thumb while sliding into third base on a steal Monday.
• The Nationals put third baseman Ryan Zimmerman on the 15-day DL with a strained abdominal muscle and recalled catcher Jesus Flores from Triple-A Syracuse.
• Mariners catcher Adam Moore is likely to miss the rest of the season after knee surgery revealed more extensive damage.
The Associated Press
