Also he had a very short career.
― Alex in SF, Tuesday, 15 July 2008 14:49 (fifteen years ago) link
Bonds' Agent: He Won't Play This Season John Shea, Chronicle Staff Writer
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 (07-15) 04:00 PDT
New York - -- Barry Bonds' agent said "it's pretty obvious" the home run king won't play in the majors this year, his strongest comments to date about the unlikelihood of Bonds returning to uniform.
"I'm not optimistic any team will take him," agent Jeff Borris told The Chronicle on Monday. "I'm not a pessimistic person by nature, but it's pretty obvious he will not be a major-leaguer in 2008, because no team believes that he will be a good fit."
Borris said the 43-year-old outfielder, who had 28 homers and 66 RBIs with a .480 on-base percentage for the Giants last year, isn't ready to hang up his spikes despite the lack of an interested team.
"Barry's not retiring, no," Borris said.
Borris said Bonds hasn't faced live pitching and hasn't recently hit off a tee, but he said his client continues to work out and would be ready to play in 10 days. Borris doesn't expect a call.
"He deserves to go out on his own terms, not to be run out of the game in this fashion," Borris said. "He gave his heart and soul to this game. What's going on right now is not good."
Borris said he sent his file on Bonds to the players' union and hinted of collusion - "If this doesn't raise suspicion, I don't know what does" - though he didn't directly accuse the 30 teams or Major League Baseball.
"He still doesn't have an offer, even for a minimum salary," Borris said.
Asked about rumors that teams, including the Red Sox, Mets, Diamondbacks and Rays, spoke during the season of possibly signing Bonds, Borris said, "Those are all false rumors, including the one about his secret workout with the Red Sox. None of that stuff is based on any fact."
― Steve Shasta, Tuesday, 15 July 2008 18:34 (fifteen years ago) link
the federal indictment part is what I can't get past in regard to if he's getting the shaft.
― bnw, Wednesday, 16 July 2008 01:44 (fifteen years ago) link
what's the statute of limitations on perjury?
― Steve Shasta, Wednesday, 16 July 2008 03:22 (fifteen years ago) link
the giants should sign him to a 1 day deal so he can retire with a little class.
― diamondboxx, Wednesday, 16 July 2008 03:26 (fifteen years ago) link
what are the chances of bonds going to japan and making a run at sadaharu oh's number?
― j.q higgins, Wednesday, 16 July 2008 13:48 (fifteen years ago) link
"With Crawford and Longoria going down simultaneously, I thought I’d make one last vain attempt to reach out to Tampa Bay, and to no avail. That’s because Major League Baseball has been successful in their pursuit in blackballing Barry out of the game." — Barry Bonds' agent, Jeff Borris
― Steve Shasta, Tuesday, 19 August 2008 03:51 (fifteen years ago) link
barry bonds rip
― ice crӕm, Tuesday, 19 August 2008 03:53 (fifteen years ago) link
I don't want Bonds in the HoF or record books but this is kind of a bullshit place to draw the line: wife beating, cocaine, being jason giambi - are somehow more acceptable?
― bnw, Tuesday, 19 August 2008 06:00 (fifteen years ago) link
Clemens is fine though amirite?
― Steve Shasta, Tuesday, 19 August 2008 06:10 (fifteen years ago) link
I honestly don't see how it could hurt to sign Bonds at this point. If it's just for the remainder of the season, and it could mean the difference between making the playoffs or not? Why not go for it?
― polyphonic, Tuesday, 19 August 2008 06:59 (fifteen years ago) link
the all-powerful zeitgeist
― Dr Morbius, Tuesday, 19 August 2008 15:07 (fifteen years ago) link
zeitgeist? what's that? some sort of commie plot?
...but seriously, let 'em all in. asterisks are for the birds.
― j.q higgins, Tuesday, 19 August 2008 15:14 (fifteen years ago) link
id imagine the combination of his reputation as the worst person in the world demanding the most special treatment and the fact that you might lose him to court dates anyway is whats keeping teams away
― ice crӕm, Tuesday, 19 August 2008 15:17 (fifteen years ago) link
good post.
― Steve Shasta, Tuesday, 19 August 2008 15:28 (fifteen years ago) link
Let me fix your post, higgins: ...but seriously, let 'em all in. asterisks are for the redbirds.
― Leee, Tuesday, 19 August 2008 16:40 (fifteen years ago) link
^racist
― bnw, Tuesday, 19 August 2008 16:49 (fifteen years ago) link
i know a few of you were holding on hope, but alas:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/12/10/SPUI1B20LT.DTL
― quiet and secretively we will always be together (Steve Shasta), Friday, 11 December 2009 20:50 (fourteen years ago) link
He's a lousy tipper too!
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Friday, 11 December 2009 21:23 (fourteen years ago) link
Bonds' agent: "I'd say it's nearly impossible. It's an unfortunate ending to a storied career."Amazing: "storied" is an anagram of "steroid"!
― clemenza, Saturday, 12 December 2009 13:35 (fourteen years ago) link
He came that close to a first-ballot HOF Freudian slip.
― clemenza, Saturday, 12 December 2009 13:37 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/photo/2010-02/52175382.jpg
― Andy K, Monday, 20 September 2010 18:34 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.kingkaufman.com/2010/10/27/barry-bonds/
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Friday, 29 October 2010 03:08 (thirteen years ago) link
Whoever says the SF fans dont like Barry Bonds have never set foot in AT&T/SBC/Pac Bell park
― mayor jingleberries, Friday, 29 October 2010 03:33 (thirteen years ago) link
Agreed.
― macaroni rascal (polyphonic), Friday, 29 October 2010 05:21 (thirteen years ago) link
LOS ANGELES (CBS / BCN)
Former San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds was cited for a traffic infraction in West Hollywood on Monday night in the hours after the Giants’ World Series win over the Texas Rangers.
Bonds was pulled over in his Lexus by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department about 10:10 p.m. on San Vicente Boulevard near Sunset Boulevard, sheriff’s Detective Thomas Brooks said.He was cited for making an illegal left turn and driving without insurance, Brooks said. Bonds was also talking on his cell phone at the time but was not cited for that.
“He was actually in the middle of a phone interview about the Giants when he was pulled over,” Brooks said.
― i love you but i have chosen snarkness (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 2 November 2010 22:31 (thirteen years ago) link
weho cops (la county sheriffs iirc) suck
― buzza, Tuesday, 2 November 2010 22:54 (thirteen years ago) link
A friend linked to an old Grant Brisbee piece about Bonds the other day, and when I clicked on a clip embedded in the piece, this turned up in the sidebar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boNS5G0BxWs
Never knew anything about this--only a year after George Brett.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 8 August 2017 13:24 (six years ago) link
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/20279388/barry-bonds-says-wishes-played-one-more-year
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 8 August 2017 19:34 (six years ago) link
The San Francisco Giants have announced that they will retire Barry Bonds’s number on August 11th prior to a matchup with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 7 February 2018 21:02 (six years ago) link
Is that ice cold or thoughtful?
― Andy K, Wednesday, 7 February 2018 21:37 (six years ago) link
depends if Jim Leyland shows up? (I don't think Jeff Kent will)
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 7 February 2018 22:01 (six years ago) link
seems thoughtful i guess? the only person currently affiliated with the pirates who has any memory of him is bob walk, tho
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 7 February 2018 22:25 (six years ago) link