Barry Bonds: Sorry, but it is no, no and no

Hey Barry! How's it going? We here at the The Barry Bonds Trial blog have not been on summer vacation. We have been doing a lot of research to see if an offer from an MLB team is coming your way.

Unfortunately, the bad news continues.

In Denver, they are calling you a has-been (article). The Braves Baseball Fan blog says that they don't want you. An L.A. Angels blog says "no." And even your own agent, Jeff Borris, says that you won't play - in the minors that is.

What's the leading home run hitter to do?

Well, we don't have an answer, unfortunately (yet).

However, your lovely Aunt Rosie does. She sends her love and she says its the owners fault and a few other things.
Take care, Barry.

A Target Letter for Nicole Gestas

According to the New York Times and several other sources, Federal officials have told Nicole Gestas (the wife of Barry Bonds' personal trainer Greg Anderson) that she is a target of a criminal investigation.

Legal experts say that this is another attempt to ratchet up the pressure on Anderson to cooperate.

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Chicago Tribune

New York Daily News

Bloggers are (always) blogging about Barry Bonds

As usual, sports fans continue to think and talk about Barry Bonds. Here are a few random thoughts from some random blogs.

1. Here's one poor, desperate Met's fan praying for just about any solution, as he writes: Don't laugh at me, but maybe we should consider Barry Bonds AND Ken Griffey Jr.
2. And here's the Bleacher Report, for the 762nd time, talking about Barry Bonds and the Summer Of 2001.
3. And then here is a blogger bringing up good old Dusty Baker. (Remember him? The new manager of your last place Cincinnati Red Stockings) He delivers this excellent piece of baseball trivia: Dusty Baker has managed the last three players to achieve the 600 club home run milestone: Bonds in San Francisco, Sosa in Chicago and now Griffey. He was there for Bonds' 600th, on Aug. 9, 2002.
   

Dressed in a black suit, Barry Bonds said nothing during the five-minute arraignment. His attorney pleaded "not guilty"

Former San Francisco Giants baseball player Barry Bonds arrives at the federal courthouse in San Francisco, Calif., Friday, June 6, 2008. Bonds pleaded not guilty to 15 felony charges of lying to a federal grand jury about his performance-enhancing drug use. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

The Barry Bonds debate in Boston

Well here we go again .... now it is the Beantowners turn to start to ask 'Barry Bonds related questions,' like: "If the call comes, does Theo Epstein pick up the phone?"

Everyone on both sides of the Charles River is now fully aware that the prognosis for David Ortiz is mostly a crap shoot at this point. He could be gone the rest of the 2008 season. He could be back by the All-Star break. Who knows???

So ... what a Red Sox fan going to do? What is Theo Epstein going to do?

The next couple of days and weeks should be very interesting.

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