San Francisco Justice for Barry Bonds?

We have addressed the "issue" of US District Court Judge Susan Illston here at our blog before.

In the post before this one, here, and elsewhere.

The issue of Judge Susan is front and center once again.

The issue is begging the following questions: Will Barry Bonds experience the San Francisco justice of Judge Susan? Or, the New York Justice that Marion Jones was sentenced to?

In one of the best articles written this year on the subject, San Francisco Chronicle reporter Gwenn Kapp gives us a must read piece entitled: "Note to Barry Bonds: enroll in law school -- soon."

Please read and comment. San Francisco or New York justice? Which will it be for Barry Bonds?

Will Barry Bonds walk (again)???

Will the justice system 'walk' Barry Bonds? That is one of the questions discussed by Jonathan Littman of Yahoo! Sports with his article - Bonds gets more good news.

Career home runs - 762

Career walks - 2558

[photo via Flicker, malingering]

NY Daily News: Barry Bonds' desperate swing

It was announced this week with bad intentions, look out, that the Major League Baseball Players Association was going to come after baseball on a big collusion charge because nobody wanted to give Barry Bonds a job this past season. That was the first part of the announcement, anyway. The second was that the grievance wouldn't be filed right away, but rather in an "indeterminate period."

Lupica: Barry Bonds' desperate swing

The Tampa Bay Rays, without Mr. Barry Bonds

This blog, "The Barry Bonds Trial blog," was wrong, dead wrong about the following articles posted earlier this year:

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This guy was right, totally right (about the following article, this week):

Inman: Rays wise to pass on Bonds

Now, truth-be-told (if you want us to be completely honest), we were have a little fun with those Barry-to-Tampa Bay articles we posted earlier this year. Half fun, half serious. Half serious because there were a lot of people in favor of this Tampa Bay idea. The thought was that it was a no risk move and that Barry would re-vitalize the Rays.

Was that line of thinking ever wrong!!! The Rays were already ready themselves and they didn't need any external help from an aging baseball player with bag after bag of baggage.

The money line from the Inman article:

"And right now the Rays have gone from nothing status to the VIP room. They did it without Bonds. They showed they could win without him, the very goal the Giants should have set for themselves years ago."

We couldn't agree more. Go Rays!

It's ... it's collusion I tell ya! Honest it is!

“There were numerous things that occurred that made me believe that the clubs were acting in concert,” Bonds’ agent, Jeff Borris, said Thursday.

They just have to keep this issue alive, don't they? During the season, during the playoffs, during the off-season. It really doesn't matter.

Here it is in a logical nutshell:

1. Barry Bonds wanted a job as a baseball player this year, (he really, really did)
2. Old Barry, couldn't land a job to save his life (he even updated his resume)
3. Hence and therefore: MLB is colluding!!! Sue the bastards!!!

A happy Barry Bonds shares his happiness

Barry Bonds visited seriously ill kids at UCSF Hospital in San Francisco, Calif. this week to promote the upcoming Macy's Christmas tree lighting.

Accompanied by two professional clowns, the slugger said, "I'm happy, now that I have so much more time. Actually, I'm enjoying myself immensely."

A couple of fans tried unsuccessfully, for autographs.

"Not doing that," Bonds said.