Barry Bonds sits for the integrity of the game

Jack Marshall, a professional ethicist, writer, lawyer and lifetime baseball enthusiast, writes at The Hardball Times the reasons why no MLB team signed Barry Bonds during the 2008 baseball season.

Yes, the reason has to do with the ethics and culture surrounding baseball - which differs from every other major sport.

Barry Bonds is much better than Teixeira and Ramirez

According to RealClearSports, the top 4 MLB free agent signings of all time are as follows:

1. Barry Bonds (Giants)
2. Kirk Gibson (Dodgers)
3. Reggie Jackson (Yankees)
4. Jack Morris (Twins)

Barry Bonds wants to be in the starting lineup in 2009

Barry Bonds tells TMZ that "I'm not retired."

What did Barry Bonds say in 2008?

Here are several quotes from Barry Bonds himself this year that you can read, enjoy and ponder.

We can all read what Barry himself has said, however, the key question remains: What does Barry Bonds truly mean?

"I continue to work out and feel in great shape," wrote Bonds, who has not signed with a team for 2008. "Thank you again for your continued support for me and my family; it truly helps keep me strong."

Feb 29, 2008

In his appearance before the grand jury, Bonds said he didn't understand the results from the January 2001 test prosecutors showed him and then said, "some people may have more testosterone levels than others."

Feb 29, 2008

"During this whole investigation thing, when you're hearing about it and reading and how it's made and stuff like that. I'm like: 'Wait a minute.' You know, I'm thinking to myself, like: 'What is this stuff,'" Bonds said.

Feb 29, 2008

"I want to win a championship or else I want to keep trying to win a championship until there's nothing left inside me," Bonds said. "I can still play."

Mar 19, 2008

"I'm happy now that I have more time," Bonds told the crowd at the kickoff event of the Macy's Christmas tree lighting. "I've actually enjoyed myself immensely."

Oct 7, 2008

The Real vs. The Fake Barry Bonds: A Tutorial

FWIW, there's a great baseball card tutorial on Sports Card Info concerning: How To Spot A Fake Barry Bonds 1986 Topps Traded XRC #11T. It is very well done.

And I just checked, this particular card to the left is selling for $4.05 on eBay with 4 hours left! So, for all you baseball card Christmas shoppers out there, rock bottom bargains are still available!!! Go for it!

The MLB careers of Ted Williams and Barry Bonds

A very interesting data analysis was provided at Beyond The Boxscore comparing Ted Williams with Barry Bonds.

A-Rod, Barry Bond’s buddy, continues to go nuts

Barry Bond’s friend A-Rod, continues to go nuts.

Yes, that A-Rod – the New York City home town boy. Alex Rodriguez, the third baseman for the 3rd place, out-of-2008-post-season-play New York Yankees.

A-Rod, who is close personal friends with non-other than Warren Buffett, Madonna and Jose Canseco (and others).

Alex, who is currently sitting at #12 on MLB’s all-time home run list with 553. (As we know, our Barry Bonds is tops with 762).

The reason we are bringing this up, is because Barry Bonds has publicly said numerous times that he is very good buddies with A-Rod and wouldn’t mind at all if someday he broke Barry Bonds’ MLB HR records. Barry and A-Rod are just that tight.

So, it has to be of some very deep concern to Barry that A-Rod continues to go nuts.

What is the evidence that A-Rod is going nuts? A Yahoo! Sports article written by Jeff Passan posted yesterday. We couldn’t begin to summarize the many ways that A-Rod is going nuts. You’ll have to read it yourself.

So, lastly, we look forward to Barry Bonds reaching out to his close personal friend, A-Rod.

The future of Major League Baseball may depend upon it.



So, yes, read:

A-Rod desperately seeking himself (Jeff Passan, Yahoo! Sports)

Also read -

Billionaire Warren Buffett helped keep “A-Rod” a Yankee

MadRod's Thanksgiving Weekend Capped By Madonna-Brother Reunion, Mexico Trip

Four counts dropped against Barry Bonds, 10 to remain

Feds drop 4 counts against Barry Bonds

SAN FRANCISCO (AP)—Federal prosecutors dropped four counts of lying to a grand jury against Barry Bonds, leaving him to face trial next year on 10 counts of making false statements plus an additional obstruction of justice charge.

Bonds faces the same potential sentence range—probation to roughly two years in prison—if convicted. His trial is scheduled to begin March 2.


Yahoo! Sports Article

Freedom of Speech and The Barry Bonds Trial

Conte isn’t deterred by ruling

SAN FRANCISCO – Victor Conte, mastermind of the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative, is talking and the judge in the Barry Bonds federal perjury case on Wednesday signed the latest version of the government order that has made possible the release of key grand jury testimony.


read: Yahoo Sports Article

Wow, a list that Barry Bonds did NOT make

Barry Bonds did not make the following list, written by Yahoo! Sports writer David Brown. Why? Maybe because his agent is Jeff Boras, not Scott?


article: The magic of Scott Boras: 10 of the agent's most notorious deals

Should the Chicago Cubs consider Barry Bonds?

The World Series ended a couple of months ago and baseball writers and fans are right smack in the middle of the slow season, the off-season, hot stove baseball.

So why not think about the latest trial balloon (that would be the polite term) for bringing Barry Bonds out of retirement. Ok? Good.

You'll recall that Barry Bonds had a busy month in November. Taking his family to the LA Lakers game, going big game hunting in Canada and appearing in court in San Francisco before the understanding and sympathetic judge, Judge Susan Illston.

So it is now December, several months before MLB Spring Training and it is about time to start dangling the Home Run King Himself, Mr. Barry Bonds before a few baseball teams. Goodness, there were more than a dozen teams that took a good look and not so good look at Mr. Bonds last year, starting with the Oakland A's. Even the American League champs, the Tampa Bay Rays thought about it. Thought better about it. Then the Rays won the AL Championship without the slugger Himself in the lineup.

So, who's turn is it now? Who would like to start the 2008/2009 off-season with a possible consideration of the Home Run King Himself?

Yes, it is the Chicago Cubs turn.

Yes, the Chicago Cubs, who were predicated to easily go to the World Series last year by many publications and MLB fans and soothsayers.

So, below is the BleacherReport article, which is probably wrong on every point relative to this Barry Bonds to Chicago Cubs idea. Why? Because every viable team last year was wrong for Barry Bonds and remains that way.



The Cubs' Answer to Their Left Handed Woes