by Digger

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BALCO, locker room wrecker, selfish behaviour, discontent for sports reporters, disregard for rules of baseball, selfish disassociation by preventing card companies and game makers from using his name, special contracts, perjury trial soon to follow, me me me attitude... have you figured out which former baseball player is being described? Had enough of his baloney yet? Stay tuned, Barry Bonds is ready to make more headlines.

No baseball team wanted to touch damaged goods. Single season home run record, all time home run champion... it hasn't been enough for major league clubs to take a chance on an aging former player who could single handily win ballgames with his bat... or ruin team chemistry with his attitude. Let's face it, unless 43 year old Barry Bonds is willing to sign a minimum salary contract, nobody in their right mind will touch him. He's a distraction, plain and simple.

If a team like Kansas City, Minnesota, Baltimore or Texas thinks his presence will fill seats... then go for it. Why should any MLB team take a chance on Bonds? Well folks, that's exactly what the Major League Baseball Players Association is about to investigate. Is there collusion? Probably. Should we feel sorry for Barry? Absolutely not. He's done more to hurt the game in recent years than help. Perhaps he shouldn't be penalized by baseball's failure to regulate or investigate steroid allegations before he tainted the most sacred of records? Perhaps I'm biased against any and all players acting as if they were above the game? Absolutely. This point begins at the top with major league owners and the commissioners office. Owners should have been severly fined, general managers suspended, team doctors brought before medical review boards while Selig was sent packing. As stated in previous blogs, they were ALL in the know just for increasing revenues.... one word... GREED.

Back on point. Collusion probably does exist. It will take a lengthy investigation by MLBPA to prove this fact and by the time it's over (two years), Bonds will be physically finished. Yes, Barry had one of the greatest batting eyes baseball has ever witnessed. One of the quickest swings in the history of the game. Odd for such superior calibur player to be unsigned and unwanted, right? Well, Barry's baggage speaks volumes. Maybe baseball wants to turn the page on scandals and wherever Bonds goes negativity follows. Rumors surfaced recently of MLB covering up prior failed steroids tests too.

Commissioner Selig can put an end to all speculation by issuing a suspension for previously failed tests. He can suspend Bonds any number of reasons and this sideshow will finally be put to rest. So, why hasn't the Commissioner taken action? Plain and simple, MLB would have to admit what we've all known for years. Bonds and many others were juicing with full knowledge of everyone in the game. This is exactly what they do not want to admit. Not ever.

So Barry, exit gracefully if you can. Don't push for another long trivial investigation. Take your records and fade away. Let this be your farewell gift to baseball. Enough is enough!