Barry Bonds #756

My Immediate Reaction:

BONDS IS THE HR KING.

I guess all those in the media who reported that they
"knew" what Hank Aaron was saying when he tried to
avoid saying anything about being at the game, choked
on their morning coffee when they heard Aaron's
tribute to Bonds and secondarily Selig's kind words.

Face it haters, you have almost nothing left.
Using Aaron as your last tool to bash Barry and Seligs
non-commitment as "evidence" that he must "know"
something is coming down as far as the Federal investigation is now being shown as the shaky house of cards it may have always been. RIDICULOUS.

I wish people would start using their heads for more
than a hat-rack when they try to think these things
through.

Do you honestly believe if Selig "knew" or was privy
to evidence uncovered by the Feds or Mitchell, that he
would allow Bonds to approach and overtake Aaron.

Can MLB in good conscience (and I use the term loosely
here for them) charge people the money they are
charging for this Home Run Tour and then have it blow
up in their faces weeks or months later.

Do you not think that what they "know" is that
whatever "case" there was is melting away so fast,
they don't know how to backpedal fast enough.

The purists and those who are mourning the loss of the
meaning of "numbers like 714 and 756" can go cry in
their pillow like they did when their Mommy threw away
their baseball card collection and grow the F-up.

Or not, I don't care. In fact, I hope they live a
miserable, painful existence waiting for their new
knight in shining armor, the fair A-Rod from the Bronx,
to gallantly rescue them from the great scourge of
Barry Lamar Bonds.

DROP DEAD HATERS.

And from the Money Talks and BS Walks Dept:
Courtesy of Gwenn Knapp SFGate.com

In several gatherings with the media since Bonds drew
close to Aaron, Selig had avoided uttering the
slugger's name aloud. But his conflicted reactions
didn't extend to the profit motive.

On its Web site, MLB had already arranged to sell
apparel commemorating No. 756. The T-shirts and caps,
unlike the commissioner, actually say the words "Barry
Bonds,'' and at $19.99-$29.99 a pop, they will repeat
the name as often as you want.

WASHINGTON -- President Bush on Wednesday called to congratulate Barry Bonds, the new home run king, but didn't weigh in on the steroids controversy surrounding the slugger's smashing of the major league record.

On Tuesday night in San Francisco, the Giants' outfielder hit his 756th career home run, breaking Hank Aaron's record of 755.

"You've always been a great hitter and you broke a great record," Bush told Bonds on the phone, according to White House spokesman Tony Fratto.

Bush could see WMD half a world away, that as it turned out may not have been there. But he couldn't see steroid use in his own team's clubhouse. Selective vision. But he did the right thing. Further evidence that the Fed "case" against Bonds may not be all that strong. If anyone would "know" and presumably be briefed as to whether or not it would be a good PR move or not, you would think it would be the President.

Let's face it. The Feds set a "perjury" trap before barry Bonds testified before them by not allowing him to see the evidence they had, AS ALL THE OTHER PERSONS WHO TESTIFIED WERE ALLOWED TO DO. AND AS IS ROUTINELY DONE IN GRAND JURY TESTIMONY. Apparently the trap snapped on the wrong target. They have a case that is weak at best and will likely, if it ever gets to a trial stage, would get tossed on procedural issues. Which would actually be a negative to Bonds as well as the Feds, since although the Feds would lose in court, Bonds would lose in the infamous Court of Public Opinion.

That's why this is taking so long, IMO. How to get around the "cheating" issue. Delicious little irony don't you think?