Barry Bonds and the San Francisco Giants completed a one-year, $15.8 million contract Monday night after the slugger spent all evening at the ballpark being looked over by team doctors.
Before the deal could be completed, Bonds had to work out the contract language regarding his behavior and what would happen if he were to be indicted by a federal grand jury on whether he perjured himself during his 2003 testimony in the BALCO steroid distribution case when claiming that he hadn't knowingly taken any performance-enhancing drugs.
As part of the deal, Bonds' two trainers will no longer be allowed in the clubhouse, where they previously had their own lockers next to his space. They will no longer be on the Giants' payroll and they won't be allowed in restricted areas on any ballpark campus. Furthermore, if they want to make any road trips, it would be on Bonds' dime or their own.
Barry, at the tender age of 43, has 734 home runs, just 22 from breaking Hank Aaron's career record. Bad news, Barry-haters: he plans to play beyond this year if he fails to set the mark in 2007.
"I think I'll be around until I'm 100, or at least try to," Bonds said.
[San Francisco Chronicle]
3 comments:
The positive side of this story...there isn't one.
and by "Barry-haters", I mean everyone outside of SF with a love for the game.
Why doesn't major league baseball impose an age limit? this is getting out of hand.
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