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Tuesday, March 22, 2005 |
Bonds "May Not Return This Season"
Barry Bonds may not return this season after multiple knee surgeries, according to ESPN. Most interesting:
Last September, the Giants dropped a provision that would have allowed them to void Bonds' $18 million salary in 2006 if he failed to reach 500 plate appearances this year or 1,500 combined from 2003 to 2005, including at least 400 this year.While the sentence is a little unclear, the way I read that is that the Giants had an option to void his 2006 salary if he failed to reach 500 PA this year or 1,500 over 2003 through 2005, but the Giants voided that option, essentially paying him $18M whether he meets those numbers or not. Regardless, it's something I'll believe when Bonds is actually missing from the lineup in May and June.
Update: Rotoworld says not to take this too seriously; likewise El Lefty Malo, who reminds us
It sounds much more like his favorite self-motivation technique: bitch, moan, complain, whine about being tired, beat down, then step to the plate and smash one into the bay. It doesn't win him any sunshine points, but whatever works.Update 2: Al Yellon makes an interesting note: Bonds has certainly timed his "injury" well, especially when he's about to pass some big baseball names (Ruth, for one) this season. Better to wait until after the hysteria's died down a bit. Yup.
Comments:
If he's out for the season, I've got a Dodgers hat -- okay, about a half dozen of the damn things (why is it I always end up going on Cap Night?) -- I'll eat. With ketchup and mustard.
As I mentioned on Jon's comment section, don't underestimate the weight of Barry's legal problems on his mental well-being and resiliency. If the stories about his ex-GF's immunized testimony and tape recordings are correct, Barry faces federal perjury and tax fraud charges. Yeah, he's wealthy, but this ain't an LA County jury we're talking about. These are the feds, the guys who put Martha Stewart away.
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