Bonds collusion! YEAH!

[Football_Bat]

collusion n. A concerted effort by employers to deny a qualified employee the right to work.

Keep on colluding, owners. By the time Bonds wins his collusion case, he will be 45 and in a wheelchair.

Or prison.

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

Yeah, swell.
Good faith bargaining is so last century.

 

[Freelance Hack]

Jose Canseco could have made a similar case five years ago.

 

[beefncheddar]

Hmmmmm.

Can't play the field, so that DQs half the teams.
Cancer in the clubhouse, so that'll knock out a few.
Allegedly wants a huge contract, so that eliminates a few more.
Some teams already have their DH, so that'll knock out more, still.
Supposedly still wants a huge deal, so there go the small-markets.

But, yeah, there's collusion here.

 

[poindexter]

Bill Stoneman missed the memo on collusion. $50 million for Gary Matthews Jr. You mean they colluded to keep it down to $50 million?

 

[outofplace]

Jose Canseco could have made a similar case five years ago.

He did, and he never stopped whining about it.

One problem. Unlike Bonds, Canseco stopped hitting as well as being unable to play the field and constantly injured.

 

[Freelance Hack]

Jose Canseco could have made a similar case five years ago.

He did, and he never stopped whining about it.

One problem. Unlike Bonds, Canseco stopped hitting as well as being unable to play the field and constantly injured.

Canseco was truly a part-time player his last two seasons, but he still posted .250-.260 averages and decent power numbers. He could have played a couple more seasons probably, but he was a pariah in the clubhouse (or so I've been told).

And I think we're using the wrong word for both Canseco and Bonds. I think the more appropriate term is blackballing.

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

Yeah, there's not a team in baseball that could use Barry Bonds.
But JD Drew's worth double-digit millions.

 

[Ralph Waldo Henderson]

If the owners colluded to stop Bonds from breaking Hank Aaron's record, there's not a jury in the world that would convict them.

 

[dooley_womack1]

I saw somewhere that the Cardinals were interested. Would be a good fit for Bonds; the fan base always welcomes a newcomer, even if it usually ends up turning on the guy. But with the way Duncan played, I don't know why the Cards would really need him.

 

[outofplace]

I saw somewhere that the Cardinals were interested. Would be a good fit for Bonds; the fan base always welcomes a newcomer, even if it usually ends up turning on the guy. But with the way Duncan played, I don't know why the Cards would really need him.

If that means turning Duncan into a part-timer, they're better off without Bonds. Duncan's pretty lousy in the field, but the kid can hit.

 

[Pastor]

While I don't agree that Drew is worth as much as he received, Drew at least can play some defense.

Barry Bonds is a very mixed bag of goodies and baddies for any team looking to sign him. It could potentially turn off some of the real baseball fans while bringing in some of the more short-term home run fans.

Then you have the whole steroid issue with the press. You know that by signing Bonds onto your team that the entire rest of your team will receive question after question about Bonds and steroid use. Who wants to deal with that?

I don't know if it is so much the case of teams colluding as it is teams assessing the salary demands of Barry Bonds and looking at the added cost of stress, security and multiple lockers dedicated to one man and saying that it might not be worth the hassle.

 

[leo1]

if gary matthews junior was exhibit A that there's no collusion this year, ted lilly's $40 million for four years from the cubs is exhibit B

 

[zeke12]

It ain't collusion.

Nobody wants to shell out that kind of money for a DH who might be hurt for part or all of the year, or might get thrown in jail for all or part of a season.

**** Barry Bonds.

 

[Sportsbruh]

He already left Babe Ruth in the Dust.

Mission Accomplished!

 

[Starman]

It ain't collusion.

Nobody wants to shell out that kind of money for a DH who might be hurt for part or all of the year, or might get thrown in jail for all or part of a season.

**** Barry Bonds.

Who would also pack up his bags and quit the moment he hit his 23rd home run of the season.

 

[indiansnetwork]

The best thing for baseball is for Barry Bonds to never play a MLB game again. Total ego trip with a unhealthy desire to prove himself to everyone. I wish some one would do a Tanya Harding on his knees so we can all get this over with.

 

[Starman]

For the life of me, I can't understand why pitchers haven't stuck 97-mph heaters in his earhole every time up for the past three years.

If your dumbass/chicken**** manager is going to tell you to walk him anyway, why not do it with one pitch??

 

[Angola!]

For the life of me, I can't understand why pitchers haven't stuck 97-mph heaters in his earhole every time up for the past three years.

If your dumbass/chicken**** manager is going to tell you to walk him anyway, why not do it with one pitch??

Maybe it is because they are on steroids too and don't want to be named by Bonds.
Maybe it is because they are afraid of Bonds having a roid rage meltdown and coming out to the mound and murdering them.

 

[leo1]

For the life of me, I can't understand why pitchers haven't stuck 97-mph heaters in his earhole every time up for the past three years.

If your dumbass/chicken**** manager is going to tell you to walk him anyway, why not do it with one pitch??

Maybe it is because they are on steroids too and don't want to be named by Bonds.
Maybe it is because they are afraid of Bonds having a roid rage meltdown and coming out to the mound and murdering them.

maybe it's because these days percentagewise they're more likely to get him out than watch one clear the fence.