MLBPA: Teams conspired against Bonds

[Piotr Rasputin]

Yeah, everyone wants to sign a washed-up, 40-something former slugger who is a bad guy in the clubhouse.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3647779

 

[Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L)]

Collusion on Bonds

The MLBPA and Barry Bonds' agent alleges collusion by the owners to blackball Bonds.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/10/16/bonds.collusion.ap/index.html

I thought Bonds opted out of the MLBPA so that he could control his own licensing as he raced to beat Aaron's record?

Am I wrong about that? Wouldn't that mean that Bonds was not subject to the collective bargaining agreements?

 

[slappy4428]

Yes. 30 teams decided they didn't want a locker-room cancer that can't field...

 

[outofplace]

Ridiculous, and they are assholes for bringing it up now.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

Re: Collusion on Bonds

MLBPA: Teams conspired against Bonds

 

[Angola!]

I'm still shocked no AL team signed him as a DH.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

Re: Collusion on Bonds

Bonds will have a hard time proving his case. MLB can just point to his legal troubles and his poor attitude in the clubhouse with his teammates as reasons why teams decided to avoid signing him.

 

[Batman]

So if the Royals came up with an offer of the league minimum to DH for them, he'd have been all over it? Sure.

 

[joe king]

Re: Collusion on Bonds

Really, who wants the headache?

 

[mike311gd]

I actually started to forget about Bonds.

 

[markvid]

I actually started to forget about Bonds.

Which is pretty much why his agent had the MLBPA do this.

 

[Trey Beamon]

Washed-up? Pluuuuease ...

 

[markvid]

Re: Collusion on Bonds

And the bad knees at the salary he'd want?

 

[markvid]

Washed-up? Pluuuuease ...

Would YOU sign him for 15 million with those knees?

 

[slappy4428]

Re: Collusion on Bonds

And the bad knees at the salary he'd want?

I've read that somewhere before...

 

[markvid]

Re: Collusion on Bonds

And the bad knees at the salary he'd want?

I've read that somewhere before...

Deja vu all over again?

 

[Piotr Rasputin]

Washed-up? Pluuuuease ...

OK, then.

Does "Over 40 and no longer roided up" work better for you?

 

[Trey Beamon]

Does "Over 40 and no longer roided up" work better for you?

Yes.

 

[MacDaddy]

I'm sure they'll have no problem proving this.

 

[Diabeetus]

So if the Royals came up with an offer of the league minimum to DH for them, he'd have been all over it? Sure.

Don't remember for sure, but I think I remember Moore saying they tried contacting him but he had no interest. Big surprise.