SouthernN'Proud
Southern Discomfort
The San Francisco Giants won't be bringing back Barry Bonds for 2008, the team announced in a news release Friday.
The slugger first reported he won't be returning on his Web site. The Giants planned an 8 p.m. ET news conference Friday to announce the decision.
"Although I am disappointed, I've always said baseball is a business -- and I respect their decision," Bonds said on the site. "However, I am saddened and upset that I was not given an earlier opportunity to properly say goodbye to you, my fans, and celebrate with the city throughout the season as I truly believe this was not a last minute decision by the Giants, but one that was made some time ago."
So y'all will know I ain't lying
So. Needle Boy will have to try and ingratiate himself to another owner if he wishes to continue his stellar career one more season. Most likely an AL team, as his fielding prowess is not anything to drool over, and he could DH in the AL.
And naturally, he has to find somebody to complain about...to blame something on...in this case, it's the team that has paid him millions of dollars to play about 2/3 of the games on the schedule. What a class act he is.