Yankees seriously considering Bonds

by arkansasraysfan on Jul 15, 2008 11:30 PM EDT

as opposed to Sexson. They may even consider signing both. Dodgers and D-Backs also listed as other possible destinations. Rays mentioned as a "good" place for him because if he could help the Rays make the playoffs, it would help his image. It would also generate fan interest as he chaces 2,000 RBI and 3,000 hits. Check out article on Fox Sports if you haven't already. BTW Buster Olney has said the Pirates asking price for Nady is WAY high right now but thinks the Rays may wait it out and try to get him right at trade deadline if he's still available because that's who they really covet. If not he said they are likely to try and get Matt Murton for Niemann and another lower level arm.

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Winning here probably doesn't help his public image

Nothing will because people have been trained to think he’s the biggest asshole cheater in the world. Thankfully I don’t care about that, but I do care about winning, and I’ve been on this Bonds bandwagon since before it was built.

Unfortunately it’s not happening.

by R.J. Anderson on Jul 15, 2008 11:45 PM EDT reply actions

I agree and it's a damn shame.

by arkansasraysfan on Jul 15, 2008 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions

Muton for Niemann...

sounds like another Nick Green for Jorge Sosa deal… Chris Mason and Kyle Ayers for Morton. Morton is not lighting the score card up.

The line it is drawn/The curse it is cast/The slow one now/Will later be fast/ As the present now/Will later be past/The order is/Rapidly fadin'./And the first one now/Will later be last/For the times they are a-changin'..- Bob Dylan

by thebaddancingraysfan on Jul 16, 2008 2:44 AM EDT reply actions

How do you misspell “Murton” 3 times in one post?

by Vin on Jul 16, 2008 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions

hahahaha

9 = 8

by websterjtc on Jul 16, 2008 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Who wrote this?

Bonds’ agent?

by floridaroar on Jul 16, 2008 8:02 AM EDT reply actions

"It would also generate fan interest as he chaces 2,000 RBI and 3,000 hits."

Uh, no. I have no interest in celebrating career milestones for an extensive cheater (alledgedly). As a matter of fact, I’d hate the fact that it would have to be celebrated.

by kericr on Jul 16, 2008 9:18 AM EDT reply actions

Allegedly.....

Most of the HR hitters of his time were juicing so he only leveled the field so to speak. He’s no worse than any one else out of this generation of players. I don’t like the guy but by his stats he is arguably one of the 5 best to ever play the game no matter what and we could use him right now. It won’t happen ( The Rays signing him) so it’s a moot point.

by arkansasraysfan on Jul 16, 2008 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions

I dont think it is even arguable...

He is clearly one of the 2 best hitters of all time. Pitchers were juicing. Hitters were juicing. Most of MLB was juicing. People only hate Bonds cause he broke records and was a jerk. He didnt juice more, he just was better then everyone else, and it wasnt even close.

by td32 on Jul 16, 2008 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions

I agree.

Bonds is the most hated of all the juicers (allegedly). Isn’t it ironic that Yankee fans DESPISE Bonds yet embrace Giambi? Do you think there’d be as much of a stink about it if another Yankee broke the record? I don’t.

by floridaroar on Jul 17, 2008 12:51 AM EDT up reply actions

Part of that is homefield advantage

Since Giambi was a Yankee for so long. The same thing applies for the Bonds love in SF.

Honestly, if Bonds were signed to come in as the DH, I’d be delighted, he’s all that’s left out there (obviously) the Rays don’t have to give up a single bit of talent to bring him on (as opposed to a trade), and more than likely, in one fell swoop, the Rays offensive issues are solved. He’s that dangerous. But that doesn’t mean I want to celebrate the man’s controversial career.

I am of the opinion that Bonds is innocent until proven guilty, and as far as I know, he never tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs, and has never been caught cheating in baseball. But hot damn, there’s a hell of a lot of smoke around it, and I’d find it personally embarassing to be rooting for the team that decides to celebrate these career milestones only to find out less than a year later that my belief as slight as it is, that Bonds is innocent, is actually absolutely wrong.

by kericr on Jul 17, 2008 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions