Place your bets....who signs Bonds?

[thefutureishere2006]

lmao at that last post...if he wasnt so expensive i'd consider it. even if he just quits half way through the year...that would be 3 months that he could be hitting home runs...and he needs all the time in the world.

[zingsheim]

Whoever signs him will probably have thrown away a ton of money!

[molitor fan]

I heard he is a lock to stay in the Bay area, but does he need to be a DH? How can Frank Thomas and Bonds be both on the A's?

[pogokat]

Whoever signs him will probably get a ton of media attention, 30 bombs and a 1.000 OPS...

 

really, i feel bad for this team...all that press and excellent hitting...what will they do?

[berniebrewer4life]

Either the As or the Giants. I don't see him leaving the Bay area.

[Luke7799]

I think The big hurt goes back to the A's, so I would put my money on a sleeper like Seattle. And when that happens I will immediately become a secondary (nobody beats out the Crew) fan.

[Invader3K]

I think the Giants end up keeping him.

[sbrylski]

Angels.

[mothershipconnection]

I heard he is a lock to stay in the Bay area, but does he need to be a DH? How can Frank Thomas and Bonds be both on the A's?

I don't think he'd need to be a DH, as he could still likely play a decent first base. At what he'll be paid, though, I wouldn't want to take any unnecessary risks with those glass knees.

[hardy7]

Maybe team Balko.....who knows? I wouldn't waste my money on a steriod taking fool that can't run. The ONLY way I would waste my money on him is for the publicity it might bring my team.

[mothershipconnection]

According to 1310 "The Ticket" in Dallas, the Rangers have reportedly confirmed that they have interest in Bonds and have been in contact.

[reillymcshane]

Bonds would be perfect for Texas. Let him DH. He'd rake in a pitcher's park, surrounded by other decent hitters. Some people think he won't go away from the west coast, but I bet he ends up here. It's just too natural of a fit.

[thumperden]

Doesn't Yankee stadium still have a short porch in right field? I'm not sayin'...I'm just sayin'.

[hardy7]

Team BALKO.

[lovehate]

I thought this from a rotoworld link was pure comedy:

 

 

If the Giants choose not to re-sign him, Barry Bonds won't be picky about where he spends 2007, agent Jeff Borris said.

[thumperden]

How about prison in 2007 for tax evasion. Heck, that's how they got John Gotti!

[Brian the Automator]

How about Baltimore? That way, everyone can forget about him as the Orioles settle into their normal mediocrity.

[splitterpfj]

I didn't pick Oakland because I thought Frank Thomas was locked in there. Well, Detroit got Sheffield, and now this, looks like I'm out.

 

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[thumperden]

I don't know if anyone else has said it yet, but my vote is that he's signed by the California Penal League.

[splitterpfj]

Thoughts on Bonds' D.

 

www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/16095001.htm

[Invader3K]

I think I could live with Bonds breaking the Hammer's record if he did it as a Brewer. I know it will never happen, but just saying...

[thumperden]

No way no how Invader! Sounds like you have a soft spot for Bonds, but that to me is like taking a leak on a cross. That's just not something you do, man! Does not compute! Dishonorable to all things sacred in baseball, especially Milwaukee and Henry Aaron.

[splitterpfj]

Cardinals meeting with Bonds today.

[honuswagner21]

From a purely business standpoint, any team should want Bonds. He is probably good for an extra 1 million in attendance. Even though the majority may be there to boo, they are paying for the tickets, parking, buying up concessions. The additional attendance will more than offset his salary. So, I am looking for a low attendance team that has room to pack in the extra fans to pick up Bonds. That is why I think Oakland or Tampa Bay may be the destination.

 

But in all reality, SF will end up ponying up whatever Bonds wants when they realize that their attendance and associated bottom line drop significantly with his departure. I vote Giants as the team that picks him up.

[vacin8r]

I have this feeling his ego wont let him sign with any team for under 2yrs/30mil. with that being said its not out of the realm of possibility he signs with no one before spring training. At that point some AL team like Baltimore will realize they dont have the guns to compete and pony up that kind of silly money.

-Don