Barry Bonds signs with S.F. Giants: One year/$15.8 million

[Auggie]

SF Chronicle (1-30-07):

Bonds' one-year, $15.8 million contract was made official Monday night, and one of the contract's provisions is that the left fielder can't have his entourage -- notably his two personal trainers -- anywhere at the ballpark, including the clubhouse, trainers' room, dugout or field.

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The final agreement came in the backdrop of an ongoing perjury investigation of Bonds and whether he lied before a grand jury about taking performance-enhancing drugs, as well as recent reports he tested positive for amphetamines last year. Bonds wouldn't comment on whether he used amphetamines.

more: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/01/30/BONDS.TMP

[Poiuyt]

1. Not yet

Agent: Bonds Won't Sign Revised Contract Right Now

Jan 31, 7:59 PM (ET)

By RONALD BLUM

NEW YORK (AP) -Barry Bonds' contract with the San Francisco Giants isn't final just yet.

After the commissioner's office rejected Bonds' $15.8 million, one-year deal because it contained a personal-appearance provision, the team sent revised documents to his agent, Jeff Borris.

"At this time, Barry is not signing the new documents," Borris said Wednesday.

Baseball's Uniform Player Contract states a player "agrees to cooperate with the club in any and all reasonable promotional activities." Bonds' contract had additional language that the commissioner's office rejected.

Borris did not detail the provisions in dispute, but a baseball executive, speaking on condition of anonymity because these details had not been made public, said they dealt with personal appearances.

more -

http://sports.excite.com/news/01312007/v1110.html

[Auggie]

2. The soap opera continues...

Wish the Giants would cut the cord with this guy already.

[PDittie]

3. The Giants wanted him to be Paula Abdul

again, like last spring, and Barry said OK (that's what the .8 behind the $15 million in his contract represents). Barry's boobs have shrunk so much since last year that he just doesn't fill out the dress well. Bud Selig nixed the deal -- he likes big boobs but not if they're 'enhanced' -- and now Barry thinks Bud thinks he's not pretty.

So he's pouting, waiting for an apology.

(Yes, I've also joined the mob that just wishes Bonds would go TF away.)