nydailynews.com - 3/9/2008
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Asked Saturday night if there is any remote merit to stories suggesting a pursuit of controversial slugger Barry Bonds is possible, a high-ranking Mets official insisted there is no interest in taking on the monumental baggage.
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Don't drop cash on Bonds
The 'Ropolitans | NY Mets Baseball Blog —
... So far though, the Mets seem happy with the team they have, and are unwilling to try and pursue Bonds and all his baggage. Peter Botte and Adam Rubin penned an article for the NY Daily News discussing the idea of Bonds in Shea. ...
Mets Have No Interest In Bonds
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... A couple New Yorker-perspectives on the Mets interest in Barry Bonds:
First, The NY Daily News reports that the Mets have "laughed off" the idea, saying, "...a high-ranking Mets official insisted there is no interest
in taking on the monumental baggage - which includes charges of perjury
and obstruction of justice - stemming from the out-of-work home run
king's involvement in baseball's ongoing steroids mess." And Joel Sherman at the New York Post has joined in on the fun, ...
Mets Confirm Lack of Interest in Bonds
MLB FLEECE FACTOR: Providing MLB rumors and deciding who gets FLEECED. —
... As per Peter Botte and Aam Rubin at the New York Daily News, the Mets have insisted that they have no interest in taking on all the baggage that would come along with signing Barry Bonds to play outfield for them. Even with all the injuries they currently have, they have rightfully concluded that it’s just not worth it. ...
Wanted: Offense
The Ballclub —
... nuts. Bonds is already under indictment and could likely go to jail by season's end. Minaya would probably be excoriated by everybody in New York, filleted by the media, and chuckled at by Yankee fans. He'd hit, yes, but it's nowhere near worth a) what the Mets would have to pay him and b) the headache. And after the Mets dispatched such "troublemakers" like Milledge and LoDuca, what message would this be sending? Fortunately, the Mets have deemed this report as ridiculous. At least that's what they're telling people. There are, in the opinion of many, more ...
The Bonds Market
Amazin' Avenue —
... , David Lennon talks about Barry Bonds and the impact he would have on the Mets. Actually, his feature article is mostly player reaction to the possibility (apparently not) of the Mets signing Barry Bonds to play left field while Moises Alou is hurt and I guess fill in wherever once Alou gets back. Buster Olney mentioned the Mets as a ...
Baseball Today: Monday, March 10
Projo Sox Blog —
... REAL DEAL: Everyone's fixated on Joba Chamberlain, but Phil Hughes is showing why he was long considered the Yankees' No. 1 pitching prospect. (New York Post)
SKATING OUT IN STYLE: It looks like the New York Rangers -- yes, the hockey team -- and not the Yankees will stage the last athletic event ever held at the current Yankee Stadium. (New York Daily News)
OH, PLEASE: The Mets laughed off the notion that they have any interest in Barry Bonds. (New York Daily News)
SOME MISTAKES YOU NEVER ...
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Olney On Bonds And The Mets
mlbtraderumors.com 3/7/2008 — ESPN's Buster Olney makes a pretty strong case for the Mets signing Barry Bonds . Bonds is a lot like Moises Alou , only a better hitter with more baggage. Jeff Sackmann only saw six teams as possible fits for Bonds; the Alou injury ...
Bonds in New York?
hardballtimes.com 3/10/2008 — Eric Simon weighs in on Barry Bonds and the job market for him and makes the case for the Mets rolling the dice with him.
Slow Pitch
metstradamus.blogspot.com 3/11/2008 — Has there seriously been talk of Barry Bonds being signed by the Mets? Seriously? All right, let's put aside the fact that after a full night of rooting for a Mets team with Barry Bonds as a member would dictate that you take a full scrub bath with ...
Rob Neyer Chat —
Hot Foot
In a recent chat on ESPN.com , baseball analyst Rob Neyer answered questions from readers.
The only question about the Mets was:
Andrew (London): Rob, can you explain to me why the Mets won’t approach Barry Bonds, other than the Wilpons aversion to controversy? Have him split time with Endy Chavez/Marlon Anderson until Alou is healthy - when he is, platoon them on a left/right ...
Monday Odds and Ends —
Mike's Mets
Just a few random thoughts on some Mets-related items to share today:
Barry Bonds
The discussion on whether the Mets should consider signing Bonds begins with both bloggers and media types weighing in. For me, it's not really a moral question. I've always seen Bonds as a convenient scapegoat for a much bigger problem. Andy Petit and Jason Giambi -- neither of whom has been completely ...
The Pefect Storm of Taunting? —
The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae
ESPN's Buster Olney wrote yesterday that he thinks the Mets should consider signing Barry Bonds . If the unlikely scenario ever came to fruition it would most certainly lead to some interesting taunting. It would be awfully fun to watch fans harass Barry Bonds, as a Met, playing in Philadelphia. 9 times in 2008.
SF Gate: Jenkins: Only desperation can create a spot for Bonds —
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Manhattan Tower/Happiness Cocktail...Jenkins, Bonds and New York.
General manager Omar Minaya is taking some heat for assembling such a vulnerable, aging roster - and the acquisition of Bonds would only escalate that shortcoming into full-fledged farce. But somebody has to hit. Somebody has to be a threat in the middle of the order. Playing a Westinghouse refrigerator in left field wouldn’t ...
Read: Mets Should Enter Bonds Market —
MetsBlog.com
At his ESPN.com blog, Buster Olney believes it time for the Mets to discuss signing Barry Bonds following the recent wave of injuries.
Olney writes:
“Among all of the alternatives the Mets will discuss, the acquisition of Bonds would be the only way the team would acquire a high-impact hitter without gutting a farm system already depleted by the Johan Santana and Brian Schneider ...
Bonds, Sosa Headed to the Mets? —
Bleacher Report - MLB
With their starting outfield either on the DL, woozy or inactive the Mets are considering all options at this point. Carlos Beltran (knees) has yet to play a in game this spring. Moises Alou (groin) will miss at least the first month of the ...
