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Rays Considering Bonds, Piazza, Lofton
Published 2/25/2008 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... the Rays have had internal discussions about signing Bonds (hat tip DRays Bay).  At some point, one of the 30 teams is going to acknowledge that Bonds adds wins.  Most fans have proven that they care more about wins than steroid use. ...

What the Hell
Published 2/25/2008 by Sooze at Babes Love Baseball
If Barry Bonds goes to the Tampa Bay Rays, I'm going to laugh. Hard. [DRays Bay] | [Rays Index] | [Rays Anatomy] | [Steroid Nation]

Public Opinion Will decide Bonds Fate with Rays
Published 2/26/2008 by davidbloom at BaseballHappenings.com
When I wrote the piece On Bonds I certainly was grasping at straw to find a place for Bonds to play in 2008. I put Rays at #7 strictly on fact they were trying to build a clubhouse as witnessed by Delmon  et al removal. The Bay area seems more receptive to the move than I originally envisioned. I think all the positive ...

Bonds On The Rays? We Had It First
Published 2/26/2008 by The Sporting Orange at The Sporting Orange
... blows me away. Yes, he is a great hitter and he could DH in The Trop and hit 43 homers. He could also be in prison by the all-star break. (By the way, DRaysBay tried to pull off the ‘Barry in a Rays uni’ and it’s pretty weak. Nice try guys. Let us know if you need some photoshop help.) ...

So You’re Telling Me There’s A Chance?!?!?!??! Please, Please, Please Make Bonds A Devil Ray!
Published 2/26/2008 by David Chalk at Bugs & Cranks
... R. J. Anderson, Sr. Editor of DRaysBay, is a bit more optimistic: “the percentage of likelihood is in single digits.” ...

Wild World of Wednesday
Published 2/27/2008 by Apryl DeLancey at Women Like Sports
... guys were talking up a storm about the Barry Bonds to Tampa rumor. Blogs in the Sunshine State are abuzz with the possibilities. This will be fun to watch! ...

Finally! Baseball America’s Top-100 Prospects, Spring Training Pranks Galore, Bonds to the Rays? Maybe..
Published 2/27/2008 by Alan Hull at Baseball Mastermind
... Adam Dunn can do things other than the “Three True Outcomes”–hit home runs, walk and strikeout–he can also punk top prospects.  (Larry Brown Sports) Speaking of Pranks, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim trick ace John Lackey into taking an algebra test as a part of Spring Training.  (Obscure Sports Quarterly) ———————————– Tamp Bay Rays contemplate signing Barry Bonds.  (DRays Bay) If they pull the trigger ...