murraychass.com - 10/16/2008
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Whenever the name Barry Bonds comes up these days, it is followed by the phrase, "who is scheduled to go on trial next March." Bonds' name will appear on a court docket before it appears on a lineup card again - if it ever appears on a lineup card again.
"I am convinced that Major League ...
sports.yahoo.com - 10/19/2008
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sports.yahoo.com —
Barry Bonds could seek $100 million or more
if an arbitrator finds baseball owners colluded to end
his career, according to the terms of the collective bargaining agreement, which allows for triple damages from lost earnings. Bonds, who turned 44 in ...
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Bonds could cash in if collusion proved - MLB - Yahoo! ...
nydailynews.com - 10/20/2008
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nydailynews.com —
Lupica: Barry Bond's story is about nothing and
will remain about nothing. Mostly it is just the
last dying grab from Bonds and his agent, Jeff Borris, for Bonds to make the kind of money he still thinks baseball owes him.
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Barry Bonds' desperate swing
sportaphile.com - 10/18/2008
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sportaphile.com —
Did we really need MLB Players Association to
report that there is evidence that teams acted in
concert against signing Barry Bonds before we knew that Barry Bonds was being hated on in such a major way? I love white folks. But the real question ...
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Murray Chass on Baseball: The Name is Still Bonds, Barry Bonds
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
Murray Chass on Baseball: The Name is Still Bonds, Barry Bonds “making people forget that human beings, not numbers, play the games” Save one, he’s not allowed. Borris scoffed at the idea that Bonds would be a distraction who would hurt his team, as well as some of the other suggestions. “Wasn’t the home run record a distraction?” he asked, refering to the 2001 season. “In this country you’re innocent until proven guilty. The last time he played he was an All-Star. Did his skills decline from being an All-Star to not being worthy of a job by all 30 major league clubs? “As ...
Odds and Ends: Yankees, Varitek, Bonds
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... like to see the White Sox add a defensive player like Mark Ellis.
Joel Sherman of the New York Post wonders if Larry Bowa would campaign for the Yankees to sign Manny Ramirez, if Bowa joins the Yankees first.
Tonight could be Jason Varitek's last game as a member of the Red Sox.
What might've been: the Rockies seriously considered drafting Evan Longoria.
Murray Chass talked to Barry Bonds' agent, Jeff Borris. ...
Union Claims Evidence of Anti-Bonds Collusion
ShysterBall —
Murray Chass is reporting that the Players' Association claims it has evidence that teams colluded against signing Barry Bonds: “Our investigation yielded evidence of a Basic Agreement violation regarding Barry Bonds and his post 2007 free agency,” Michael Weiner, the union’s general counsel, said in an e-mail response. ”The union and the Commissioner’s Office have reached an agreement regarding the timing of the filing of any potential grievance. Any other comment at this time is not appropriate.” When it believes it has a case, the union ...
Chass On The MLBPA’s Sultan Charge : What Took You So Long?
Can't Stop The Bleeding —
... . Many months after the fact, the Players Association has reached a similar conclusion, and Murray Chass — in a blog entry penned before ...
MLB Players’ Association Claims Owners Blocked Barry Bonds
You Been Blinded - Now in Dazzling HD —
... As first reported by Murray Chass, the Major League Baseball Players’ Association claims to have evidence that team owners acted in concert to keep Barry Bonds out of baseball after the 2007 season. ...
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