Who Wants Barry Bonds, Hopefuly No One
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cidory posted 3/18/2008 from fantasy-baseball-news.com [flag] |
I couldn't be happier about the prospects of Barry Bonds not playing baseball this year. He is on our Fantasy Baseball waiver wire and he looks great there. This article spreads a little Bonds cheer, not
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