To tell you the truth, I was a little surprised at how some Mets were not that opposed to the idea of signing Barry Bonds, even if the team is not pursuing him, so don't get too worked up about it just yet. Today's story involved conversations with Mets people on the subject -- not contract negotiations with Bonds -- so let's not get all nervous and panicky over the idea.
Of course, bringing in Bonds would be a circus -- there's no denying that. And the Mets would have to be very desperate to make such a move. But after spending $140 million on this year's team, failure is not an option for these Mets, and if one of their big offensive weapons went down
-- or maybe two -- for an extended period, what price would you pay to salvage the season?
The Yankees have Jason Giambi, an admitted steroid user, and Andy Pettitte, an admitted HGH user. So what's the difference? Bonds is facing charges for perjury and obstruction of justice, but the front office can work around that in constructing a contract if he has to duck out for a court appearance or two. Maybe they can postpone it until after the parade through the Canyon of Heroes.
Hey, the Giants got to the World Series with Bonds, despite his enormous shadow over the team. It's sure to be multiplied 100 times in New York, but again, is it a price you'd pay to have his .480 on-base percentage sitting between Carlos Beltran and David Wright in the lineup?
Just asking. C'mon. It would be kind of fun, seeing Bonds blow up Citizens Bank Park, wouldn't it? If the Patriots could contain Randy Moss, maybe the Mets can do the same with Bonds.
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I've always thought Bonds would look great in our lineup, I could only imagine what it would do for our run production. I assume with the recent heavy testing Bonds has been clean at least the past few years. I agree, what's the difference with having Bonds on your team than Giambi & Pettitte? I know he could bring a PR circus with him but what is in the past is in the past. I personally kind of think if he wasn't facing perjury and obstruction of justice charges it would he would be even less of a problem. The only way I think it could get really out of hand is if something new surfaces and every day he and the Mets have to go through questions answering about it. I would just hope him being a so called 'clubhouse cancer' wouldn't hold true with the Mets because we have a great team with chemistry and it would suck for him to zap that all out. For for reason, although it is being discussed, I don't know if I believe the Mets would sign him.
*For some reason
It would be very hard for me to cheer for the Mets if Bonds was on the team. Could I cheer for 24 guys and ignore the other one? I don't know.
If the Mets were killing the NL and Bonds was vastly improving our clubs offense meaning more wins you'd still have a hard time cheering for the Mets as they sat in first place?
"The Yankees have Jason Giambi, an admitted steroid user, and Andy Pettitte, an admitted HGH user. So what's the difference?"
I'll tell you the difference. The Mets are a CLASSY ORGANIZATION!
Maybe Clemens and Bond can share a cell together?
Hopefully their neighbor will be Rafael Palmeiro too... better late than never on that one.
You guys act like no Mets player has ever taken steriods
the new york mets with bonds would become the new york bonds. sportcasters from other teams' stations have commented routinely the last 2 years about the terrific, congenial, friendly mets clubhouse. who wants to see that change?
He can't play the outfield worth a damn anymore, pay him a fat salary to be a pinch hitter?
Guys, this is more Newsday fabrication of a story, making something with no chance of happening into a back page and then seeing how much shelf life it has. There have been no talks of Bonds, the front office has no desire for Bonds and Fred Wilpon would never bring Bonds here in a million years. Sports journalists, if you can call them that, are never accountable for their idiocy of their irresponsibility, so they can pull stuff like this all the time. But it's been dismissed by Mets beat reporters, other papers and baseball writers. This is a nothing story.