The number is 762.
Barry Bonds hit what may very well be the final home run of his career on Sept. 5 against Ubaldo Jimenez. From the time we were old enough to count, every kid in America (who didn't sit in the first row of school) knew what 714 meant.
Somehow I don't think 762 will mean as much to our kids/grandkids.
The number 732 is what counts. Officially, the case number is 3:07-CR-00732-WHA, the United States of America vs. Barry Lamar Bonds.
Here are the details of the four perjury charges:
• Count 1: That Bonds gave false testimony when he said Trainer Greg Anderson did not provide him with steroids in 2000 and 2001.
• Count 2: That Bonds was not truthful when asked if Anderson or anyone else had ever injected him with drugs.
• Count 3: That Bonds was not truthful when he said Anderson never gave him growth hormone.
• Count 4: That Bonds was not truthful when he said he did not receive the cream and the clear (or what Bonds thought to be flaxseed oil) until prior to the 2003 season.
To make these charges, the feds must have strong evidence that specifically rebuts Bonds' statements.
But will a Municipal League Team grab the all time home run leader? In 2007 the Minneapolis Millers trotted Bonds up to the plate and rode him to the championship. The Owner has decided to blow up his 2007 team, Including Bonds, and has stated that no one from that squad will be back for 2008. Having Barry will not devalue your franchise, be a team distraction, or hurt attendance. Who will be the team to bite?
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