Hot Stove: Still under construction

As Major League Baseball folded up the tents and filed out of Nashville, Tenn., on Thursday, the general managers of most teams could have checked out of the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center with a sign taped to the backs of their suits: “Still Under Construction.” The Detroit Tigers (Miguel Cabrera, Dontrelle Willis) are [...]

Bonds will not be in Giants ’08

Barry Bonds, 43 will not return to San Francisco next season, ending a 15 year as a Giant. “It’s always difficult to say goodbye,” Giants owner Peter Magowan said Friday. “It’s an emotional time for me. We’ve been through a lot together these 15 years. A lot of good things have happened. Unfortunately a lot [...]

Barry Bonds’ HR Record Tainted by Elbow ‘Armor’?

How true is this? Could it be? Photo taken from SportsNet2.Wordpress.com edited by InsideSportsGEek By Michael Witte NEW YORK (Commentary) Beyond his alleged steroid use, Barry Bonds is guilty of the use of something that confers extraordinarily unfair mechanical advantage: the “armor” that he wears on his right elbow. Amid the press frenzy over Bonds’ [...]