A poster on Sons of Sam Horn (whose membership includes Red Sox ace Curt Schilling, team owner John Henry, and numerous media types) raises an interesting, if perhaps quixotic idea:
Did Selig Suspend Bonds for the 2005 season?
This goes back to the old conspiracy theory with Michael Jordan's gambling escapades that many believe led to David Stern suspending MJ for one entire season to deflect what may have been a nightmare scandal for the NBA. There are many similarities between Jordan and Bonds being involved in activities that give their respective sports a black eye as well as comments made by Bonds which make me very suspicious that Bud pulled a power play (if he has it in him).
1 - Barry's interview this spring with his son saying he was finished. This was the first sign that saw to raise a red flag in my mind that something seemed awfully suspicious. Bonds appeared defeated....totally deflated. He told the media that they had won....that they had forced him out of the game. What was the true meaning of these statements? Barry complained about being tired despite just coming off an entire off-season (with the addition of recovery aids as well) and seemed to be writing the entire season off for what.......arthroscopic surgery? Bizarre and the first red flag for me.
2 - Barry working out with the team recently. Jogging and involved in baseball activities while appearing to be recovering from the minor procedure. Then he goes in for a cleaning out or a draining of the knee which would normally result in a one to two week layoff at most. Once this latest procedure is performed the word is that he will be out for another 8-10 weeks with other reports saying as much as 3 months which would bring us to the beginning of August.....how convenient and completely out of the blue.
3 - Am I convinced or confident that this conspiracy theory is true? Not yet. Will the next "surgery" or "report" in another two months that say Barry is coming along slower than expected or going in for yet another procedure give this theory some legs? In my mind, absolutely.
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