It is very amusing to me that since November, when the Giants and Bonds verbally agreed to a contract, that nothing has been finalized yet. I have no doubt that he will be signed before spring training or soon after it begins. It was announced yesterday, that they had finally come to terms, and to top it off the Giants had an out-clause that if Bonds is indicted for various reasons, then the Giants could terminate the contract.

I am no lawyer, but I figured either the Players Union or the Commissioner himself would ultimately reject it on those grounds alone. Winds up, sure as the sun rises in the east, Bud Selig nixed the deal over some personal services language in the contract, which actually seems to have nothing to do with the out clause.

It is somewhat sad that it is next to impossible that the soon-to-be home run king is so tainted he can’t even sign a contract with the team he helped keep in their current city and was responsible for the privately funded stadium in which they play. Not sure what the relevance is, other than it helps me get in the mood for baseball.