Geek Stink Breath

The NY Daily News is reporting that Barry Bonds tested positive for amphetamines last year. Under the MLB's drug policy, a positive first test results in nothing, not even the player being outed publicly, with a second positive test resulting in a suspension.

If this is true (all parties are playing the "No comment" game), then it doesn't mean that much for the Giants on the field if Bonds can stay off the ... well, everything. As long as he stays clean from no on the league shouldn't have a cause to suspend him.

Which would be true, if he hadn't lied about it first and tried to blame it on Mark Sweeney and possibly lied in front of the grand jury about steroids. This brings up many fond memories and puts the perjury charges back on the front stage.

There isn't much I ask of players for the Giants. 1) Make the club better (looking at you Pedro), and 2) If you are making the club better stay on the field.

I could really care less whether or not Bonds is a good person, whether he leads a virtuous life and tucks in his kids at night. I will never wish anything ill upon him and I would rather he doesn't break any laws, but in the same way I hope the guy in front of me in line at Quiznos yesterday doesn't mug someone or get hit by a bus.

My only stock in the man is that he and I share an interest in his chosen line of work. There I hope he does well.

It's days like today when the rest of the country looks to Giants fans in disbelief, asking 'How can you root for this guy?' As has been stated many times before, I'm not rooting for the back of the jersey, I'm rooting for the front. As much as I hope everyone the Giants hire is a great guy, I know that's not ever going to be the case so I'm not going to worry about it.

But please guys, keep it off the field. I don't want to see Jason Ellison getting any more at bats than he needs to.