Billy Beane even had the audacity to prorate the minimum $390,000 down to $337,000. F'ing Beane! What do you bet he hits well for the A's?

And thus ends the career of Barry Bonds.

Oakland seemed to me like the one and only team that might give him another shot. But Frank Thomas has already played well in Oakland. And he isn't as likely to leave a needle laying around for some guy to step on in the clubhouse after a shower.

.279, 18 HR, 83 RBI for he Big Hurt in Oakland. That's my guess.

It will be interesting to see what he does vs Toronto, who is paying his real salary.

Yes, and the A's don't usually give a shot about players' reputations or baggage either. I wonder if they talked to Bonds at all and how much money he'd want. Still, maybe they are worried about a possible trial. That would be pretty heavy. On second thought, Bonds probably wouldn't get the A's into the playoffs this year anyway. Still, he could get fannies into seats, and the A's need all the fannies they can get. All over the place here. I agree with Bean's move, especially at the prorated minimum $$.