Barry Bonds

So Barry Bonds may have gotten away with the majority of the loot, but he still get his hand caught in the cookie jar.  Guilty on one count- obstruction of justice.  I guess going 1-4 isn't terrible...heck, the prosecution is still hitting for a higher average than Albert Pujols right now.

While Bonds may be guilty on one count, I wouldn't count on him spending any time behind bars.  Sure, he might get home confinement and some new ankle jewelry to go along with that cross earring, but his chances of landing in the joint are pretty slim. 

What this does mean is that Barry is going to have a lot harder time getting into Cooperstown.  Generally speaking, lying pieces of crap don't bode well with hall voters. 

The perfect example is Mark McGwire- Mac's numbers are more than enough to cement his place in the hall.  583 home runs (10th overall), ahead of guys like Mickey Mantle, Harmon Killebrew, Reggie Jackson, and  Ted Wililams.  He led the league in home runs four different times, RBI's once, walks twice, slugging four times, and on-base percentage twice.  He was a rookie of the year winner, and an all-star 12 times.  Less we forget that McGwire and Sammy Sosa reinvigorated a sport that was on its death bed in the summer of 1998. 

And yet, Mac only managed to gather 19.8 percent of the vote this last go-round.  Rafael Palmeiro had numbers similar to McGwire, and he is feeling the same thing. 

The bottom line is this:  don't be a lying sack of crap.  If you juiced back in the day (for whatever reason), just come clean.  People have already forgotten that Andy Pettite admitted openly to taking steroids.  Even Alex Rodriguez seems to be back in the good graces of the American people.  Despite the fact that he plays for the Yankees, I cheer for A-Rod to catch and pass Bonds on the home run list.  Pete Rose should take a lesson from all this and finally earn up to his mistakes.  He'd be in hall faster than an Nolan Ryan heater. 

For now, Barry can sit at home and be relieved he doesn't have to visit that big building upstate.  Just know that it won't be the only building he's not sent to in the future.