In the 2007 season, as Barry Bonds was on his way to putting his asterisk in baseball's record books, the speculation centered on whether he would soon he swapping his Giants' orange and black for prison jumpsuit orange. Being the initiative-taking journalist that I am, I decided to create a possible scenario:
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Bombshell hits Bonds and MLB
Slugger will serve two years in federal prison for obstruction of justice.
SAN FRANCISCO—Barry Bonds, the man on pace to break Hank Aaron's all time home run record this season, will have to wait a while—if he ever does get back into uniform. Currently, his uniform will be the black and white striped version.
A federal criminal court found Bonds guilty today of obstructing justice and false testimonies to a grand jury. The San Francisco Giants' outfielder was also found guilty of perjury. Bonds will now serve two years in San Francisco Federal Prison. According to the Giants, it is uncertain whether he will attempt a comeback once he is released in 2009. Bonds must serve the entire two year sentence before being released.
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