Barry Bonds

I’ve seen mentioned a number of times that if for some reason the San Francisco Giants decided to back out of their negotiations with Barry Bonds on a one-year $16 million contract that the Players Association would have a good case for a grievance. That may be true if Barry Bonds was part of the Players Association but if I recall correctly he dropped out in order to not have to share in the licensing agreement. Bonds wanted sole use of his name and image as he chased the home run record. Bonds wanted all the licensing money to himself. He didn’t want to be part of the Players association deal then – so I can’t for the life of me see why the Players Association would stick up for him now.