Nov 18th, 2007
Will Barry Bonds Ever Play Again?
So Chip and I were in NoCal this past Thursday to visit with new SOAR Communications’ client, Ritchey Design, whose sales and marketing offices are in San Carlos, California.
After our meeting, we headed east to Sacramento to attend a hotel grand opening with project client, Rim Hospitality.
On the way, we heard the breaking news on San Francisco sports talk show leader, KNBR-AM, that a federal grand jury had issued five indictments against home run king, Barry Bonds, accusing him of lying under oath.
By now, sports fanatics and non-fans alike probably know most of the details of the alleged crimes –
- four counts of perjury, and
- one count of obstruction of justice.
If convicted on all five counts, Bonds could spend as much as 30 years in prison.
As we drove east on I-80, we heard one of Bonds’ attorneys proclaim Barry’s innocence and predict that Bonds would not spend a day in jail.
The home run king is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court in San Francisco on December 7 to answer the charges.
Nevertheless, as a player without a team, Bonds may have played his last inning of professional baseball.
