The San Francisco Giants have gotten all they can out of Barry Bonds. After 15 seasons with the club, Barry Bonds has been told by the San Francisco Giants that he won't play for them in 2008.
The Giants held a news conference before Friday's game against the Cincinnati Reds to announce their decision. But Bonds had already issued his own statement earlier Friday on his personal Web site.
In his statement, Bonds said: "This journal will be one of my last entries as a San Francisco Giant. Yesterday, I was told by the Giants that they will not be bringing me back for the 2008 season."
Though Bonds will leave the city that he calls home, there remains a chance he will play elsewhere next season.
Barry Bonds has, in the words of the old Frank Sinatra tune, left his heart in San Francisco. I thought the only reason Barry was brought back to the Giants this season was because he was so close to breaking Hank Aaron's Home Run Record. Now he has done that, and the Giants feel they no longer have a reason to keep him. The only chance Barry has of playing again is if an American League Team like the Yankees or the Angels sign him as a Designated Hitter. Barry was already playing Designated Hitter for the Giants whenever they were in an American League Ballpark this season. Could Detroit and the Tigers be a possibility for Barry next season? Jim Leyland, Tigers Manager, was Barry's first manager in Pittsburgh. This is purely hypothetical, though.
What's the next step for Barry Bonds? His quest for the elusive World Series Pennant will continue with another team in 2008.
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