End of Bonds era with the Giants

It’s hard to believe that home run record holder and outfielder Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants plans to continue his Major League Baseball career, inspite growing with age but will not return to the Giants for the 2008 season. Willing to end the lucrative career with the Giants, Bonds said, Although I am disappointed, I’ve always said baseball is a business and I respect their decision. There is more baseball in me and I plan on continuing my career. My quest for a World Series ring continues. Left-handed Bonds, the face for the Giants made 1993 season awe-inspiring with 46 home runs and .336 batting average, which speak of it. A seven-time National League Most Valuable Player broke Hank Aaron’s all-time US mark last month, by hitting his 756th homer. Unfortunately his record-breaking feat has been overshadowed by claims of using steroids, being a key figure in the BALCO scandal, but has never tested positive for drug use and denies knowingly taking performance-enhancing substances. Bonds sans a Golden Glove since 1998 and covering only a fraction of the ground with frequent days offs to rest his ailing legs might have driven the club for such a move. But what’s next for Bonds? Will he follow Aaron’s footsteps for his role in the American League? The man should categorically be acknowledged for making baseball sport a compelling landscape over the past 15 years, with his consistency in turning the doubles into singles and a throwing arm which was a perfect dagger. Image Courtesy Via: BBC