Sure there will be some press this offseason as Bonds looks for his American League saviors, but once the season starts, he won’t be doing much to make press. He’ll just be batting .275 with 30 home runs or so. Nothing special. He’ll keep doing that for five more season. (Or so he says: “When I decide to retire five years from now, we’ll see where they are at that moment…”)

By forgoing his probable spot at the Hall of Fame inductions, he’ll have no chance to give a self-congratulatory speech talking about how he faced so much adversity–racist fans, racist media, rich parents–to come out on top. He won’t be able to cry about how much he loves his dad and his godfather. He’ll just be whining to the media about how racist Marc Ecko is.

Barry Bonds knows that most people don’t like him (because Americans are racist), but he chose the wrong way to protest the branding. When Hank Aaron didn’t attend Bonds’ record-setting game, he annoyed Bonds, because Bonds wanted him there to watch his record fall. On the other hand, no one wants Bonds at the Hall of Fame inductions.

But no matter what the public thinks, Bonds is standing by his principles: “You cannot give people the freedom, the right to alter history. You can’t do it.” Barry, Barry, Barry… If only you knew, that’s exactly why baseball fans hate you.

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The ball will be branded with an asterisk and sent to Cooperstown. Baseball Hall of Fame president Dale Petroskey said they are going to display it.

“It is a snapshot of what America feels about the historic baseball. Our responsibility as a history museum is to present every artifact in proper context, and the asterisk represents the fan’s views.”

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