Posted on 5/29/2007, 2:31:19 AM by Condor 63
As Barry Bonds nears his record 756th home run, he's stockpiling quite a collection of souvenirs — bats, balls, helmets and spikes, pieces of baseball history perfectly suited for the Hall of Fame.
Whether he'll donate any of them to Cooperstown, however, is in doubt.
"I'm not worried about the Hall," the San Francisco slugger said during a recent homer drought. "I take care of me."
Bonds is careful with personal items related to his home run pursuit. He makes certain that hats, jerseys and other things he wears are authenticated, and he keeps them in a warehouse.
He marks them, he said, "so people don't steal my stuff." By his count, he's already able to take care of his next three-plus generations.
Whether that memorabilia shows up on his personal Web site or in Cooperstown remains to be seen. He opted out of Major League Baseball's licensing agreement before the 2004 season, and some of his gear is auctioned off on MLB's Web site — on Monday, bidding topped $10,000 for a Bonds-signed
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....hope he at least sends them 3 different size caps for his ever expanding head...to match his ego....
He should be more woried about Hell.
Good. Because * will never make it to Cooperstown.
Ken Griffey Jr. will make it before him.
That'd be okay with me - but I do think it is wishful thinking that Bonds won't get in. They'd have to put him in or admit the whole record is a farce to begin with. If they were prepared to do that, they wouldn't let him get the record in the first place.
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