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...San Francisco Giants may no longer be willing to write controversial slugger Barry Bonds a virtual blank check for chasing the home-run record, but that doesn't mean they'll try - or be able - to stop him from cashing his mere $15.8 million paycheck this year...
...Still, whether indicted or not, the truth is Bonds can probably count on getting paid under his one-year deal with the San Francisco Giants so long as he's chasing the historic record. But once the record is his - or it proves out of reach for his aging body - expect the team to cut and run if the feds actually charge Bonds with wrongdoing...
...Bonds is widely suspected of having misled a federal grand jury in 2003 when he allegedly denied knowingly using steroids. The San Francisco Chronicle disclosed evidence supposedly showing that Bonds intentionally took the drugs, and the contract provision is designed to protect the Giants in case prosecutors pursue charges of perjury or related crimes...
WILMARIE CIDRE ’09 of San Juan, Puerto Rico and Kirkland House Circulation Manager...
RAMYA PARTHASARATHY ’09 of San Jose, Calif. and Winthrop House Associate Editorial Chair...