Wednesday, January 04, 2006
Rocking Chair Bound
He's got his sights on Babe Ruth's 714-homer mark, but Barry Bonds admits that since he's on the wrong side of 40, he'll retire, in his exact words, "pretty soon." Bonds has often been resented by fans and press alike for being surly, disagreeable and self-absorbed, but as he readies to close out his career he has polished his image by agreeing to play for the USA team in the World Baseball Classic games in March. If all he wants to do is clean up his reputation, he needn't have bothered at this late stage. Fans already know all too well that underneath, Barry Bonds is nothing if not one big ... er ... athletic supporter.
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Doctor X -- the 'Baseball Medic' -- is an anonymous U.S. government trauma specialist with a Duke University sports medicine background and more than 20 years experience in emergency medicine. From time to time he considers MLB rumors, events and news reports as they pertain to baseball players' injuries, illnesses and various other disabilities, both on the field and off.
MLB Rumors editor Greg Fieg is a former sports news editor and award-winning writer whose bylines have appeared on the wires of the Associated Press and in numerous publications, including San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio Light, Houston Chronicle and Philadelphia Bulletin. He formerly was posted in various positions on the U.S.-Mexican border with Freedom Newspapers, and was a regular, independent contributor to United Press International.