
Barry Bonds Hired by Marlins to Restore Power
On Friday, the Miami Marlins manager decided to hire someone with virtually no coaching experience as their new hitting instructor: Barry Bonds.

On Friday, the Miami Marlins manager decided to hire someone with virtually no coaching experience as their new hitting instructor: Barry Bonds.

After a 10-year-fight to convict Major League Baseball’s record-holding home run hitter Barry Bonds, the U.S. Department of Justice quietly dropped its case without a conviction on Tuesday.

Thinking of New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez and his historic milestone of passing Willie Mays’ lifetime home run record last week, I was reminded of the jokes kids used to tell one another when they wanted to impress their playground friends with the epic grossness of their imaginations.

After eleven years of litigation and much hoopla involving the greatest home run hitter in MLB history and his alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs, the United States Court of Appeals in April reversed the sole conviction in which federal prosecutors were able to pin on Barry Bonds.

Barry Bonds, who set the record for most home-runs in MLB history while using steroids, doesn’t begrudge the chemically-enhanced Alex Rodriguez for soon surpassing his godfather Willie Mays on the all-time homers list.

Alex Rodriguez, 40, who missed the 2014 season for his part in the Biogenesis scandal, now works with an unexpected tutor as he tries to resurrect his career: all-time home run leader Barry Bonds.