Another reason to hate Barry Bonds

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Another reason to hate Barry Bonds:
Bonds Refuses to Sign Ball for Lucky Fan

Air Force Serviceman Catches Slugger's 713th Blast

By DAN GELSTON, AP Sports

PHILADELPHIA (May 7) - Carlos Oliveras has a home run ball specially marked to assure authenticity.

It just doesn't have Barry Bonds' autograph as the slugger refused to sign the ball.

The 25-year-old Air Force serviceman bought his lucky ticket because he wanted to see Bonds chase Babe Ruth on the career home run list. Oliveras had little idea he'd be the one being chased - by fans, by media - after snagging career home run No. 713.

When the San Francisco Giants' slugger hit a mammoth shot in the sixth inning off Philadelphia right-hander Jon Lieber to put him one behind the Babe on Sunday night, the ball bounced around Section 202 and into Oliveras' hands.

"I never thought I was going to be lucky like that," Oliveras said.
This was the first game of the three-game series Oliveras and a friend attended. He bought the ticket two days ago because he's a Bonds fans and wanted to see a slice of history. Then he was part of it.

"Everybody was looking on the floor," Oliveras said. "The ball bounced to me. I grabbed the ball and I stuck it between my legs. Everyone was still looking around."
Oliveras, a native of Puerto Rico, said no one immediately tried to snag the ball because he had it hidden. When the media and Phillies security discovered he caught the ball, other Phillies fans - many who spent the series jeering the sullen slugger - started yelling for him to throw the ball back.

"It made me nervous," he said.

Oliveras, an Airman 1st Class who lives on McGuire Air Force Base in Fort Dix, N.J., paid $20 for his seat in Section 202, Row 7, Seat 24.

He said he is a Bonds fan and would probably keep the ball. He hoped it would have Bonds' signature.

Bonds said no when he was asked at his news conference if he would sign the ball if a fan wanted an autograph. Moments later, when an official asked if there were any more questions, Oliveras piped up:

"Will you sign my ball?"
Bonds smirked and said nothing.

After his news conference, Bonds shook Oliveras' hand and took a picture with him.

"I'm happy because I got a picture and he shook my hand," he said.

There was one signature needed though. Oliveras had to sign a waiver for Bonds' reality show.
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First off I cannot stand that arrogant bastard. Secondly, I would have told bonds people to poo poo off when they wanted me to sign his waiver. What a prick. I hope he has a massive accident soon.
 
It pains me he is going to tie the Babe.

And MLB is just pimping the event 110%. No mention of the current scandal.
 
When I was a kid, I looked up to this guy. I think it's just the fame and money that gets to their heads.
 
Actually the media is making a bigger deal of his accomplishment than baseball. Selig has said that there won't be a ceremony or anything.

The thing about it is simple: Babe Ruth was bigger than the game because of positive accomplishments. Barry Bonds is bigger than the game because of cheating and turning himself into a freak of nature.

All baseball fans will forever have a * in their minds when they look at the records of Bonds, McGuire, Sosa, Palmerio, knowing that they are the steriods kings. Fans will know this, even if the record books refuse to acknowledge it.

-Jeremy
 
I never understood why Pro athletes can be such pricks.

I mean, what's the point?

People look up to you. Especially kids.
 
I am really surprised that he doesn't get plunked on that piece of armor he wears on his right arm allowing him to lean over the plate without fear. I remember once he was plunked. He was leaning way over the plate and someone, who had said if Bonds was hanging out there he'd hit, hit him. Bonds' was pissed and made a big deal of it. I'd had to see what would happen to him if Drysdale and Gibson were still playing. He's spend more time on his ass than on his feet...:Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)
 
Hey, go easy on the guy. You would have the same attitude if you were a worthless cheater. And had a shrivled pee pee from the Juice...
 
"It pains me he is going to tie the Babe. "



Maybe now I should start tallying up the baseball cards I have of him, that's if he ties the Ruth.
 
"George Lucas"

What's wrong with G L, well besides the fact hes an asshole on the set to the little people and that all of his stuff is way over priced! lol


They could call it welcome to the "whore wars club".
 
I hear he is changing his new project of the Tuskagee Airmen into a story of the first Calrissians who flew Falcon Freighter's over Tinab.

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He can tie and even beat the Babe, but the Babe was powered on sheer guts, heart & desire. Not juice. There is, was and will be only 1 Babe. Period...
 
Lake Films said:
He can tie and even beat the Babe, but the Babe was powered on sheer guts, heart & desire. Not juice. There is, was and will be only 1 Babe. Period...
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Well, he was powered by juice...alcohol, that is :Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)
 
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