BreckTxLonghorn
03-10-2006, 03:18 PM
Apparently Barry Bonds wants to join the squad now that it may get to the spotlight for the U.S. Kudos to Buck Martinez for standing his ground.
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Updated: March 10, 2006, 2:27 PM ET
Bonds' interest in Team USA is news to managerESPN.com news services
PHOENIX -- Barry Bonds is thinking about joining the United States team in the World Baseball Classic, assuming it advances to the second round of play.
But U.S. manager Buck Martinez says it's news to him. Martinez said he has no plans to alter his 30-man roster to make room for Bonds. WBC rules allow teams to substitute a player for the next round if there is an injury.
"We have absolutely no injuries," Martinez said.
ESPN analyst Rick Sutcliffe said Thursday night that he'd spoken with Bonds, who had expressed interest in the WBC. Martinez was interviewed during the game and said it would only happen if his team suffered an injury.
Bonds had a light workout on Friday, skipping the team's game in Tucson against the White Sox. He is scheduled to be the Giants' designated hitter in a game against Oakland on Saturday in Phoenix.
On Thursday, former commissioner Fay Vincent, weighing in on the controversy caused by a book detailing Bonds' alleged drug use, said that current commissioner Bud Selig should investigate Bonds.
"I think he should hire somebody like John Dowd or set up a committee," Vincent said Thursday in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. "He needs to do that, maybe headed by Mario Cuomo or George Mitchell, somebody of that ilk."
Friday, ESPN's Pedro Gomez reported that baseball officials are taking a serious look at documentation in "Game of Shadows," but that suspending Bonds is not currently on the commissioner's radar.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Updated: March 10, 2006, 2:27 PM ET
Bonds' interest in Team USA is news to managerESPN.com news services
PHOENIX -- Barry Bonds is thinking about joining the United States team in the World Baseball Classic, assuming it advances to the second round of play.
But U.S. manager Buck Martinez says it's news to him. Martinez said he has no plans to alter his 30-man roster to make room for Bonds. WBC rules allow teams to substitute a player for the next round if there is an injury.
"We have absolutely no injuries," Martinez said.
ESPN analyst Rick Sutcliffe said Thursday night that he'd spoken with Bonds, who had expressed interest in the WBC. Martinez was interviewed during the game and said it would only happen if his team suffered an injury.
Bonds had a light workout on Friday, skipping the team's game in Tucson against the White Sox. He is scheduled to be the Giants' designated hitter in a game against Oakland on Saturday in Phoenix.
On Thursday, former commissioner Fay Vincent, weighing in on the controversy caused by a book detailing Bonds' alleged drug use, said that current commissioner Bud Selig should investigate Bonds.
"I think he should hire somebody like John Dowd or set up a committee," Vincent said Thursday in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. "He needs to do that, maybe headed by Mario Cuomo or George Mitchell, somebody of that ilk."
Friday, ESPN's Pedro Gomez reported that baseball officials are taking a serious look at documentation in "Game of Shadows," but that suspending Bonds is not currently on the commissioner's radar.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.