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Chavez: Bonds would have been a "perfect fit'' with A's

By Joe Zedalis

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Oakland A's third baseman Eric Chavez was convinced home run leader Barry Bonds would have been in an Oakland uniform in 2008. Bonds' indictment for perjury and obstruction of justice has greatly reduced the chance of that, however.

"Absolutely," Chavez told the San Francisco Chronicle. "The first thing I said when I heard about the indictment was, 'Oh no, we're probably not going to sign him now.' But he would have been just the perfect fit. I already had it in my mind that he would be on the team. He and Jack Cust would have been a real productive combo. But Barry's in for a tough, tough road now, and it would be hard (to sign Bonds).

"He's always been my favorite from a baseball standpoint," Chavez said. "He's a premier player at the end of his career and he's affordable - it would make sense. ... I would love to play with him, I always say that when people ask."

Source: San Francisco ChronicleNew Window

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  1. live 4 surf
    1. Posted by live 4 surf Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:56 pm EDT

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    barry said he would retire as a giant.
  2. Oscar
    2. Posted by Oscar Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:46 pm EDT

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    Ahahah chavez dont start making statements like that now before we start thinking you are on steroids maybe someone should mail him a copy of game of shadows says it all about marion jones and where is she now. look baseball was cleaned up and until the truth that everyone knows what barry bonds did comes out i will rest easy. the 755 will be left for a-rod to break not some juicing bum like barry barry in jail for 08 !
  3. gene g
    3. Posted by gene g Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:06 pm EDT

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    Chavez must be looking for a drug connection
  4. Curtis
    4. Posted by Curtis Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:48 pm EDT

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    im not a bonds fan..but to single him out with all the other player who have been legitimately caught is a waste of energy and taxpayer money. i dont think its racial, its more of bonds defiant arrogance. if that is all this is for..let him go..and fade away into the sunset..and let history record what it may about his baseball legacy.
  5. Tommy Jefferson
    5. Posted by Tommy Jefferson Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:12 pm EDT

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    I've said it before and I'll say it again. This is no longer about steroids. It's about perjury and obstruction of justice. Both Bonds and Giambi were offered an Act of Immunity. Simply put: tell the truth and avoid prosecution down the road. Giambi accepted it and Bonds declined. Isn't it better to be truthful? Wouldn't the fans be more forgiving? Time will tell.
  6. Gimy
    6. Posted by Gimy Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:09 pm EDT

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    good call, he would have been a perfect fit. since two big stars who did roids played there. ya might have heard of them...Mark Mcguire and jose canseco. he'd fit in nicely!
  7. #1Soxfan
    7. Posted by #1Soxfan Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:30 pm EDT

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    Maybe he'll visit Barry in jail seeing he is such a big fan.
  8. Paul W
    8. Posted by Paul W Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:46 pm EDT

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    maybe Chavez will start takin the 'roids now and not be injured all the time.
  9. bbnut
    9. Posted by bbnut Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:27 pm EDT

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    Wow! Stupid comment of the day goes to Chavez!
  10. Mr C.
    10. Posted by Mr C. Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:32 pm EDT

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    From one steroid user to another....
  11. Mr C.
    11. Posted by Mr C. Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:32 pm EDT

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    from one steroid user to another....
  12. bbblogger
    12. Posted by bbblogger Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:42 pm EDT

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    So is that how Moneyball was played??
  13. teddyballgame
    13. Posted by teddyballgame Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:14 pm EDT

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    basaball been betty betty gude to me.
  14. teddyballgame
    14. Posted by teddyballgame Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:14 pm EDT

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    basaball been betty betty gude to me.
  15. Eric B
    15. Posted by Eric B Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:56 pm EDT

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    That's it chavez, pretend like this guy never went from 180 to 240 lbs with a swollen head in his late 30's!!!!! sometimes i think anderson isn't the only guy barry is paying to play dumb. it'd be nice if the rest of the league and its players would treat him like the cheater he is (al la hank aaron) instead of sitting back and allowing him to stay in denial. i guess the "code" in baseball is "thou shall not rat on the head rat becasue most of us could be ratted on." a shame......have fun being some cuddle partner in the corner of the shower with a 6' 7" 350 lb former dog molester.
  16. Jeremy S
    16. Posted by Jeremy S Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:33 pm EDT

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    As an A's fan I don't want to see Bonds on the team. However can you blame Chavez for what he said? The A's were terrible last year and need just one more big bat and a healthy team to go right back to there winning ways. Bonds was that missing piece. I too would rather see them fill the need elsewhere but you gotta imagine if your just a piece away and that piece could be coming you'd have to imagine that hed be excited. Chavez took less money to stay with the A's and is the best defensive third baseman in baseball. Hes also one of the classiest guys in the game so get off his back.
  17. Calvin
    17. Posted by Calvin Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:20 pm EDT

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    Of course you all know that nothing has been proven about Bonds yet.
    I am more concerned about drug testing in MLB because if they couldn't catch Barry then what the heck kind of drug testing is MLB doing.
    Today Bonds... in a couple of years A-Rod
  18. furter
    18. Posted by furter Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:03 pm EDT

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    Chavez kicks a**. The A's were out of the race in July. Who wouldn't want Barry on their team? With Barry out of the picture, the A's should pick up Podsednik and get their running game back since Rickey left.
  19. antoniozb
    19. Posted by antoniozb Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:57 pm EDT

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    oh its sad to read and understand some of this posted comments. i found another dumb poster in the person of eric b #19., just how did you mean when you said "thou shall not rat on the head rat because most of us could be ratted on." LET ME REWRITE YOUR PHRASE OK ERIC B? it should go like this. "THOU SHALT NOT RAT UNTO OTHERS AS YOU SHALT BE RATTED ON BY OTHERS" just stop posting comments if you can't write and spell correctly ok. VERMIN?
  20. antoniozb
    20. Posted by antoniozb Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:57 pm EDT

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    hey #8 lance boyle, say your boss accused you of stealing from the company and you vehemently deny it. your boss then told you to just admit it and you will be immuned from any prosecution. but you know you didn't really do it and continued to deny it. just like barry's insisting he didn't really know what anderson gave him and he trusted him so much and didn't ask. to you, you're being truthful. the same thing with barry. the indictment finally came down and barry will have his day in court. guilty or not let's all wait for the verdict from a jury. just stop being judgemental and wait for the real outcome of the case.
  21. live 4 surf
    21. Posted by live 4 surf Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:56 pm EDT

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    at least barrys trainer is out of jail.
  22. M Z
    22. Posted by M Z Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:10 pm EDT

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    Or maybe Eric saw that Bonds just hit 27 homeruns in limited at-bats in a very large park that is Giants stadium and realized that if he were to be a DH for the A's he would probably hit between 30-35 homeruns now not having to play defense. Let's start using out heads out there instead of our mouths, because when you open it without thinking you just sound dumb.
  23. obamasux
    23. Posted by obamasux Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:16 pm EDT

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    he is gonna be taking it up the "A" in prison.
  24. Tommy Jefferson
    24. Posted by Tommy Jefferson Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:12 pm EDT

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    Floyd B #26 Point taken. Let him have his day in court.
  25. scott
    25. Posted by scott Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:32 pm EDT

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    Can we not talk about roids and maybe talk about some protection behind Chavez. I'm not an A's fan but I have always liked. Chavez.

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