IBA: A’s need to sign Bonds to help team, draw fans

Another hopin’ letter from Art Spander.

This is a perfect year. The Giants are down. Now’s the time to put your foot on their throat by putting Bonds on the roster.

Those legal problems? The federal government is having more difficulty building a perjury case against Barry than it is in keeping gasoline affordable. If Barry ever comes to trial, and that’s doubtful, it won’t be for at least a year.

Bonds is going to end up someplace this season. Could any place be more perfect than Oakland? Barry knows the territory. The A’s fans know Barry. True, they haven’t liked him, but loyalty in sports is little more than the letters on the front of a uniform. Let Barry pop a couple against the Yankees or Angels, and you’ll be amazed by his popularity.

We’ve heard reports Barry is being blacklisted, that there’s collusion among teams in the majors. Then Bud Selig, the commish, tells us, “Every club is free to do whatever they want with whomever, and I mean that.”

The A’s are a team in need of jolt of energy, at the plate, at the box office. Sign Barry. It isn’t the least you could do, but it’s the best you could do. Thanks for listening. Sincerely, A. Spander.