Barry Bonds May Be Leaving Our Shores

According to Babel Fish, this is the Japanese word for steroids: ステロイド. Wouldn't it be somewhat hilarious if some jokester printed that on Barry Bonds' jersey this year? Because that's where Bonds is likely headed, according to his agent. Jeff Boras, who has been shopping around his client in spring training to no avail, has said that Barry will play in Japan if need be.

"He's not retiring," Bonds' agent, Jeff Borris, told Metro yesterday. "He intends to play somewhere. If a door doesn't open for Barry in the major leagues, as unbelievable as that possibility sounds, then Japan certainly is an option."

That possibility becomes more and more believable each day. Hmm, does Barry realize that any home runs he hits over there won't count here?

And then of course there's always the Long Beach Armada.

Blackballed Bonds Has Eye On Japan [Metro Times] Barry Bonds To Play Ball In Japan? [Larry Brown Sports]