Suddenly Charitable Bonds Could Return Tonight

We were all set to make fun of Barry Bonds today. ESPN's Pedro Gomez, who has pretty much been sitting outside Bonds' house and sifting through his garbage for months now, finally got the scoop he was waiting for by reporting that Bonds could return from the DL . We were going to mock Bonds' Web site for once again being scooped, considering his site was supposed to be The Only Place His Fans Can Trust. But then we actually went to BarryBonds.com, and instead of the usual ugly merchandise grab, there's a splash page directing readers to Hurricane Katrina charities. Considering how loathe Bonds has been in the past to contribute to a charity that wasn't himself, we must give him credit here. Even if you know, deep down, Barry would rather have you just buy an autographed baseball.

Bonds To Return Tonight [ESPN] BarryBonds.com [Official Site]