The Zong

It became evident to me this morning exactly what is going on with the Barry Bonds Grand Jury, which according to reports has extended its term for 6 months:

“Do I look concerned?” he said.

That is how Bonds answered the question of whether he was concerned that the grand jury investigating him might soon hand down an indictment. Asked to directly answer whether he was concerned, Bonds said, “No.”

The term of the grand jury, scheduled to expire this month, has been extended another six months, and a federal indictment on perjury and/or tax evasion charges could come as soon as September, the New York Daily News reported Saturday.

As “soon” as September, huh? Doesn’t seem that soon to me. I’m no legal scholar, but something tells me that due process doesn’t usually take this long when there’s a strong case against someone. I mean, I suppose one could posit that they’re waiting on Greg Anderson to get sick of the food in prison, or that they think Bonds still might confess during one of his friendly press-conferences, but I know what’s really going on here.

Chances are, you won’t have to wait for September for the indictment. They’ll indict him just as soon as he ties Henry Aaron at 755. The way Bonds has been hitting, it might take a little while, but then again, it’s Bonds. He might get pissed at someone about something and do it tonight.

I don’t know if Barry fucked a senator’s wife or cut off a federal prosecutor on the freeway, but there is an inordinate amount of time and money (yours and mine!) being spent on trying to indict a baseball player for lying under oath and tax evasion while Paris Hilton and Scooter Libby, both convicted criminals, are allowed to walk around on the street, presumably littering everywhere and mugging old ladies. Rest assured, someone in the Fed’s office grew up watching Hank in Milwaukee, and is really pushing to try and end Barry’s year, and possibly his career, right before he’s able to break the record. What a bunch of assholes!

I was kind of hoping that he’d do it in Milwaukee over the weekend, but it was a long shot because he sat 3 out of 4 games in Chicago. Good thing that the Giants aren’t actually in the race or anything, because it’s pretty obvious that the season isn’t about winning games at the expense of the fucking dog and pony show.

- M.G.