As Barry turns (he blocks the sun with his skull)

Sigh - the Barry Bonds saga is destined to be a collective red wine stain on our nation's pressed seersucker suit. It is NOW being reported that the Giants will not be allowed to terminate Barry Bonds's contract in the event that he is indicted. Said Barry's agent, Jeff Borris (who must be ignoring that panging feeling inside his body that will later be determined to be his "soul" ):

"Although it is not my policy to comment on the specifics of an individual player's contract, the reporting that Barry will allow the Giants to get out of his contract if he is indicted on the federal steroid investigation is inaccurate," he said. "The collective bargaining agreement governs the work relationship between the owners and players, not the Giants' unilateral assertions."

Borris added that any language in the contract where Bonds would give up his right to file a grievance in the event that the Giants terminate his contract is unenforceable. So, if the language is in the contract, we may be gearing up for a fun legal battle this summer. Personally, I want to find out if the contract requires him to dress up as Paula Abdul again this year. If so, it would be a neck-and-neck race to see which one of those two individuals has more illegal substances in their body at any given time.

Borris concluded by saying that Barry is in the best shape of his career, and is now actually at the same weight as during his rookie season. You may remember his appearance then: