According to the AP, the players union is going to investigate why no one wants to hire Barry Bonds. Union head Donald Fehr will look into whether collusion between the owners was involved in Bonds lack of work.  Bonds agent has said publicly Bonds is still interested in playing baseball for a living, in exchange for money.

Collusion? Thats what we’re going with? Now I’m no baseball expert per se, I’m just some guy they let blog about the Mets, say crazy things, and make occasional jokes about ways to properly store Moises Alou (answer: vacuum sealed glass case).  Point being, the federal perjury indictment, the chance he could end up in jail shortly might play in. The fact that everyone who has ever watched any sports is pretty sure Bonds used steroids could come into it. The media circus that follows him. His total uselessness in the outfield. He’s not a team player, he doesn’t run out grounders, he’s injury prone, he’s the poster boy for the Steroid Era. He’s a jerk, even compared to other Jerks in baseball. He probably wants a lot of money. Some of these could play into it too. Nobody seems to be signing Mike Piazza now either, and he’s at least likable. No collusion cries there. Nobody but the Giants have wanted anything to do with Bonds for years, he was openly booed on the road, and teams just don’t want the incredible bad PR they’d get by signing him. Its not collusion.