Barry Bonds wanders, like a puppy that has lost its way

December 6th, 2006 | Posted by PostmanR

I know not of the specifics of baseball’s winter meetings. There are some GM-types negotiating and Peter Gammons probably floats around like a madman – this I can be certain of.

But Barry Bonds meandering around, dipping his head into conference rooms looking for a job?

Ken Rosenthal tells me this is not a common occurrence. Not at all.

The only time players of Bonds’ stature attend the meetings is when they are introduced after signing a major free-agent contract. Even then, such appearances are rare.

I imagine Bonds - sporting a sleeveless t-shirt - walking from boardroom to boardroom, putting on his loveable, goofy persona as Brian Cashman, Theo Epstein and Walt Jocketty avoid eye contact.

Cashman: Dude, it’s Bonds again, pretend like you’re texting someone on your Blackberry.
Epstein: Damn it. Again? I can’t believe he’s wearing that sleeveless BALCO t-shirt in this place.
Jocketty: We won World Series! Yes! Yes!
Cashman and Epstien: *sigh*

(Update: See what Bonds actually wore to the winter meetings after the jump. Dude just ruined my day.)