So there’s a hole in their left field and a need for a big power slugger. This raises the question as to whether the Mets will attempt to acquire the famous and infamous Barry Bonds. One would suggest that this would be a terrible time to take on the free agent, facing charges of perjury and obstruction of justice. The team would hardly want to get involved in the ongoing steroid debacle, for which Bonds is front and center.

But then again, one has to think that maybe the Mets would be the perfect team for him. First off, because they could use him. And secondly, as Jeff Blair of globesports.com suggests, they’re “a big-market team desperate for a postseason boost.”

He goes on to say,” It would take a club with a great deal of veteran moxie and experience dealing with the spotlight to handle the situation, a club that is a little bit cynical, but also one that has been tested and taken the measure of those doing the testing.”

Mets general manager, Omar Minaya, says that all rumors of such an acquisition are false. But the possibilities are great and certainly enough to make sports writers speculate.

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