CSI: MLB

Reports today indicated that Baron Budhausen was pondering an investigation of Barry Bonds’ alleged steroid use, a la John Dowd’s investigation of Charlie Hustler. Don’t hold your breath: the Baron being the Baron, he’ll take his time doing nothing for a while.

I just saw a blurb on the ESPN crawl reporting that MLB wouldn’t dole out any punishment (suspension or otherwise) against Bonds unless he were found guilty of perjury or tax evasion.

Jeebus help us. We’ll be longing for the idyllic days of the Charlie Hustler scandal by the time this process is over…

By the way, there’s another book bashing Bonds due out soon. For a guy everyone hates, there must be a lot of people willing to pay good money to learn more about him (and other people willing to take good money for writing about a guy everyone hates).

The Tribune ran a blurb about the new book. I laughed dark, mordant laughs when I read this:

Sure, [author Jeff] Pearlman tried to interview Bonds…but he got his best material from previously overlooked ex-teammates such as Jerry Don Gleaton and Jay Canizaro.

With sources like that, I’m sure it will be a fascinating read…