Baseball fans from around the world can finally rest now. The government finally got him. While Barry Bonds is supposed to be ‘innocent until proven guilty’, the federal government doesn’t just indict people unless they know they have the evidence to send them away. 3 or 4 years ago Bonds was given the chance to speak the truth in front of a Grand Jury… he chose to lie and now must pay the consequences.

“There was an opportunity for him to help the investigation, but he chose a path that let him to this point … I’m not surprised by this indictment,” said Kevin Ryan, the former lead prosecutor for the BALCO case.

Bonds, like Vick, had a chance to come clean and tell the whole truth. Bonds could have walked away a free man if he just talked. He decided to deny everything and said he knows nothing. Now we’ll see what happens next. Bonds could accept a plea agreement like Vick or he could take it to trial and attempt to prove his innocence.

If convicted, do we really put an asterisk by his records? It’s an interesting question. Either way, Bonds has played his last game of baseball. Even if he gets off, what team would want him?