Giants Linked To Edgar Renteria

A report surfaced on Monday (courtesy of WFAN) that the Giants had signed Edgar Renteria to a two-year, $18mm contract. This report was quickly denied, though the Giants are reportedly maintaining an interest in Renteria, as well as Rafael Furcal. Still, the Giants may want to take note from the comments section of MLB Trade Rumors:

"Dude, why. If anyone at all giants should have signed Furcal. Lose a draft pick? How could that be a good idea when rebuilding"

"It's the Giants dude. They are destined to fail."

"So the Giants decide the best way to rebuild is... by signing a terrible 33 year old SS. Brian Sabean is a complete and utter moron."

"What a ridiculous move by the Giants. Just when you thought Sabean was getting it together, he goes out and does what he's always done... throw too much money at a declining vet in order to add to a very poor ballclub. Unless they go out and land CC and another power bat, this move makes no sense at all."

Perhaps that was the plan all along - leak a false report to gage fan reaction and go from there. You know, Kanye West leaked "Love Lockdown" three times, rerecording each time based on listener feedback.

Barry Bonds Replaces Orange and Black With Cammo

Will Barry Bonds have a Major League job this season? Probably not. Baseball's exhiled home run king has since found a new gig as spokesman for Christensen Arms. I first read about this in the San Francisco Chronicle, who note that Christensen is "a munitions company that specializes in high-powered hunting rifles." Apparently, Bonds and Jeff Kent have more in common than we thought:

When a federal grand jury in San Francisco indicted Bonds last year on perjury and obstruction of justice charges for allegedly lying about steroids use, Bonds wasn't around - he was off hunting in Colorado.

If you're too curious not to watch this video, you can find it at You Been Blinded. I tried watching a couple minutes and it just made me want to gag. ***Rather than watching Bonds hunt deer, I'd much prefer to listen to this great band, Deerhunter, whose new album, Microcastle, is quite stunning.