Bonds Not Starting on Sunday, Wells on Selig

Barry Bonds will be held out of the line up for Sunday afternoon's contest, setting him up for a run at history in San Fransisco. Padre fans were generally respectful of the event; a number of fans held up asterisk signs and there was some moderate booing. All in all, they were much more respectful of Bonds than was MLB Commissioner Bud Selig, who stood up but kept his hands firmly planted in his pockets with a dour look upon his face. Selig was also noncommittal about watching 756 in person, saying that he or a representative will be in attendance, clearly delivering the message that his involvement is out of respect for the game, not Bonds (who his statement noted is innocent until proven guilty in the United States).

In related Selig news, he has fined David Wells yet again. This time Wells was docked $5,000 for speaking out against MLB discipline czar Bob Watson in the press. Wells has offered to buy Selig lunch to talk it over. Hopefully he'll at least send a representative in this case.