Word: provisionally
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Bonds is widely suspected of having misled a federal grand jury in 2003 when he allegedly denied knowingly using steroids. The San Francisco Chronicle disclosed evidence supposedly showing that Bonds intentionally took the drugs, and the contract provision is designed to protect the Giants in case prosecutors pursue charges of...
That may be all well and good, but Bond's agent, Jeff Borris, apparently doesn't think the provision is enforceable. He told the AP that the collective bargaining agreement between baseball and the players would override the deal between Bonds and the Giants. He's right about the agreement...
Yet the uniform contract also allows teams to void a deal if the player misbehaves - meaning the player doesn't act like a good citizen or sportsman, doesn't stay in shape, refuses to play or otherwise breaches the contract. Teams often argue without success that this provision covers a...
As for reports that the baseball commissioner's office rejected the contract because of the indictment provision, they're false. On Tuesday, the office told the Giants that language involving the personal appearances that Bonds would have to make on behalf of the team was inconsistent with the collective bargaining...
Asked if the commissioner's office believed the contract's indictment provision would be enforceable, Levin added, "Yes. Definitely."