Mar 19, 2008 11:57 pm US/Pacific
Unwanted Bonds Vows: 'I'm Not Going To Retire'
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5 / AP) ―
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Barry Bonds runs out onto the field during his final game last season at AT&T Park.
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Unsigned and thus far unwanted, Barry Bonds still hopes to play this year.
"I'm not going to retire. I don't think that's going to happen," he told MLB.com. "I'm working out. I'm training. If my phone rings, it rings. If it don't, it don't. I have a cell phone. I have a BlackBerry. They work. If something comes up, I'm sure they'll let me know. I'll come back in July if I have to. It depends on the circumstances.
The slugger did get one offer Wednesday, to work in media relations for a minor league team.
The Lake Elsinore Storm, a Class A affiliate of the San Diego Padres, released a tongue-in-cheek statement announcing that the club has offered Bonds "a cushy Media Relations position (with slight pay cut from $19.3 million), full use of baseball facilities and of course expanded cubicle space with barcalounger and plasma TV."
"We just think the way he has handled the media with such grace over the years that he would be a perfect fit in our media relations department," Storm general manager Chris Jones said.
Baseball's home-run king was indicted in November on four counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice stemming from 2003 grand-jury testimony in which he denied knowingly using illegal performance-enhancing drugs. He pleaded innocent.
"I want to win a championship or else I want to keep trying to win a championship until there's nothing left inside me," Bonds said. "I can still play."
(© 2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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