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Barry's Heart is in San Francisco

Posted Oct 25, 07 3:36 PM CDT in Sports    Editor's Choice

(Newser) – He sounded like a man who wanted to stay. At a tribute to the former San Francisco slugger, Barry Bonds was read a list of his baseball accomplishments and then asked if he'd actually achieved all those marks. His response? "I did and then I got fired," a reference to not getting a contract offer, reports the AP.

Appearing before a audience that had one notable absence - Willie Mays - Bonds mused "I don't work there anymore" when asked how he would improve the team. Despite that, the all-time home run leader left a little wiggle room for a possible return to the Giants, saying things could change with owner Peter Magowan.

Sources Associated Press, San Francisco Chronicle

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San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds waves goodbye to the fans at AT&T Park after his final at bat on Sept. 26. The Giants didn't offer him a contract for 2008.   (Associated Press)
Barry Bonds laughs while telling the audience at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco yesterday that the Giants "fired" him.   (Associated Press)
Former San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds waves to the audience before addressing the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco yesterday. Bonds did leave the door open to a return to the team.   (Associated Press)
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