If you were a general manager in the respective sport, and you were forced to sign either Barry Bonds or Pacman Jones, which player would you sign?

Barry Bonds is the homerun king with an on-base percentage higher than some people’s credit scores.  Bonds is a polarizing figure that brings fans to the ballpark.  The career of Bonds is nearing its end, but he is still capable of putting up more than respectable numbers.

Pacman Jones is an aggressive cornerback that opposing quarterbacks are scared to throw the ball against.  Jones has the ability to make interceptions in traffic, and once he gets his hands on the football, he has a nose for the end zone.  There is little doubt that Jones would instantly improve any secondary that he joined.

Now comes the inevitable negative attributes about these players…

Bonds has been nominated as the poster man for performance enhancing drugs.  In fact, I think Barry Bonds has only been able to convince himself that he has not used banned substances. Conversely, the rest of the general public believes Bonds is nowhere near innocent from these allegations.

Pacman Jones has spent more time recently in strip clubs than he has trying to strip the football from opposing players on the field.  Jones has a lot to learn in terms of priorities and what company he should surround himself with.  Not to mention, it is not certain if Jones will even be reinstated into the NFL.

If I had to sign one of the aforementioned players, I would give the nod to Pacman Jones.  The reasons are simple as Jones is just now in his prime, where Bonds is at the end of his career.  I could force Jones to restructure his contract to lower his salary and protect my team if we needed to sever ties, where Bonds is still going to demand the kind of money people dream of winning in their local state lottery. 

One thing is for certain, similar to the lottery, there is a one-in-a-billion chance that Bonds and Jones will be able to escape extensive media coverage anytime soon.

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