The Giants Want to Forget Barry Bonds - FanHouse - AOL Sports Blog

Over the last few years no matter what he was going through, it seemed that Barry Bonds always had the support of the San Francisco Giants and their fans. Year after year the team and fans stood behind Bonds, whether he was getting grumpy with the media, or lying in front of a grand jury, he was still their man.

Then Barry hit home run #756, finished the 2007 season, and San Francisco and Barry parted ways. I always thought that while Giants fans love Barry, the organization didn't love him as much as they loved the fact he packed the stadium every night no matter how the Giants were playing. Well, once he hit that historic home run, there wasn't much need to keep him around so the Giants let him go.

It's also why the organization is doing everything in it's power to make sure the memory of Bonds is swept under the rug for as long as possible.

The San Francisco Giants have now removed prominent tributes in the stadium to Barry Bonds, who has steroid allegations and perjury charges hanging over his head.

The left-field wall no longer bears an image of Bonds chasing Hank Aaron for the home run crown, nor elsewhere is the number of Bonds' home runs in relation to Aaron posted.

Basically, anything in AT&T Park that had something to do with Barry is gone, and the Giants have no plans to bring any of it back. They're moving on in a "new direction." A direction that leads them as far away from Barry's surly attitude and knowledge of needles that they can get.

If I didn't hate Bonds so much, I might even feel sorry for him.