Pin Strips for Barry Bonds?

Not many years ago, that question would have fueled speculation about whether or not super-star Barry Bonds would join the New York Yankees baseball empire, and don a traditional pin-stripe uniform.

In 2011, however, the question refers to the December 16 court appearance at which Bonds will be sentenced for his April 13 felony conviction for obstruction of justice. If things go badly for him in court, Barry Bonds could end up in prison pin stripes for 15 months. As reported, in part:

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SAN FRANCISCO - Federal prosecutors are urging a judge to send former baseball slugger Barry Bonds to prison. In court documents filed late Thursday, prosecutors objected to a recommendation by a federal probation officer that Bonds get only probation when he's sentenced for obstruction of justice on Dec. 16. In the documents, prosecutors are asking that Bonds be sentenced to 15 months in prison.

Bonds’ attorneys have argued for probation rather than prison time for the man who holds the record for most career home runs (762) and most single-season home runs (73). Bonds received the Most Valuable Player award seven (7) times during his storied career. Despite his legal problems with steroids, Barry Bonds is unquestionably one of the greatest baseball players in history. The big question: Will a federal judge sentence the Home Run King and icon to millions of baseball fans to prison?