San Francisco Giants slugger Bonds got another free pass last week when he was sentenced to what basically amounts to a slap on the wrist for his conviction in an obstruction of justice charge against him stemming from the 2003 grand jury investigation of BALCO.

Rather than take his licks—250 hours of community service, 30 days of house arrest, and two years of probation—Bonds is hoping for yet another walk.

Earlier today, according to The Los Angeles Times, Bonds' attorneys filed an appeal to have the conviction overturned.

If the appeal sticks, Bonds will be completely exonerated of any wrongdoing as far as BALCO, steroids, and performance-ehancing drugs are concerned. (As current Giants pitcher Brian Wilson might say, "those chalupas never happened.")

It's not as if Bonds is against community service. Or that he can't stand the thought of being holed up in his posh Beverly Hills mansion for a month.

No. This ...

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