Bonds Pleads Not Guilty

Barry Bonds pleads not guilty. He's a moron. His agent claims that Bonds will play in 2008. The queston to me is, does he deserve time behind bars?
He's facing four felony charges of perjury and one charge of obstruction of justice. Despite as much as I hate the guy, I say no. Perjury is a serious charge, and I'm 100% certain Bonds is guitly. But he lied about cheating on baseball. BASEBALL! I'm not sure if it is the government's job to get involved in the sports world. I feel this matter should have been handled entirely internally within the MLB. Although the MLB does not have the resources, or money, to obtain all of the information that has been turned up, special provisions should have been made to make this happen. The MLB Players association is there to protect the players from the league, but on an issue of this magniture they should have encouraged a complete cooperation between the players and the league to preserve the sanctity of the game. It is disgraceful that players felt they had to do this just to stay competitive. And where was Bud Selig during all of this?
Bonds certainly wasn't the first to attempt to gain a competitive advantage in baseball via performance enhancing drugs, and he certainly wont be the last. Mark McGuire doesn't want to talk about the past, but his past is what spawned this steroid induced streak into the record books for Bonds. Even Slammin' Sammy cheated, and quite possibly during that magical summer of '98. Rafael Palmeiro tested positive for steroids just two seasons ago. He'll end up in the Hall of Fame with his 3000 hits. Ricky Herderson stole more bases than the rest of the league combined in an amphetamine binge that will earn him a spot in the record books for eternity. Doc Ellis threw a no hitter on LSD. I'm not sure that LSD could be considered a performance enhancing drug, but it sure worked. I can't wait to see the Mitchell Investigation. Names we never imagined will turn up. Players we love will be tarnished. Players we hate will get what they deserve. The suspense is killing me.
Bonds will be found guilty, but no time will be served. Bonds will not play in 2008, but that is still up in the air. He could end up in the American League as a designated hitter, after all, the man can hit.