Bonds, Waltrip have much in common

Finally found out what the hold-up was with Barry Bonds’ contract. During his physical exam, it seems, team doctors found an unidentified additive in his air intake manifold.

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On a related subject, two San Francisco Chronicle reporters were spared jail time last week when a defense attorney admitted leaking them grand jury documents from the BALCO investigation.

Meanwhile, Bonds continues to let his trainer, Greg Anderson, rot in a cell for refusing to testify against him.

That’s right, folks, Barry is now more unscrupulous than your average lawyer.

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Returning to NASCAR, officials really threw the book at Michael Waltrip’s team for cheating during Daytona 500 qualifying. They not only penalized him 100 driver points, but they also docked his wife, Elizabeth “Buffy” Waltrip, 100 owner points — and prohibited her from slaying any vampires for the rest of the season.

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Trivia question: What prominent Washington sports figure went to the same high school as Lisa Nowak, aka the Runaway Astronaut? (Answer below.)

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Coming soon to the DIY network: A home makeover show directed at, of all people, guys. Called “Man Caves,” it’s hosted by the uber-manly Tony Siragusa and involves converting a basement, garage or whatever into an official Male Space. For one such “cave” in suburban Boston, Siragusa and his crew installed a parquet floor and barstools that were originally seats in the old Boston Garden.

“Women have taken over the rest of the house,” the former Baltimore Raven told the Boston Globe. “We’re teaching guys how to create their own spaces. If you’re the kind of guy who gets pedicures, we’re not coming to your house. The man cave is the true man’s space, and the dcor is non-negotiable.”

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Memo to Tony: Real men don’t have dcor. Real men don’t even know where to put the accent in “dcor.”

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