GROWIN’ MAN
Apparently Barry Bonds’ HR total wasn’t the only thing expanding the last few years .
* His cleat size, incredibly, has grown from 10½ to 13.
* His jersey size has ballooned from a slim 42 to a hefty 52.
* And his cap size has expanded from 7 1/8 to 71/4.
These revelations are included in the new afterword to “Game of Shadows,” the BALCO tell-all by SF Chronicle reporters Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada. .
“The changes in his foot and head size,” they wrote, “were of special interest: medical experts said overuse of human growth hormone could cause an adult’s extremities to begin growing.”
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