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The Barry Bonds Saga

du Chaneaux17

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The saga of Barry Bonds passing Hank Aaron...A long awaiting event that could be the biggest highlight of Barry's career. Do any of you think he can do it? I think he can, if he sticks with it a few more seasons. If he can hit 73 homers in one season...anythings possible for him.
 
canadianhitman said:
He can do it if he stays healthy.
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i agree but i think winning a ring would mean more to bb
would be great if he did both this year
although i am sure he would retire afterwards
 
obiwan9962 said:
i agree but i think winning a ring would mean more to bb
would be great if he did both this year
although i am sure he would retire afterwards
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That's true. I was so excited when the Giants were playing Anaheim, and I could see the smile on Barry's face that his ring would finally come...until things rather got out of hand. I wished the Giants would've won the series that year so bad. Perhaps this year...
 
the guy who caught both balls lives pretty close to where i live (next city). 660 was a very important hr for bonds. bonds and mays gave the guy signed jerseys, bats and hats as well as tickets to future games so that bonds could have #660 back. He let the guy keep #661 and said that 660 had more meaning and is the one he wants to hold on to.
 
That's one thing, you know the Giants would be nothing without Bonds, and he seems to be doing all the work next to Marquis Grissom, but other than that the team doesn't put in much offensive help, not to mention the departure of a few players from last years roster. You can tell too, because Bonds last year didn't have many RBI's even though he batted around .345 and jacked about 45 home runs I believe, all because his team wasn't wasn't doing the job to get on base and get more runs in, though I do respect their record last year...I don't know how they did that honestly.
 
SoreArms said:
Yeah buddy.

He hit #663 today off of Darren Dreifert, but the Blue crue once again, get the W.
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who cares?
at the end of the season when hockey has fucked it self into oblivion
and football has petered out like it always has
and we are all saying lebron who?

we will still be watching bb and wondering if and when he will break hammering hank's record
meanwhile single handely saving baseball

remember folks baseball a few years ago when a strike shut it all down almost died

mcquire sosa petite rocket and bonds were all they had to pull people back
mcquire has retired
sosa as good as he is will always be part of the loveable cubs
petite and rocket are now astros


but barry is barry
juice or no
man has phenomal hand-eye coordination and quickness
steriods cannot make you a better player/batter
make you bigger and stronger
but cannot help you with your timing
bb's training was akin to bruce lee's training where there was much repetitive hand-eye practice
 
The steady, hammering drumbeat of Barry Bonds' bat relentlessly pounding opposing pitchers goes on -- thunderously, ominously.
On a windy, chilly night at SBC Park on Monday, Bonds provided a lightning strike of a homer -- the 666th of his career and his seventh in six straight games -- in San Francisco's 4-3 victory over the San Diego Padres before 33,361 fans.

Bonds has now accomplished that homer-binge feat three times, including twice in 2001 when he set a Major League single-season record with 73 homers.

Bonds' feat was only part of the Giants' fracturing of a four-game losing streak, as pitcher Jerome Williams (2-1) shut the Padres down on a four-hitter over 6 2/3 innings and hot-hitting Marquis Grissom drove in three runs with a single and homer.
 
Giants outfielder Barry Bonds had a week to remember, and one opposing pitchers would like to forget.
The veteran was named National League Player of the Week for April 12-18 by batting .733 with six homers and 13 RBIs, while also tying and passing godfather Willie Mays' lifetime mark of 660 homers.

Some players don't have these kind of seasons, much less weeks, but Bonds was 11-for-15 with two doubles, six walks, seven runs scored and a Major League-high slugging percentage of 2.067 and on-base percentage of .810.

Barry Bonds / LF
Born: 07/24/64
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 230 lbs
Bats: L / Throws: L

More info:
Player page
Stats | Splits
Team Site



"I take for granted what he does," said manager Felipe Alou of the slugger, who has won 12 Player of the Week awards in his career. "After this week I don't think they will pitch to him with men on base anymore."

In the Giants' home opener April 12, Bonds hit a go-ahead three-run home run off Milwaukee's Matt Kinney for his 660th career home run in the Giants' 7-4 win. The next day he hit a solo shot to pass Mays, who had occupied third place on the all-time home run list since Hank Aaron passed him in 1972.

Bonds homered Friday off NL Cy Young Award winner Eric Gagne and added another long ball in Saturday's game against Los Angeles. Capping off the week, Bonds slammed a pair of homers Sunday, going 4-for-4 with five RBIs.

Other players nominated included: Moises Alou (.458, 5 HR, 7 RBI) and Aramis Ramirez (.462, 4 HR, 13 RBI) of the Cubs; Craig Wilson (.440, 2 HR, 5 RBI) and Kris Benson (2-0, 0.69 ERA) of the Pirates; Houston's Craig Biggio (.458, 2 HR, 10 RBI), Roger Clemens (2-0, 1.32 ERA) and Roy Oswalt (1-0, 3-hit shutout); Cincinnati's Adam Dunn (.471, 3 HR, 1.059 SLG); Paul Lo Duca (.500, 11-game hitting streak) of the Dodgers; Scott Rolen (.391, 3 HR, 10 RBI) of the Cardinals; and Arizona's Randy Johnson (1-0, 2-hit shutout).
 
obiwan9962 said:
'nuff said
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True, I cannot stand the guy but I also cannot overlook his accomplishments. Regardless if he juices or not (his perogative) he still has a split second to hit the ball like everyone else and does it that much better.

I truly believe he would have hit 85-90 hr's in 01 had he not been intentionally walked 50+ times.

He's good..
 
BileStew said:
He's good..
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True...
fuck him anyways............

As a true Dodger fan, I am (happily) obligated to hate, boo, heckle and throw peanuts at Bonds from the left field pavillion.
 
lol
and i have been a giants fan from way back 72 my grandda took me to a game and i loved the history behind the guys
and when they went to the world series with will clark, robbie thompson jr, big daddy don ruschel and atlee hamacker
damn that earthquake!
grew up in sacramento so i am a no cal boi
love my 9ers too



you can be a hater but must bow to talent


fyi did you know the dodgers are the only west coast team to play in the grapefruit league in fla during spring training while the rest are in the cactus league in az
 
obiwan9962 said:
fyi did you know the dodgers are the only west coast team to play in the grapefruit league in fla during spring training while the rest are in the cactus league in az
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That is because the Dodgers have held spring training in in Dodgertown Vero Beach, Florida since they were in Brooklyn.

"There is nothing in the world of baseball quite like Dodgertown. The spring training home of the Brooklyn and L.A. Dodgers since 1948"
 
so far this season barry has hit a homer once ber 6.8 swings
average in mlb is once every 117 swings
just announced on espn
 
Barry actually struck out tonight. Two strikes looking. The way he's been hitting it, the ump should KNOW that the ball isn't on the plate if Barry takes the pitch.
 
He has swung at and missed the ball only 7 TIMES this season...

he is still a dickhead tho...
 
juice cant give you the ability to put the bat on the ball, might help push it a little further, but Bonds batspeed has always been ridiculous, and despite his character flaws, his offensive game has none.
 
powerhouse 48 said:
juice cant give you the ability to put the bat on the ball, might help push it a little further, but Bonds batspeed has always been ridiculous, and despite his character flaws, his offensive game has none.
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character flaws?
what?
his reluctance to deal with the press?
lol if you were in his shoes would you like to be under the microscope all the time

he just wants to spend time with his kid
he just lost his dad
he lost his best friend the year before
and went through a divorce the year before that

he is a model citizen as a private citizen
as a ball player no one is there for batting practice before he is
no one studys more pitcher film than he does (well other than catchers)
the man has made himself better
i see no flaw
i wanna be like barry
what makes him different from mj
mj did not embrace the media
he did embrace merchandising which bb keeps to a minimum
he just wants to enjoy the privacy that you and i have
that he never had as a kid because he was the son of a famous ball player
 
They walked him FOUR goddamned times last night...sickening. The San Fran GM needs to get off of his ass and make a move for a big bat to back Barry up. Can't believe they did squat in the offseason...should've signed a free agent then. Now, it's going to cost them to tweak that anemic offense.
 
Check this shit out: top ten for walks in MLB...nobody is even close.

...................................walks.........intentional walks

1 Barry Bonds SF................27 .................12
2 Mark Bellhorn BOS...........17 ...................1
3 Adam Dunn CIN...............17 ...................2
4 Carlos Beltran KC............17 ...................3
5 Frank Thomas CHW.........16 ...................0
6 Lance Berkman HOU........16 ...................0
7 Jason Giambi NYY.............16 ...................0
8 Eric Chavez OAK..............16 ...................0
9 Albert Pujols STL..............16 ...................6
10 Jeff Bagwell HOU............15 ...................0


They should put in a new rule where Barry gets TWO bases if he's intentionally walked, to make these cowards pitch to him.
 
05/01/2004 9:43 PM ET
Bonds sets intentional-walk record
Four purposeful passes a new nine-inning mark
By Rich Draper / MLB.com






SAN FRANCISCO -- It was fitting that on the day the Giants unveiled Major League Baseball's first-ever Fitness Walking Course at SBC Park and handed out pedometers to fans, megaslugger Barry Bonds strolled into history himself. Intentionally.
Walking is good for your health, but Bonds' 39-year-old legs are admittedly getting weary with the veteran being walked 43 times this season, including 22 intentional walks by opposing pitchers.

Bonds set a big league record for a nine-inning game Saturday, being walked four times intentionally by Marlins pitchers. The standard for a game of any length is five by Chicago's Andrew Dawson (1990) in a 16-inning marathon. Bonds was given four intentional passes against the Dodgers on April 23, but that was in a 12-inning contest.

His third free pass Saturday didn't pay off for Florida, as Bonds eventually scored the go-ahead run in the Giants' 6-3 victory.

The outfielder nearly didn't play in the game but told manager Felipe Alou rather than possibly pinch-hitting once, he'd try to get a couple of at-bats.

"Even if they walk me," Bonds told the skipper.

"He's really dragging," said Alou. "No question about that. It's his legs. He gets on base four or five times a day plus the outfield play."


It's possible Bonds will not play in Sunday's game and then rest during the team's off-day Monday before playing against the New York Mets at Shea Stadium on Tuesday night.

Walks, however, seem his destiny this season, as opposing managers don't want the big man -- he has 668 career homers and 10 this season -- to beat them with his bat.

The San Francisco fans will do the "Chicken Dance" and squawk about the intentional walks, but competition rules.

"He's the only single guy in baseball who can turn the game around," Marlins manager Jack McKeon said. "If you walk him, they have a chance to score one run. If you don't, they could get three. I sympathize with the fans who come to see him play. And I sympathize with Barry. But I think Barry's a big boy and he understands the fact that we're in this game to win."

The opposing pitcher in Saturday's game, Marlins right-hander Carl Pavano, however, would like to pitch to baseball's third-place all-time home run hitter.

"The competitive nature we all have, I'm sure everyone [pitchers] would feel that way," Pavano said. "You're left wondering, 'Would I have gotten him out? Would he hit the ball right at someone? Or would he have hit a ground ball?'"

Still, it's a manager's call, and McKeon laughed when asked, hypthetically, 'What if an intentional walk automatically put a runner on second base instead of first -- would he walk Barry?'

"Nothing against Barry Bonds," he said, "but we'd probably still walk him."

Rich Draper is a reporter for MLB.com. Joe Frisaro, a reporter for MLB.com, contributed to this story. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
 
today v. florida
barry's day off
but he pinch hit
was walked
and scored a run
maintaining a batting area of .463


damn i miss having benito santiago to bat behind him
and the pitching staff misses him too
 
Bonds is a conceited, prima donna. A classic asshole. And of course, a liar whose jacking with the integrity of the game. When he hit his 500th home run none of his teammates came out to congragulate him. They all stayed put on the bench. Only the batboy was there to congragulate him. Compared to a man like Hank Aaron he ain't shit. And compared to a Pat Tillman, Bonds is simply a child dressed in mens clothing.
 
Barry Bonds is NL Player of the Month for April

Barry Bonds was voted National League Pepsi Player of the Month for April on Monday, as he led the Major Leagues in batting average (.472), home runs (10), slugging percentage (1.132) on-base percentage (.696) and walks (39).

In capturing his 12th Pepsi Player of the Month Award of his career, Bonds also drove in 22 runs, scored 21 himself and reached base via a hit or walk in each of the 23 games played.
 
This sinus infection and virus has really messed Barry up. His average has gone way down the past few games...he's ONLY hitting .379 now.
 
canadianhitman said:
This sinus infection and virus has really messed Barry up. His average has gone way down the past few games...he's ONLY hitting .379 now.
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His stash must have run out :D
 
Bonds is a great player, but his stuck up attitude and lack of respect for the players who "paved the way" makes him an arrogant prick. I love to hate this prick & his racially motivated comments.
 
I like the fact that he doesn't kiss up to the media, and that he has no problems saying he's better than Ruth was. It may not be politically correct, but hell...it's TRUE; Bonds would have 800 homers already if he'd played in the small ballparks of Ruth's era.
 
The thing that pisses me off about him (aside the fact that he plays for the Giants) is that he has total disregard for the fans, not just the media.
 
canadianhitman said:
I like the fact that he doesn't kiss up to the media, and that he has no problems saying he's better than Ruth was. It may not be politically correct, but hell...it's TRUE; Bonds would have 800 homers already if he'd played in the small ballparks of Ruth's era.
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If Bonds played in the parks Ruth played in, he would NOT have 800+ HR's. The parks back then were much bigger than todays parks. Todays parks are catered for HR's. Old time ones were not. Take a look at a few Ruth played in. Notice, as with todays parks, the foul lines are basically short, but check out the power alleys (left/right center fields) Amazing. Yankee Stadiums LCF was 500 at one time. And figure, the old Polo Grounds where the NY Giants played, their CF at one time was 520. And Ebbets Field where the Brooklyn Dodgers played, their RCF was 500 as well

Old Yankee Stadium:

Dimensions:
left-center: 500 (1923), 490 (1924), 457 (1937),
center field: 487 (1923), 461 (1937), 463 (1967),
right-center: 449 (1923), 437 (1937),

Old Comiskey Park in Chicago:

Dimensions: Foul lines: 363 (1910), 362 (1911), 365 (1927), 362 (1930), 342 (1934), 353 (1935), 340 (1936), 352 (1937), 332 (April 22, 1949), 352 (May 5, 1949)

power alleys: 382 (1910), 375 (1927), 370 (1934), 382 (1942), 362 (April 22, 1949), 375 (May 5, 1949), 382 (1954),

center field: 420 (1910), 450 (1926), 455 (1927), 450 (1930), 436 (1934), 422 (1936), 440 (1937), 420 (April 22, 1949), 415 (May 5, 1949), 410 (1951), 415 (1952), 400 (1969), 440 (1976), 445 (1977),

Old Cleveland Stadium:

Dimensions: Foul lines: 322 (1932), 320 (1933), 319 (April 27, 1947), 320 (June 6, 1947), 321 (1948),

power alleys: 435 (1932), 400 (1947), 362 (1948),

grandstand corners: 435 (1932);
bleacher corners: 463 (1932);
center field: 470 (1932), 467 (1938), 450 (1939), 468 (April 1947),

Griffith Stadium where the old Washington Senators played:

Dimensions: Left field: 407 (1911), 424 (1921), 358 (1926), 407 (1931), 402 (1936), 405 (1942),
left-center: 449 (1942), );
center fieldl: 423 (1926), 441 (1930), 422 (1931), 426 (1936), 420 (1942), 426 (1948),
right-field: 328 (1909), 326 (1921), 328 (marked, 1926), 320 (actual, 1926),
 
Sh4dowF4lcon said:
Bonds is a great player, but his stuck up attitude and lack of respect for the players who "paved the way" makes him an arrogant prick. I love to hate this prick & his racially motivated comments.
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Yea, pain in the ass, and there is no way he turned his game around that dramatically a few years back without help...and dont have the balls to admit it, thats why you gotta have respect for players that do, if you do it, say it
 
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