Barry Bonds: Great guy!
Teams have shied away, not wanting to deal with the glare of attention Bonds would bring. The outfielder, who turns 44 on July 24, has been offered by Borris to all 30 teams for a prorated share of the $390,000 minimum.
Borris said Bonds even would play for free—offering to donate whatever salary he receives to purchase tickets for children.
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Scott Christ
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Waiting to find a taker for Huff, maybe?
Honestly, I don’t see MacPhail having any interest in a half season of Bonds at any price, though. Still, I hate myself a little for being intrigued.
I mean...
...why hate? How can any of us pretend there was a shred of integrity in the game during Bonds’ era? Or any other? Seriously. For me, it’s time to stop worrying and love the HRs and .500 OBP.
This is as pathetic, in its way...
...as Jay Gibbons’ begging to be given another chance.
What does Bonds want to prove?
Does he just want to pad his HR total for a record that will always be tainted?
Whatever…
What does Bonds want to prove?
The dude may just like playing the game. He wouldn’t mind padding his HR total, but I think he just wants to play.
Wolf, wolf, wolf.
What else is he doing?
watching tv and getting fat? He probably just wants to play. He’s also a major douche as well.
"We might as well just win this game." -Adam Jones
eh
I have no doubt that over the last 35 years or so of his life, Bonds has grown an affinity for playing baseball and with so little time left to really play, there’s part of him that just wants to get out there and swing the bat.
I don’t buy the playing for free bit, though.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by Scott Christ on Jun 26, 2008 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't buy the playing for free bit, either
but there’s no doubt in my mind he thinks he can still hit, and isn’t ready to be done. And his numbers from last year show he may be onto something.
I just don’t want to see him here, because we’ve established a course of rebuilding, and I just don’t see how Bonds furthers that cause. However long he has, it’s measured in months, not years.
"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby
But he has established that he can put friggin runs on the board.
If a team is lacking in that department (and I can think of one), and they want to put runs on the board instead of worrying about some three musketeers one-for-all-and-all-for-oneness, Bonds may be a cheap solution for half a season.
Let’s play a make believe game and assume the O’s would consider the guy. The problem is fitting him into the DH role when they have a glut of guys there who are producing at a bit above average.
there's no doubt in my mind he CAN still hit
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by Scott Christ on Jun 26, 2008 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Can he play SS?
DH is not the sore spot with the O’s.
League Avg: 250/337/422 (BA/OBP/SLG)
O’s Avg: 263/332/486
Not stellar stuff, but not the black hole that is SS.
Anyhow, discussing this is a waste of breath. We know it will never happen.
It won't happen in Baltimore.
But the question is will it happen somewhere else? I mean why doesn’t Oakland pick him up already? With their pitching he could really make an impact there. Plus he already has the local fans in the Bay Area who’d be more forgiving than in some other market.
joe posnanski's blog
i’m sure some of you know about this guy. i think he’s the best out there, just an amazing writer. anyway, he blogs about why the royals should sign bonds.
http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/06/26/ok-im-convinced-kc-should-sign-barry/
so let me ask this question: what if we trade huff for a good prospect and then sign bonds for the rest of this season? nobody wants to punt when we’re playing so well. but get something for huff and then replace his production (and more probably) with a cheap free agent. yeah, i know it will never happen, and i don’t really want it to i guess. but it’s a fun idea.
If we trade Huff for a prospect
then, sure, it’s an option.
"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby
so let me ask this question: what if we trade huff for a good prospect and then sign bonds for the rest of this season? nobody wants to punt when we’re playing so well. but get something for huff and then replace his production (and more probably) with a cheap free agent. yeah, i know it will never happen, and i don’t really want it to i guess. but it’s a fun idea.
How about we just trade Huff daddy and not sign bonds? Instead of having the 1-3 extra wins with Bonds, I much rather take the better draft pick.
Wolf, wolf, wolf.
but if we sign bonds now and he smacks 8 home runs in july...
we could trade him too!
two words:
clubhouse poison.
four more words:
really, really bad knees
Writing is God's way of showing you how sloppy your thinking is.
And that's why God created the DH
"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby
Just ask Harold Baines
who, interestingly enough, was one of the fastest players in the history of HS baseball on the Eastern Shore. No lie – old HS coaches still talk about how fast he was as a kid.
"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby
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