…. Really
William Rhoden thinks the time for Bonds has come:
How does Bonds get back in baseball? How do we end the owners’ apparent unholy conspiracy to keep Bonds out of uniform?
Which team will have the courage to step up to the plate?
In 2004, Bonds told reporters that he could see himself ending his career in the American League as a designated hitter.
The time has come. Bonds belongs in the American League; he belongs in Boston.
Boston has a great legacy of hitters: Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski, Jim Rice, David Ortiz. Bonds is the greatest of them all.
Unholy conspiracy? Nice.
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John Brattain has another fine Bonds piece in THE HARDBALL TIMES.
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Bonds help just about any contender out there – particularly an AL team like Boston – he would put more keisters in seats, too
The Sox have been just fine since Papi went out, barely missing an offensive beat. Unless Bonds would be willing to learn to catch and replace Varitek.
And Fenway’s sold out for 2008, bringing the consecutive sellout total to 469.
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Loving BB sure makes people say silly stuff.
Makes you wish there was an Al Davis in baseball. A Mark Cuban or Jerry Krause even. Some owner with the stones to pick Bonds up and screw the critics.
The really, really stupid thing about all this is that not only would Bonds help just about any contender out there – particularly an AL team like Boston or Anaheim – but despite the bullshit about how ‘controversial’ he is, you can guarantee he would put more keisters in seats, too. Bonds would actually make these dumb-ass owners more money, fer crissakes.
Why won’t any of them step up? What’s the matter with Beane? You’ve got to think Beane would sign Bonds in a heartbeat, but maybe Wolfe is a little Pollyanna who won’t allow it.
So this pathetic group of hitters is “still in contention”? Okay, nice spin, now sign Bonds for the rest of the season and “go for it.”
Stupid, stupid Brian Sabean.
Unholy Conspiracy? You mean the ESPN Droolers with 24/7 fixation on all things Boston-NYC-CHI? If not for Eric Neel, (a prince of a human being IMHO), ESPN would rival Access Hollywood for pure unadulterated, petty gossip. Or Fox Sports with Joe “Baseball is boring” Buck? Bud “the integrity of the game is paramount” Selig? You mean guys like Ryan Franklin, Jason Giambi, , Jose Guillen, Gary Sheffield, Miguel Tejada, Derrick Turnbow, Eric Gagne, Jack Cust, Troy Glaus, Greg Zaun, Paul Lo Duca, and even the worst catcher in recent Giants history, the pathetic Eliezer Alfonzo are all in the Bigs, and the greatest hitter of all time who wants to play can’t get a sniff? In 2007, the Giants had baseball’s all-time HR leader in the lineup. This year, they are last in baseball in HRs with 57 in 93 games. Nope. Bonds need not apply here. We’re set in SF. We have runs coming out our ass we’re so good.
I can’t imagine why anybody with an IQ over 38 cannot infer the obvious defacto collusion and collaboration. Or even more likely, thinly veiled threats from Temporary Commissioner for Life, Hubert Selig (whose disdain for Bonds is well-known) to not sign Bonds or else. There are 7-8 teams in the AL in contention for Playoff spots, fairly tightly bunched, and all with needs.
Angels
A’s
NYanks
Rays
Bosox
Chisox
Twins
Tigers
In the NL there are also Eight.
Mets
Phils
Fish
Cubs
Brews
Cards
Snakes
Dodgers
And if the Giants were actually interested in generating some attention from Giants supporters other than the well-deserved ridicule fans are heaping on in increasing amounts by the week, they would sign Bonds ass in hot minute.
So thats 17 teams that should be floating trial balloons at the least. But nada.
How can anybody take MLB seriously. How can anyone listen or watch any of the countless mouthpieces employed or manipulated by MLB and the agenda-driven in MSM and not come away feeling as if they’ve been slimed, lied to, or at the very least been given out of context information.
But never fear, Buddy Boy has given us the World Series “Homefield Advantage carrot which will once again be decided by a beauty pageant for men in tight pants in an ever increasingly meaningless exhibition whose primary purpose is to serve as a venue for the networks to pimp their completely intellectually insulting reality shows, Viagra, Beer Farts, Overpriced pizza, and Gas eating man-trucks.
And in case anybody forgot. Mr. mulit-year-umpteen- millions, Aaron Rowand, the Giants Great White Hope Grit and Savvy dude who, along with fellow thief, Barry Zito was supposed to make all of us dumb asses forget Barry Bonds, shot his piehole off in NYC calling out his teammates for their weak suck performances. Putting his money where his mouth is, Mr. Cal State Pizza Delivery alumni Rowand managed to garner himself 3 singles and a double in his last 22 ABs while whiffing 6 times during the Giants current 6 game losing streak. AWESOME DOOD! Love that symmetry! Love that “All Out, All the Time”. Love that pizza delivered in 20 minutes or its free, right?
And people wonder why Giants broadcasts spend more time panning the stands for bored and antipathetic fans, than broadcasting the actual boredom itself?
+mia,
“great white hope”….couldn’t have said it better myself.
No real Gigantes fan buys into the marketing. Most of us know the organization from top to bottom is lost…driving aimlessly around…like Mr. Magoo. Seriously, this team quit believing weeks ago….and it shows.
Rowand is a 5-6 hitter on a good team…and Molina 6-8. Our line-up is a bigger joke than Zito…and I have been saying that all year. What would this staff be with a team that could actually hit their way out of a paper bag.
Pathethic is too good a word for the Gigantes.
Big D at Giants Win posted a link to a Richard Justice Sporting News piece called “Bring Back Barry Bonds . . . Please!” Mr. Justice actually admits to being wrong about BLB. (Too bad Messrs. Rhoden and Justice weren’t tuned in when it mattered.)