Barry Bonds is the DEVIL!!!

WHAT MORE DO YOU MONSTERS WANT FROM HIM?

Jonathan Cohen in The Nation:

Even though Barry Bonds is approaching Hank Aaron's home run record, Sports Illustrated's panel of experts excluded him from its "all time" team because his numbers "are not to be believed." It's sad that SI's list has so many players whose careers were in the pre-1947 "major" leagues, when the color bar was in effect. I am not condoning steroid use, but when 30 to 35 percent of qualified athletes are not allowed to play because of the color of their skin and are replaced by others who most likely would have been in the minors if segregation had not been in effect, the statistics are sharply skewed. It is often asked when someone will hit .400 again, as Ted Williams did in 1941. George Brett's .390 year (1980) is actually a greater accomplishment, given the level of the competition he faced (this is no knock at Williams, who was confident enough in his own abilities to openly support integration). The stats of the pre-integration majors, inflated by the exclusion of nonwhites, should be far more open to question than those of Mark McGwire or Barry Bonds. There are more teams now, but the US population has more than doubled since Babe Ruth's time, and baseball now draws players from all over the world. By continuing to honor the illegitimate records of the pre-1947 "major" leagues and excluding equally deserving Negro league players, SI is not only missing an analytical point but is condoning the discriminatory practices of Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis and the owners of that era.

The stats of the pre-integration majors, inflated by the exclusion of nonwhites, should be far more open to question than those of Mark McGwire or Barry Bonds.

DING! DING! DING!

QUESTION: did Ty Cobb cream or clear?

"I don't have any thoughts about Barry. I don't even know how to spell his name." - Hank Aaron, today

LINK

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=Ai55pLBRthyCsEizRlng4SYo0bYF?slug=ap-aaron-bonds&prov=ap&type=lgns

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AuWtUWbuh6bs66f0Q7gyD1o5nYcB?slug=ap-aaron-bonds&prov=ap&type=lgns

oh, yeah

Once more.

hstencil, why is yours longer than mine?

oh lee.

Barry Bonds is an AIRPLANE!!!

Carew applauded Aaron's "clean liver" during an ESPN interview.

am i wrong in thinking Bonds has the demeanor of a later-era Orson Welles right now?

I eagerly await his "crumb-crisp coating" moment.

Bonds gives interviews to Merv Griffin?

Clay Davenport of BP, projecting:

Up to 748 now, after Saturday’s Fenway shot. That isn’t enough to change his chances of making it by the All-Star break any (still 13%) there, but it does drop his “not this year” chances back into the sevens; the only way “not this year” happens is with an injury, and each HR closer gives less time for an injury to intervene. It has concentrated the odds even more onto the July 16-19 series at Wrigley Field (just under a 19% chance of his 756th happening during those four games) or in the following Milwaukee series (11% in three games July 20-22).

im so psyched abt this

i didn't get a chance to see the replay of the HR ruled foul... was that really a HR?

Barry seemed to think so.

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070617/capt.627b11ef96be4cefbbb2fccc6937ddec.giants_red_sox_baseball_bxf112.jpg

Is he doing the El Duque?

http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/images/2007/06/30/3cAYFlaH.jpg

the dude abides

"Aye, brother. My name's Desmond. Apologies for interrupting and I'm a wee bit soused but I'd be humbly honored to shake your hand."

lol Barry:

I felt safe with him . . . he had no shoes on. If you come at me one-on-one, you'd better come with a lot, Jack. More than one-on-one, and you've got me nervous.

Bonds needs five more home runs to tie Carlton Fisk for most by a player after his 40th birthday.

I'm looking forward to Barry breaking this record!

"I will not intentionally walk Barry Bonds in the All-Star Game," Leyland said.

Bonds will believe it when he sees it. Skepticism comes naturally to him. Boldness does, too.

"You throw me three fastballs, you let me know it's coming, I'm going to put it in the cove," Bonds said sharply. "You tell Leyland that. You throw me a change-up and don't tell me, OK then. But if you tell me what's coming, that water's not far enough."

so in about a week, the Giants go to Chicago and... Milwaukee. Oh man, how many Hank-Barry-Selig stories if he hits 756 in Milw?

Hah, from the same article:

Bonds, who turns 43 on July 24, will hit second in N.L. Manager Tony La Russa's batting order, ostensibly to put immediate fear in American League starting pitcher Dan Haren.

No more waiting until the 2nd to piss yr pants, Haren!

It turns out Bonds knows how to plan a party. At least, that's what Griffey says. Griffey was among the players who attended Bonds' bash at Roe Restaurant in San Francisco on Monday night.

Bonds said he stayed until nearly 3 a.m., which is well past his usual bedtime.

"I was brain dead," Bonds said before the game. "This game isn't going to turn out well. Really, guys. You'll have to forgive me if I go 0 for 5. I don't care though. My party is more fun."