We all know he will pass The Babe but there is a lot of doubt surrounding his ability to beat Hank Aaron...or does he even care?
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We all know he will pass The Babe but there is a lot of doubt surrounding his ability to beat Hank Aaron...or does he even care?
I don't see Barry Bonds passing Hank Aaron. Right now, Barry's legs are shot. I have my own theories about why Barry's body is breaking down, but I believe that you have to have leg strength to hit: "you hit with your whole body" as they say. When the legs go -- and they go, sooner or later -- then your career goes soon after.
The rumor is that Barry will go to the American League where he can be a designated hitter, but I don't think it will help him that much. I can see him ending his career a few years from now after the Yankees or Angels cast him aside, hanging on with some lower level American League team taking less and less money to justify a few more remaining at bats to crawl closer to Hank's record, but not getting there.
--Pet
I don't think that the Yankees would touch him with Bostons money. The last thing they want right now is another Balco client on their roster. Barry'd be killed in the New York media and by the fans. No way he goes to the Yanks, they wont do it.
I dont think Barry honestly cares if he breaks it or not, and I doubt he will play for another team. This is probably his last year.
No way! Bonds is done after this year.
He sounds like he wants to go to the A.L. and DH for a while.
I don't think he has 40+ more home runs in him. Homers 715-754 don't mean all that much - he's still "second to Aaron" - so there's no real point to going further if 756 is out of reach.
I imagine he has a short list of teams he would play for (I don't see him going to Kansas City or Tampa Bay just to possibly break the record) so who would take him of the teams that would actually go to?
Really only a team that needed to put butts in seats but not a bad team. Someone like Seattle maybe or Baltimore. A team that has some money, and will not win for a few seasons or more. Seattle seems like a fit just because of the west coast location and money. Baltimore because of the history that Angelos has created since buying the O's of overpaying anyone and everyone he can get a contract to. I'm not counting out the Angels either though. They have the cash and location. Teams that I don't think will touch him (and could afford him) are New York, Boston, Chicago and Texas. Texas has too much young talent to go out and waste a roster spot on him, also why screw up the young guys with a player like Bonds? Chicago has no need of him and Boston would (at least I hope) never even consider him. He'd be booed out of town at the airport. NY also would not want his recent history either. Too much in common with Giambi and Sheff.
Would Bonds be that big of a draw for the home team? I think he would improve the attendance of the road teams (along with disposable syringe sales) but not the home team. Besides, what group of fans would be so gullible as to want him to go there?Quote:
Originally Posted by robinhoodnik
I would be :mad: :mad: :mad: if my team wasted money on him - there are much better investments in the FA market than him. What money can he really command at this point? $10M? $8M? $5M?
IMO, it's a moot point. I do not see how he can survive the rest of this season, let alone make it through and be okay for yet another go around (or two).
I agree...DH would be the perfect role for Bonds...WOULD be...but hitting .224 leaves means the perfect spot for him is a retirement home :p
Really the only thing that I hope he ever passes again is gas.:p
You are right...I don't want to hear of him so much as passing a kidney stone.Quote:
Originally Posted by robinhoodnik
He will pass him but not this year. If he plays next yr it will be for an AL team as a DH.
Bonds will assess his condition and numbers at the end of 2006, and probably play another full season as-is. Another assessment at the end of 2007 may warrant a switch to DH. He will be quite a bit under 40 homers short at the end of '06. His great work ethic, as applied to playing and training, will keep him fit to play, and seeing the record so close in the horizon, will further hone his focus. If he didn't care, he would quit today. I see Bonds passing Aaron, even if he has another injury related layoff.
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/48895
I couldn't agree more.