Comments on: From the mailbag: the Barry Bonds question http://riveraveblues.com/2008/02/from-the-mailbag-the-barry-bonds-question-2197/ A New York Yankees Blog Sun, 27 May 2012 09:14:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Glen L. http://riveraveblues.com/2008/02/from-the-mailbag-the-barry-bonds-question-2197/#comment-54404 Glen L. Mon, 25 Feb 2008 01:32:15 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2008/02/23/from-the-mailbag-the-barry-bonds-question-2197/#comment-54404 where on earth would bonds play for the red sox? DH - ortiz, LF -manny where on earth would bonds play for the red sox? DH – ortiz, LF -manny

]]> By: Joseph M http://riveraveblues.com/2008/02/from-the-mailbag-the-barry-bonds-question-2197/#comment-54343 Joseph M Sun, 24 Feb 2008 08:48:56 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2008/02/23/from-the-mailbag-the-barry-bonds-question-2197/#comment-54343 Jeff you are right on target. Great post. Jeff you are right on target. Great post.

]]> By: RollingWave http://riveraveblues.com/2008/02/from-the-mailbag-the-barry-bonds-question-2197/#comment-54320 RollingWave Sun, 24 Feb 2008 03:05:55 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2008/02/23/from-the-mailbag-the-barry-bonds-question-2197/#comment-54320 Actually, the Royals DH is probably young Billy Butler, and that make sense. he' a young bat with huge potential that you really should give playing time to. the team that really really baffles me is the Mariners not taking him, they're going for it this year... but use Jose Vidro as the DH? really? Teams that doesn't have a good DH candidate in the AL are.. Mariners (they had Jose Vidro there last year, I like Vidro a lot when he was a 2B.. but DH?), Rangers (last year they mostly used Sosa and Botts, Sosa's not around and Botts is basically Shelley Duncan in Texas), Twins (this was the most hilarious, they had guys like Lew Ford and Nick freaking Punto and the biggest joke of all, Jason Tyner) Just about everyone else has at least a reasonable DH candidate. Actually, the Royals DH is probably young Billy Butler, and that make sense. he’ a young bat with huge potential that you really should give playing time to.

the team that really really baffles me is the Mariners not taking him, they’re going for it this year… but use Jose Vidro as the DH? really?

Teams that doesn’t have a good DH candidate in the AL are..

Mariners (they had Jose Vidro there last year, I like Vidro a lot when he was a 2B.. but DH?),

Rangers (last year they mostly used Sosa and Botts, Sosa’s not around and Botts is basically Shelley Duncan in Texas),

Twins (this was the most hilarious, they had guys like Lew Ford and Nick freaking Punto and the biggest joke of all, Jason Tyner)

Just about everyone else has at least a reasonable DH candidate.

]]> By: PreteFunkEra http://riveraveblues.com/2008/02/from-the-mailbag-the-barry-bonds-question-2197/#comment-54317 PreteFunkEra Sun, 24 Feb 2008 02:31:40 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2008/02/23/from-the-mailbag-the-barry-bonds-question-2197/#comment-54317 Here's the question... If Boston offers him a deal and his agent said "he'd rather play for you" do you then at least entertain the thought? Here’s the question…

If Boston offers him a deal and his agent said “he’d rather play for you” do you then at least entertain the thought?

]]> By: Jeff http://riveraveblues.com/2008/02/from-the-mailbag-the-barry-bonds-question-2197/#comment-54289 Jeff Sat, 23 Feb 2008 20:36:06 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2008/02/23/from-the-mailbag-the-barry-bonds-question-2197/#comment-54289 If you have any sense of "team" this seems like a no-brainer... you pass on Bonds. Players will deal with the distraction that Pettit has caused because he earned it but if you think the Yankees are going to put up with all the media BS that would come with Barry on the team - you're giving them a lot of credit. I wouldn't. Also, I really can't believe someone would argue for Bonds on the Yanks knowing we have Giambi and Matsui tied up with pretty heafty contracts. In no way would this make sense for us. Because of the first point this doesn't even make sense for a lot of teams that could use his offense a lot more. A different side of me all together feels like Barry is being cheated out of the game. I know a lot of people feel the opposite and that he has cheated baseball but our games history has had so many examples of players doing everything they can (legal or not) to excel... cork, grease, sand paper, amphedimines, and ultimately steroides were choices that many took. Barry beating the HR record is not the same as the Hammers feat - but we shouldn't reduce his accomplishments to nothing either. He is and should be remembered as a special talent... to have his final years taken away is something that I'll regret as a fan of the sport. If you have any sense of “team” this seems like a no-brainer… you pass on Bonds. Players will deal with the distraction that Pettit has caused because he earned it but if you think the Yankees are going to put up with all the media BS that would come with Barry on the team – you’re giving them a lot of credit. I wouldn’t.
Also, I really can’t believe someone would argue for Bonds on the Yanks knowing we have Giambi and Matsui tied up with pretty heafty contracts. In no way would this make sense for us.
Because of the first point this doesn’t even make sense for a lot of teams that could use his offense a lot more.

A different side of me all together feels like Barry is being cheated out of the game. I know a lot of people feel the opposite and that he has cheated baseball but our games history has had so many examples of players doing everything they can (legal or not) to excel… cork, grease, sand paper, amphedimines, and ultimately steroides were choices that many took. Barry beating the HR record is not the same as the Hammers feat – but we shouldn’t reduce his accomplishments to nothing either.
He is and should be remembered as a special talent… to have his final years taken away is something that I’ll regret as a fan of the sport.

]]> By: Joseph M http://riveraveblues.com/2008/02/from-the-mailbag-the-barry-bonds-question-2197/#comment-54288 Joseph M Sat, 23 Feb 2008 20:28:22 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2008/02/23/from-the-mailbag-the-barry-bonds-question-2197/#comment-54288 If Bonds is the answer then exactly what is the question. The perplexing part of the Yankees annual post season pratfall is why the offense completely dies. I know the pitching is better in the post season but that doesn't begin to explain thr transformation from leading the league in runs scored to a modern day version of the 66 Dodgers. My point, the post season malaise that sweeps through spots 1-9 in the batting order is not a factor of one individual and therefore one individual can't solve it. Bonds can't run anymore, he can't field, he would be a one man gang on a team of one man gangs. He's probably better than Giambi , probably better than Matsui, but neither seem to be going away this year so why add yet another one dimensional player. The biggest addition this season will be the subtraction of Torre, we can only hope the pitching is enough and that Girardi will be able to solve the post season riddle of the pop gun cannons, I doubt Barry Bonds is the answer to that riddle. If Bonds is the answer then exactly what is the question. The perplexing part of the Yankees annual post season pratfall is why the offense completely dies. I know the pitching is better in the post season but that doesn’t begin to explain thr transformation from leading the league in runs scored to a modern day version of the 66 Dodgers.

My point, the post season malaise that sweeps through spots 1-9 in the batting order is not a factor of one individual and therefore one individual can’t solve it. Bonds can’t run anymore, he can’t field, he would be a one man gang on a team of one man gangs. He’s probably better than Giambi , probably better than Matsui, but neither seem to be going away this year so why add yet another one dimensional player.

The biggest addition this season will be the subtraction of Torre, we can only hope the pitching is enough and that Girardi will be able to solve the post season riddle of the pop gun cannons, I doubt Barry Bonds is the answer to that riddle.

]]> By: steve (different one) http://riveraveblues.com/2008/02/from-the-mailbag-the-barry-bonds-question-2197/#comment-54276 steve (different one) Sat, 23 Feb 2008 19:34:48 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2008/02/23/from-the-mailbag-the-barry-bonds-question-2197/#comment-54276 says who? who said they have “bad chemistry”? says who? who said they have “bad chemistry”?

]]> By: steve (different one) http://riveraveblues.com/2008/02/from-the-mailbag-the-barry-bonds-question-2197/#comment-54275 steve (different one) Sat, 23 Feb 2008 19:33:53 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2008/02/23/from-the-mailbag-the-barry-bonds-question-2197/#comment-54275 says who? who said they have "bad chemistry"? says who? who said they have “bad chemistry”?

]]> By: steve (different one) http://riveraveblues.com/2008/02/from-the-mailbag-the-barry-bonds-question-2197/#comment-54274 steve (different one) Sat, 23 Feb 2008 19:32:07 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2008/02/23/from-the-mailbag-the-barry-bonds-question-2197/#comment-54274 i am not saying i would endorse signing Bonds, but you would keep Damon in LF and trade Matsui. problem solved. oh, and there is no such thing as too much offense. i am not saying i would endorse signing Bonds, but you would keep Damon in LF and trade Matsui.

problem solved.

oh, and there is no such thing as too much offense.

]]> By: Joey h http://riveraveblues.com/2008/02/from-the-mailbag-the-barry-bonds-question-2197/#comment-54273 Joey h Sat, 23 Feb 2008 19:29:34 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2008/02/23/from-the-mailbag-the-barry-bonds-question-2197/#comment-54273 great point about ridding matsui for propects. ok lets take a look at this. bonds infront of alex. now that may or may not be a problem. that be good for bonds because he willget pitches to hit becuase he wont get that "barry bonds" treatment sitting in the 3 hole infront of arod. and even if he does you put another man on base and Arod can rack up on RBI and its an extra run every game and every home run he his when bonds is on base. i dont like barry but unless giambi's old ass can proove to be good id rather have bonds' old ass sitting i t he dh hole great point about ridding matsui for propects. ok lets take a look at this. bonds infront of alex. now that may or may not be a problem. that be good for bonds because he willget pitches to hit becuase he wont get that “barry bonds” treatment sitting in the 3 hole infront of arod. and even if he does you put another man on base and Arod can rack up on RBI and its an extra run every game and every home run he his when bonds is on base. i dont like barry but unless giambi’s old ass can proove to be good id rather have bonds’ old ass sitting i t he dh hole

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