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Post by rincewind on Jun 8, 2006 10:19:11 GMT -5
Frankly, I think it's all a bit stupid, since he's been at bat hundreds of times more than Babe Ruth ever was. Give me an infinite number of at-bats and an infinite amount of time and I can beat any home record. Rather like the monkeys at a typewriter writing out the works of Shakespeare.
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Post by Loki on Jun 9, 2006 0:12:43 GMT -5
Man o man. someoen that gets it. U put Bonds stats besides Ruths and i will take Ruth over Bonds everyday.
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Post by Loki on Jun 10, 2006 2:11:04 GMT -5
Bonds doubtful for Saturday
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Barry Bonds' status for the remainder of the Pittsburgh series was thrown in doubt following an in-game evaluation of his sore left side on Friday night.
"Barry was not available and is questionable for (Saturday)," Giants manager Felipe Alou said. "During the game the trainer told me that he still has the strain and they are afraid he'd aggravate that and then he would be lost for many days. That's why he didn't pinch hit. We'll see about what he looks like."
Bonds hasn't played since Tuesday, but told a group of reporters before San Francisco's 3-2 loss to the Pirates on Friday night that he could have started but with cold weather decided to wait.
Bonds did take batting practice and played long toss before the game.
The Giants played Friday night without second baseman Ray Durham, who had a stiff neck.
"He woke up this morning with a stiff neck," Giants trainer Stan Conte said. "We were hoping to get it loose, but we couldn't get it loose enough to start."
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Post by Loki on Jun 11, 2006 2:20:32 GMT -5
Bonds wants to meet with Mitchell, drops lawsuit against Chronicle reporters June 11, 2006
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Barry Bonds wants to cooperate with special investigator George Mitchell, but will only talk to him if he is assured the information won't be given to federal prosecutors.
Bonds also dropped his lawsuit against two San Francisco Chronicle reporters who published a book claiming the Giants slugger used steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs.
Mitchell was appointed by commissioner Bud Selig to head the probe into steroids in baseball.
"I'd like Barry to cooperate with Sen. Mitchell," Bonds' attorney, Michael Rains, told the Daily News in New York. "We believe Sen. Mitchell will be fair, thorough and impartial. But here's the problem: Anything that happens there can become fodder for the federal government and for another book that will make reporters rich."
A federal grand jury in San Francisco is now investigating whether Bonds lied under oath about using the performance-enhancing drug known as "the clear" during that grand jury testimony.
Meanwhile, Bonds requested that San Francisco County Superior Court dismiss the lawsuit June 2, according to court records reviewed by the San Jose Mercury News. The suit was dismissed without prejudice, meaning he retains the right to refile it.
In March, Bonds sued Chronicle reporters Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams, publisher Gotham books, the Chronicle and Sports Illustrated, which published an excerpt of the book, "Game of Shadows."
Bonds' lawyers, suing under California's unfair competition law, argued that the authors should be blocked from making money on the book because it used illegally obtained grand jury testimony.
Transcripts of the testimony were leaked from a federal investigation into the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative, or BALCO, where Bonds and several other major league players allegedly obtained performance-enhancing drugs.
During a March hearing, Bonds' lawyers unsuccessfully sought a temporary restraining order on all profits from the book. At the time, Judge James Warren said he thought the lawsuit had little chance of success and the authors had raised "serious first amendment issues."
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Post by Loki on Jun 11, 2006 2:21:42 GMT -5
Bonds' return scheduled for next week June 10, 2006
Padres' Bruce Bochy: How the NL West will be won
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Barry Bonds missed his fourth straight game with a sore left side and most likely won't play until San Francisco goes on the road next week.
"He wanted to play today but the trainers don't feel he should play," manager Felipe Alou said Saturday before the Giants faced Pittsburgh. "They don't believe he should take a chance, not today, not tomorrow."
Bonds has played just once since hitting home run No. 716 last Monday against Florida and was a late scratch from the lineup because of cold weather Friday. An in-game evaluation of Bonds, coupled with the team having an off day Monday, persuaded the Giants' medical staff decided to extend Bonds' time off until the team plays at Arizona on Tuesday.
"With three more days that (injury) should heal completely," Alou said. "The pinch-hit thing is questionable today, maybe tomorrow."
Bonds brushed aside questions about his health before Saturday's game.
"I feel good," Bonds said while making his way through the clubhouse. "I'm breathing. Don't you feel good?"
While Bonds did not play, San Francisco second baseman Ray Durham returned to the lineup after being held out Friday with a stiff neck.
"He's better," Alou said. "He's not well, but he's better."
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Post by Loki on Jun 11, 2006 21:52:58 GMT -5
Poor poor Bonds. Between his medical problems and the feds....it must be so hard to be Barry. heehee
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Post by Loki on Jun 13, 2006 13:05:12 GMT -5
No san fran games were played Monday June 12th 2006
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Post by Loki on Jun 13, 2006 13:05:53 GMT -5
Giants play Arizona tonight at 940 wonder if Bonds will be back
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Post by Loki on Jun 14, 2006 1:11:01 GMT -5
bonds went 0-3 with no home runs in tuesday nights giants 2-1 loss to arizona
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Post by Loki on Jun 15, 2006 13:40:42 GMT -5
San Francisco 11, Arizona 4 San Francisco 11, Arizona 4 Preview - Box Score - Recap
By ANDREW BAGNATO, AP Sports Writer June 15, 2006
AP - Jun 15, 12:53 am EDT More Photos
PHOENIX (AP) -- On the night Steve Finley joined San Francisco teammate Barry Bonds in the exclusive 300 home run-300 stolen base club, Bonds took another step toward Hank Aaron's all-time home run record with his 717th career homer.
The blasts sparked the Giants to an 11-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks Wednesday night, snapping a four-game losing streak.
Finley led off the game by belting Claudio Vargas' (6-4) fifth pitch deep into the right field seats. Finley, who has 316 steals, became the sixth member of the 300 homer-300 stolen base club, joining teammate Barry Bonds, Bobby Bonds, Willie Mays, Andre Dawson and Reggie Sanders.
Afterward, Finley's teammates gave him a beer shower in the middle of Chase Field's visiting clubhouse. "Whenever Fins looks back on it, he's going to appreciate the moment," Bonds said.
The 41-year-old Finley had been stuck on 299 homers since May 31, a span of 33 at-bats. He knew it was only a question of when -- and where.
"It would have been nice to do it in front of the fans at home in San Francisco," Finley said. "But if I wasn't going to do it there, this is the next-best place, playing as long as I did here."
Finley spent nearly six seasons with Arizona and was a member of the Diamondbacks' 2001 World Series champion. He has a lot of fond memories of his time in Arizona. And he still loves hitting in Chase Field, where he's a lifetime .298 hitter with 84 home runs.
Finley's feat was witnessed by his 13-year-old son, Austin, who made the trip with his dad. As Finley loosened up in the on-deck circle before Wednesday night's game, teammate Moises Alou told him he was going to hit the first pitch out.
" 'Mo' had a premonition," Finley said. "I told the bat boy, 'Listen, if I happen to do it, make sure Austin gets up there to get the bat.' "
Finley's teammates were ready with the beer cans when he arrived in the clubhouse after the game.
"To do that against a team he won the World Series with -- that's pretty clutch," reliever Steve Kline said.
Finley's home run production dipped dramatically last year, when he hit only 12 in 112 games, his fewest homers since 1995. Some might have thought Finley was finished. But not the Giants, who acquired Finley from the Angels in exchange for Edgardo Alfonzo.
"He's been a great player for us," manager Felipe Alou said.
Several Diamondbacks tipped their caps to Finley from the dugout.
"Quite an accomplishment for him," said Arizona manager Bob Melvin, who was a Diamondback coach when Finley was on the team.
Finley said the magnitude of his accomplishment probably won't hit him until he retires, and he has no plans to do that soon.
"It means I've had a good, long consistent career," Finley said. "It's something I can be proud about whenever I'm done playing. There's not too many guys who have done that."
Bonds is one of them. He hit his 300th homer on April 27, 1996.
A little more than 10 years later, Bonds is aiming for Aaron's all-time record of 755 homers.
Bonds' 717th homer, a 368-foot drive to right field off Arizona reliever Jose Valverde in the ninth inning, came on a a 3-2 pitch and was Bonds' first since June 5, a span of 10 at-bats. He missed five games with an abdominal strain in his left side before returning Tuesday and going hitless in three at-bats.
Bonds narrowly missed a homer in the fifth inning, hammering a Vargas pitch a few feet below the top of the 25-foot wall in center. Bonds was held to a single.
"I've been playing pepper with that wall all year," said Bonds, who went 2-for-3 with four RBIs.
Alou said he knew Bonds was ready to break out after watching the slugger take batting practice Wednesday.
"Barry's BP today was awesome -- the best BP of the year," Alou said. "You could see something was going to happen."
Omar Vizquel was 4-for-5 with two doubles and four runs scored.
The Diamondbacks had no answer for the Giants' bats. But Arizona third baseman Chad Tracy didn't help. He was charged with three errors -- two fielding and one throwing -- as the Diamondbacks lost for the eighth time in nine games.
"It's three tough plays," Tracy said. "I just didn't make any of them."
The most damaging error came in the fourth, when Tracy botched a surefire double-play grounder by Moises Alou, allowing Vizquel to score. One out later, Pedro Feliz tripled to right-center field to drive in Bonds and Alou to tie the score at 4-4.
Despite the loss, the Diamondbacks remain tied with Los Angeles atop the tightly contested NL West, where two games separate the five teams. The Giants
Notes
Finley's blast was his sixth career leadoff homer and his first since Sept. 9, 1998, when he played for San Diego. ... Arizona SS Craig Counsell played in his 1,000th career game. ... Tracy's three errors gave him nine in 63 games. He had five in 145 games last year. ... Feliz's triple was the Giants' 28th this season, most in the major leagues. A year ago, the Giants hit 26 triples.
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Post by Loki on Jun 16, 2006 1:40:57 GMT -5
Bonds didnt play in thrusdays Ginats win over Arizona: 8-2
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