The San Francisco Giants are ready to cut ties with Barry Lamar Bonds. They used his chase for the HR record to sell tickets, and now they're cutting him loose. It's probably the right move - if your best player is 43 years old, you are a team in turmoil.
But while the easy thing for Bonds to do would be to retire, he is adamant that he won't. You'd think a guy who's spent most of the last few years being dogged by the feds and the media would be looking to get the hell out, HR record in hand, but Bonds says he wants to keep playing.
Obviously, he needs to go to the AL. It's almost unfair watching him try to play LF these days. He just can't do it. He's a DH now.
So where to? Yanks? Red Sox? White Sox? Tigers?
Maybe.
But what better way for new GM Bill Smith to make a splash than to bring in Bonds to hit 3-hole? (I'm assuming Gardy would resist the temptation to play him everyday in LF, a la Rondell White)
Thing is, Bonds needs to be somewhere where the media glare isn't quite as intense. New York, Boston or Chicago would be an absolute nightmare. Maybe Texas or Oakland are a possibility. But why not the Twins?
No, he's not going to hit 70 homers anymore, but the guy, at age 42, has a .483 OBP and a .570 SLG. His OPS+ is 172. That's the best in the NL.
Now, maybe you're one of those Dick Bremer douche bags who thinks the Twins are better off signing "Piranhas", who hustle and star in gay commercials and say nice things to Marney and set an example of how to run the bases for your retarded child, and if that's the case, stop watching baseball.
But, if you think it might be entertaining to watch arguably the greatest player ever bat between Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau, and think it might be more fun to win a World Series than to "battle your tail off" and go 77-85, you will realize it would be awesome to have Barry Bonds on the Twins.
PS - Yeah, I know. He did steroids. They all did. I don't care.
Yeah, I think the record is tainted. Don't care about that either.
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if you think it might be entertaining to watch arguably the greatest player ever bat between Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau, and think it might be more fun to win a World Series
How about Barry Bonds doesn't brings title to Minnesota in '08? I'll take that bet. I give him a .1% chance of winding up in Twinks pinstripes anyway.
Would it be just as awesome as this guy? Then again, you really hate him, don't you?
Manny in Minny? I'd rather see that than Barry. Than again, Barry may put the "Piranhas" on HGH. That would raise Tyner's OPS+.
I'd take Bonds in a Twins Uniform. However, Rondell White solidified himself as the twins #3 hitter for next year. With that bases clearing double against the Tigers last night, Gardy was impressed enough to get Rondell into the meat of the 2008 lineup. All it takes for Gardy is to put one good swing on the ball. Bremer's call on it sounded like the Twins won the world series, and Blyleven simply said....."dropped the head of the bat"
It's good to see that Rondell is still in the lineup. Especially since he's hitting around .160, he won't be back next year, and the Twins aren't in the playoff picture.
What's with the continued assumption that I can't hate Manny Ramirez and still take him on my team at the same time?
I hate Joe Mauer and I'm extremely glad he's the Twins catcher.
But, like with Bonds, I'd only let Manny DH, since he plays LF like he has down syndrome.
I just wanted to see how many times it would take to keep saying before you'd acknowledge it. You're not the only one with a job with lots of free time.
Not a really well kept secret, but I don't like Manny that much either. He may play left like someone with down syndrome, but he's the Corky Thatcher of left fielders.
"Yeah, I know. He did steroids. They all did. I don't care.
Yeah, I think the record is tainted. Don't care about that either."
Also, I suppose you don't care about the Holocaust. You heartless son of a bitch.
I suppose you don't even care about Pearl Harbor. Why don't you just move to Canada, traitor?
Shame on you SDTwin. Shame on you.
Lot of talk about the Dodgers interest in Santana. Same too with the Mets. I think too, Rondell White is finally off of the Twins. He did put a couple good swings together in Boston. How about Matthew Lecroy being a better hitter than Punto? Isn't that ridiculous?
Maybe we'll get Nomar on the team. Can he play 3rd? With Rondell gone, we need someone to fill his spot on the DL.
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