Thoughts on the 2nd half of MLB

[Havelock]

ESPN - Ex-Red Sox player Kapler eyes return to playing - MLB

I love Gabe, but I'm suspicious after reading the above. Anybody think Kapler took a year off to avoid testing positive for steroids, or that the Sox pushed him out for a bit for the same reason?

[Twobit Whore]

Bonds is done in S.F.

He should just retire imo.

[Suineg]

Originally Posted by Thorpe

I hope they sweep Arizona.

I agree. The Padres cannot seem to unseat them finally. We need to drop them out.

[Akileese]

Toronto is fucking hot right now. Up 2-0 on the Yanks top 8. Boston is up, but still early being top 6 (3-1)

edit: 4-0 Jays. That's probably it.

[Akileese]

Anyone else watching the Yanks game find it MILDLY suspicious that Aaron Hill doesn't come up with that ball? he was there easily. Now it's tied, and I'm calling a fixed game. WAY too many shady plays in this 9th inning....

I'd like to note that unless you're a diehard Yankee fan, you probably won't see it that way. He was under that ball and when he realized he had it, he pulled his fucking glove up...

edit: Just watched it on Tivo a few times...Something is definitely not right with that play, he actually looked down and pulled up his glove.

[Thorpe]

Originally Posted by Twobit Whore

Bonds is done in S.F.

He should just retire imo.

I hate him and want him to retire. However, he would make a nasty DH.

[Laven]

Originally Posted by Thorpe

I hate him and want him to retire. However, he would make a nasty DH.

Maybe a few years ago, i've heard this a few times at work that Bonds should goto a AL team and just be a DH....he's fucking done for and would be the biggest waste of space on the roster.

[Pharazon]

Originally Posted by Laven

Maybe a few years ago, i've heard this a few times at work that Bonds should goto a AL team and just be a DH....he's fucking done for and would be the biggest waste of space on the roster.

He's still a better hitter at 43 than all but a few DH's currently in the AL. He had a couple major slumps this season which imo were largely due to him trying too hard to hit a home run every time he went up there in order to get to the record as quickly as he could. Even with those huge slumps, he's still gonna end up at .285 or so, with nearly 30 hr and the highest OBP in the majors. Pretty much any team would be happy with a DH that hits for power and still gets on base 1 out of every 2 plate appearances. Now which teams will be willing to take on all the baggage that comes along with him in order to get that, thats another question.

Yankees, A's, Angels, Tigers, maybe the Mariners. I'd wager he'll be on one of those teams next year. If he doesn't stay on the west coast, it'll be to go play with Leland again or to go hit in front of A-Rod where he'd get pitched to like never before in his career.

[Duppin]

Originally Posted by Pharazon

maybe the Mariners

Barry Bonds at DH, rather than Jose Vidro?

Yes, please.

[kcxiv]

Originally Posted by Laven

Maybe a few years ago, i've heard this a few times at work that Bonds should goto a AL team and just be a DH....he's fucking done for and would be the biggest waste of space on the roster.

He still hit 30 home runs while playing on his fucked up knee's. He could easily hit 35-40 Home runs in the AL.

[Akileese]

Jason Stark was talking about how he couldn't see a match for him anywhere. I could see him going to the Angels. They could use another big bat and he won't be that expensive.

[Twobit Whore]

The problem with Bonds is he is going to want 15+ million a year and there aren't any teams that are itching to pay a DH 3x more than they currently are for a minor boost in production.

He could go to a few teams if he would take a pay cut.

[Akileese]

Originally Posted by Twobit Whore

The problem with Bonds is he is going to want 15+ million a year and there aren't any teams that are itching to pay a DH 3x more than they currently are for a minor boost in production.

He could go to a few teams if he would take a pay cut.

I heard 10-12 actually.

[Laven]

Originally Posted by kcxiv

He still hit 30 home runs while playing on his fucked up knee's. He could easily hit 35-40 Home runs in the AL.

I guess we will just have to see how things turn out, I would love to be proven wrong because I like Barry Bonds but I just dont see him making a big impact even as a DH. If he can stay relatively healthy he would have what 2-3 yrs max left? I would assume he would only go for a team that has a shot at making it to the Playoffs/WS also, cause what would be the point? since he owns the biggest record in all of baseball it would only make sense for him to try to end his career with a WS ring.

[Thorpe]

Philllies moved into a tie with the Padres for the NL Wild Card. The next six days are going to be the worst six days of my life. They better not miss it by one game for the third year in a row. I'm hoping the Phillies take at least two from both the Braves and the Nationals, and the Padres lose one more to the Giants split their series against the Brewers. I can't believe I am saying it but I wish Bonds would play and hit 10 HRs over the course of the next two days.