A (hopefully) sane Barry Bonds thread

[Flash]

Stuck in a rut? I like to switch my bat when it happens to me. Have one called the 'Slump Breaker.'

http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/story?id=3421213&page=1
By Andy Baggarly
Mercury News
The flashbulbs continue to pop each time Barry Bonds swings the bat, but he hasn't given anyone a moment to record this homestand.

Bonds was 1 for 4 Thursday and remained at 753 career home runs after the Giants' 4-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves at AT&T Park. His only hit was a flare off the end of the bat that center fielder Andruw Jones misplayed into a double.

 

[Flash]

"I'm just trying to get a hit," Bonds says.

Yeah, so is Britney Spears ...

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20070727.BONDS27/TPStory/Sports

'I'm just trying to get a hit,' Bonds says
Giants' slugger says his focus is on his offensive slump more than home runs

JEFF BLAIR

BASEBALL REPORTER

July 27, 2007

SAN FRANCISCO -- Looking nothing like the soon-to-be home-run king - let alone an ogre - Barry Bonds served as the pitcher yesterday afternoon during the San Francisco Giants' Family Day game.

His hat flipped backward, Bonds underhanded balls to home plate for a parade of youngsters and, other than beaning Rich Aurilia's child with a whiffle ball, it all went off without a hitch.

Bonds even pulled out the right tooth of Cole Roberts, the six-year-old son of centre fielder Dave Roberts. "Barry pulled my tooth," the boy said. "The tooth fairy brought me $5 when I lost the other one three days ago."

 

[Flash]

In the Mercury News story, it is reported Bonds has an online diary of his games. Anyone have the link?

 

[outofplace]

An optimistic thread title, but worth hoping for.

 

[poindexter]

I thought Flash was the Slumpbuster.

 

[Flash]

Way to get this thread off to a good start, dexter.