Comments on: Barry Bonds? http://firegardy.com/2008/06/27/barry-bonds/ Mismanaging games since 2002 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:26:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: 20 Fingers » Barry Bonds? http://firegardy.com/2008/06/27/barry-bonds/comment-page-1/#comment-772 20 Fingers » Barry Bonds? Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:30:31 +0000 http://firegardy.com/2008/06/27/barry-bonds/#comment-772 <p>[...] Barry Bonds? 20? Also … there’d be a huge media/fan backlash against the team. … I continue to cross my fingers and (naively?) hope that none of the good [...]</p> [...] Barry Bonds? 20? Also … there’d be a huge media/fan backlash against the team. … I continue to cross my fingers and (naively?) hope that none of the good [...]

]]> By: Texas http://firegardy.com/2008/06/27/barry-bonds/comment-page-1/#comment-764 Texas Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:43:23 +0000 http://firegardy.com/2008/06/27/barry-bonds/#comment-764 <p>The conservative estimate is that Bonds gives you 4 more wins this year. At least thats what Posanski seems to think. 4 wins could be the difference between the AL Central title or playing golf in October. </p> <p>If he is for real, then this is a no-brainer. If it isn't working out then you cut him and at mostyour out a pro-rated part of his already pro-rated salary. </p> <p>I think you can stick Bonds in both LF and at DH. Obviously this decreases ABs for both Young and Kubel, and effectively eliminates the need for Monroe. Also I'm not opposed to sitting Cuddyer and his 90 OPS+ down every once in a while too.</p> <p>It would be a shame to see another team take a crack at him and then to see us finish in second behind the White Sox by 2 games. Granted those are hypothetical wins, but that is a conservative estimate and it might just be a shot in the arm that this team could use for the second half of the year!</p> The conservative estimate is that Bonds gives you 4 more wins this year. At least thats what Posanski seems to think. 4 wins could be the difference between the AL Central title or playing golf in October.

If he is for real, then this is a no-brainer. If it isn’t working out then you cut him and at mostyour out a pro-rated part of his already pro-rated salary.

I think you can stick Bonds in both LF and at DH. Obviously this decreases ABs for both Young and Kubel, and effectively eliminates the need for Monroe. Also I’m not opposed to sitting Cuddyer and his 90 OPS+ down every once in a while too.

It would be a shame to see another team take a crack at him and then to see us finish in second behind the White Sox by 2 games. Granted those are hypothetical wins, but that is a conservative estimate and it might just be a shot in the arm that this team could use for the second half of the year!

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