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mike mullinsI really don't think the color of the pitcher had ANYTHING to do with Bonds getting a good ball to hit (at least I sincerely hope not). Had Bob Gibson been pitching, Bonds would've gotten a nice fat juicy fastball...right in the ear. It's too bad Bonds isn't in the NHL: at least in hockey, if you showboat, they check you through the boards and put you back in your place.
Bonds is a good ballplayer, but he's a hotdog. Every time he hits a ball that MIGHT be long enough, he flips his bat and strikes his little pose in the box. He shows people up. He doesn't run out grounders or pop flies. He doesn't hustle in the outfield (remember when he stood still on a ball he thought would leave the park, only to have it end up bouncing at the base of the wall 30 feet behind him?). He's not a team player.
Sure, he talks the talk, says nice complementary things about everyone, but actions are stronger than words. He acts like prick, on and off the field, and that's what I'll always remember him as.