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Gilbert MainesBoy, this message is getting a lot of posts ! So, I might as well throw in my take on this subject.
Bonds sure is getting walked quite a bit. Although this yields an interesting statistic for him, it appears to me that Mr. Bonds is juggling plenty of data right now, and Im quite curious how it will all turn out.
Specifically, he recently entered the rarified group of .600 sluggers and is currently flirting with the possibility of becoming a lifetime .300 hitter. While from a statistics oriented perspective, these considerations are in play along with his quest for 700+ HR and his battle with the always successful Father Time.
I believe that it was Mantle who said that he regretted trading his .300 career BA in exchange for moving up in the 500 HR club. I wonder what trade offs, if any, will be made if Bonds career ever winds down.
It appears that Clemens almost threw in the towel a year (or more) too early. Fortunately he is now attaining the career Wins and K totals to which he clearly is entitled.
What will Bonds' actual achievements be once the dust finally settles, I wonder - and I hope that we will all get to see his career in its totality to compliment each view, each accomplishment, accusation, failure and milestone which we have enjoyed him putting together for us.
And can Sosa and others be even better?