Barry Bonds in 2007 ... Where will he go?

mrskippy · 10-03-2006, 12:50 AM

Bonds needs 22 home runs to pass Hank Aaron. Imagine had he not been so injury plagued last year and had such a rough start this year. He would either have the record or be within a few home runs. He had 26 HRs this year, which still isn't too bad and something that almost any team would take. Overall his numbers were mostly respectable this year and certainly numbers that could prove useful for a number of teams.

So, the question remains, where does Bonds go? Does he stick with the Giants? Head over to the American League (possibly to Oakland)? Or does he hang 'em up and end his career with 734 HRs and otherwise decent HOF numbers (only 159 hits from 3,000; 70 RBIs from 2,000; 500+ SBs; 2,152 runs; .299 AVG; and a boatload of walks)? He probably is anohter 1 1/2-2 seasons from hitting 3,000 and could knock in his 2,000th RBI next year.

I don't see him sticking with the Giants. I do see him sticking around California though, playing in the AL. Basically, that puts him in Oakland, Anaheim, and possibly Seattle. Beyond that, I don't see where else he could go. The Yankees? I don't know what other AL team he could go to.

Of course, one sure fire way to get him his 22 is to send him to Colorado, but that means he would have to play in the OF.

Scoman · 10-03-2006, 12:58 AM

I hope he just goes away.

mikev · 10-03-2006, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Scoman

I hope he just goes away.

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mrskippy · 10-03-2006, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Scoman

I hope he just goes away.

His agent already says he will play in 2007 ... somewhere. He would like to play in SFO. Giants have already been questioned about him by an unidentified (not the A's) AL team.

Scoman · 10-03-2006, 01:02 AM

I for one will never consider him the all time hr hitter if he does break the record,thats for sure.

Bobbuttons · 10-03-2006, 01:08 AM

I would say Cleveland, but we don't need a DH.

Scoman · 10-03-2006, 01:14 AM

Im a indians fan, and thats the last thing we need is that jerk,that will never happen imo. Sf owner has already said they will be going in a different direction,im sure they are very tired of the controversy that surrounds him,most teams wont go there for that very reason.Id say his best hope is the A's.

reds1 · 10-03-2006, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Bobbuttons

I would say Cleveland, but we don't need a DH.

I wonder what would happen in this situation if Finley hadn't introduced the DH in the first place. Another reason to loathe it.

Bobbuttons · 10-03-2006, 01:16 AM

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I wonder what would happen in this situation if Finley hadn't introduced the DH in the first place. Another reason to loathe it.

Oh, come on. There is a little bit of good that comes from the DH (although I prefer no DH, myself). Without it Frank Thomas wouldn't have had the great comeback year he had this year.

Scoman · 10-03-2006, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by reds1

I wonder what would happen in this situation if Finley hadn't introduced the DH in the first place. Another reason to loathe it.

Actually charlie o invented the dr,not the dh.4-06-1973 - Ron Blomberg of the New York Yankees is 1st official Designated Hitter in ML history.

mrskippy · 10-03-2006, 01:25 AM

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.Id say his best hope is the A's.

Agreed!!! My guess is that he goes to Oakland on a one-year deal, for substantially less than his previous salary ... I'll say $6 million or so for a year. It keeps him in the Bay Area and allows him to break the record in front of his local fans.

Of course, what happens to Frank Thomas?

At this point, I do say it's either Oakland or stay in San Francisco. Here is how I would rank it:

1 - Oakland
2 - San Francisco
3 - Anaheim
4 - Seattle
5 - Yankees
6 - Other AL Team
7 - Other NL Team

Jonzard · 10-03-2006, 01:26 AM

I cannot see him going anywhere besides SF. I don't think his baggage will be worth it to other teams.

Col Mustard · 10-03-2006, 01:27 AM

I see him playing with Folsom or Chino.

reds1 · 10-03-2006, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Scoman

Actually charlie o invented the dr,not the dh.4-06-1973 - Ron Blomberg of the New York Yankees is 1st official Designated Hitter in ML history.

From Wikipedia:

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The designated hitter, like other experimental baseball rule changes, was in part the brainchild of A's owner Charlie Finley. It was used first in spring training games in 1969, and was later adopted by the American League beginning in 1973.

On April 6, 1973, first baseman Ron Blomberg of the New York Yankees became the first designated hitter in Major League Baseball history, facing Boston Red Sox right-handed pitcher Luis Tiant in his first plate appearance. "Boomer" Blomberg was walked.

Scoman · 10-03-2006, 01:32 AM

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From Wikipedia:

THE FIRST DH CONCEPT (--) It was the National League, not the American League, that first proposed using a DH. National League president John Heydler advocated the rule change at the annual major-league meeting in Chicago on Dec. 1, 1928. The NL owners approved the rule, but the AL rejected it.

reds1 · 10-03-2006, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Bobbuttons

Oh, come on. There is a little bit of good that comes from the DH (although I prefer no DH, myself). Without it Frank Thomas wouldn't have had the great comeback year he had this year.

My comment was tongue-in-cheek Bob.

MuertoDesagradecido · 10-03-2006, 01:44 AM

I'd bet heavily that he'll be back with the Giants. In the unlikely event he isn't I'd guess he goes to the Angels.

Bobbuttons · 10-03-2006, 01:51 AM

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My comment was tongue-in-cheek Bob.

I figured.

Faroo6 · 10-03-2006, 02:06 AM

If he plays in Oakland I officially am not an A's fan in 2007.

JDOldSchool · 10-03-2006, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by reds1

I wonder what would happen in this situation if Finley hadn't introduced the DH in the first place. Another reason to loathe it.

Yes, because completely incompetent goofs taking up at bats is good for the sport. This DH argument will never die, and those who hate the DH will never make any sense.

10-03-2006, 12:50 AM	#1
mrskippy All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Northern California Posts: 1,011	Barry Bonds in 2007 ... Where will he go? Bonds needs 22 home runs to pass Hank Aaron. Imagine had he not been so injury plagued last year and had such a rough start this year. He would either have the record or be within a few home runs. He had 26 HRs this year, which still isn't too bad and something that almost any team would take. Overall his numbers were mostly respectable this year and certainly numbers that could prove useful for a number of teams. So, the question remains, where does Bonds go? Does he stick with the Giants? Head over to the American League (possibly to Oakland)? Or does he hang 'em up and end his career with 734 HRs and otherwise decent HOF numbers (only 159 hits from 3,000; 70 RBIs from 2,000; 500+ SBs; 2,152 runs; .299 AVG; and a boatload of walks)? He probably is anohter 1 1/2-2 seasons from hitting 3,000 and could knock in his 2,000th RBI next year. I don't see him sticking with the Giants. I do see him sticking around California though, playing in the AL. Basically, that puts him in Oakland, Anaheim, and possibly Seattle. Beyond that, I don't see where else he could go. The Yankees? I don't know what other AL team he could go to. Of course, one sure fire way to get him his 22 is to send him to Colorado, but that means he would have to play in the OF.

10-03-2006, 01:08 AM	#6
Bobbuttons Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Picturesque Mentor-on-the-Lake, Ohio Posts: 3,708	I would say Cleveland, but we don't need a DH. __________________ Frankenstein never scared me. Marsupials do....cause they're fast! Gibson swings, and a fly ball to deep right field! This is gonna be a home run! Unbelievable! A home run for Gibson! And the Dodgers have won the game, 5 to 4; I don't believe what I just saw! I don't believe what I just saw!

10-03-2006, 01:26 AM	#12
Jonzard Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,647	I cannot see him going anywhere besides SF. I don't think his baggage will be worth it to other teams. __________________ For a scientist must indeed be freely imaginative and yet skeptical, creative and yet a critic. There is a sense in which he must be free, but another in which his thought must be very precisely regimented; there is poetry in science, but also a lot of bookkeeping. — Sir Peter B. Medawar FTB

10-03-2006, 12:58 AM	#2
Scoman All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: heath ohio Posts: 1,822	I hope he just goes away.

10-03-2006, 01:02 AM	#5
Scoman All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: heath ohio Posts: 1,822	I for one will never consider him the all time hr hitter if he does break the record,thats for sure.

10-03-2006, 01:14 AM	#7
Scoman All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: heath ohio Posts: 1,822	Im a indians fan, and thats the last thing we need is that jerk,that will never happen imo. Sf owner has already said they will be going in a different direction,im sure they are very tired of the controversy that surrounds him,most teams wont go there for that very reason.Id say his best hope is the A's.

10-03-2006, 01:27 AM	#13
Col Mustard Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2	I see him playing with Folsom or Chino.

10-03-2006, 01:44 AM	#17
MuertoDesagradecido Major Leagues Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Saint Francisco Posts: 436 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	I'd bet heavily that he'll be back with the Giants. In the unlikely event he isn't I'd guess he goes to the Angels.