Month: July 2007 (Page 10 of 17)

In case you haven’t noticed, San Francisco Giants outfielder Barry Lamar Bonds hasn’t been himself lately. In his last seven games, Bonds is 1 for 22 with no long balls and eight walks. He went 0 for 5 in the Giants’ 5-3 loss to the Dodgers Sunday and in the process left six men on base. He was so happy with himself, he said this following the game:

“Yeah, it’s an embarrassment for me to be wearing this f — uniform because of the way I’m playing,” Bonds said Sunday. “Now go away.”

One could say that’s typical Bonds, but it actually isn’t. While the, “Now go away” part is classic Bonds, the outburst on a whole isn’t normally cocky/confident Barry’s style. Anyone who has witnessed Bonds bat more than a handful of times this year, has definitely seen a different player than the one we’ve all been accustomed to. He takes pitches belt high and right down the pipe, is less disciplined with two strikes and his timing has been way off. Is this just a slump or has the game finally caught up to and passed the 42 year old?

I don’t know, is it me or is it just too appropriate that the first professional sports franchise to lose 10,000 games hails from Philadelphia? Congratulations to the Philadelphia Phillies and the city of the boo, for losing their 10,000 game last night to the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday.

I know this happened at an Eagle game, but serves you right for throwing snowballs at Santa Claus you bums!

Tigers’ outfielder Gary Sheffield has officially opened his mouth again, this time calling out Yankees’ manager Joe Torre, shortstop Derek Jeter and Giants’ outfielder Barry Bonds in an interview for HBO’s “Real Sports”, which will air next Tuesday.

In the interview according to ESPN.com, Sheffield insinuates Torre treats his white players with more respect and that they “get called in (Torre’s) office and treated like a man” when the manager needs to tell them something. Sheffield also noted that Jeter used to speak highly of Torre, but “It’s one thing that they treat (Jeter) a certain way; (Jeter doesn’t) feel what other people feel.” The cherry on top was that Sheffield essentially called Bonds out for taking steroids, while also clearing himself of any wrongdoing by stating, “steroids is something you stick in your butt” and, “I only took clear substances”.

Hey Gary, you do know that Baroid states he only took clear substances too, right? So you trying to separate yourself from him by saying you only took clear “substances”, essentially puts you on his level steroid-wise. And why the hell should any of us listen to you about Joe Torre playing racial favorites when you constantly go around with a chip on your shoulder about everything?