01-10-2013, 01:55 AM
Acer wrote:
Barry was very good in Pittsburgh before his head literally swelled to twice its normal size. (Though his ego was already well on the way to twice a normal size.) He took them into the playoffs the last time they were there. He didn't need the cream or the clear.
(OTOH, maybe a little cream or clear would have gotten Pittsburgh into the series, but I digress.)
He's not missed in Pittsburgh, except they still miss his bat and glove of course. He was the King James of baseball--instead of taking pride in leading a small market team to glory, he whined every moment he had to be there, and didn't stay an inning longer than necessary.
In fairness, when the Bucs signed Van Slyke to a 3 year contract, Bonds offered to sign the same deal and was turned down. Whether that was racism on the part of the Bucs or just stupidity I'll leave to others.