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What should Barry do on the road?

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So I think everyone is a little curious what is going to happen when Barry and Co. go on the road this week to LA and SD.  Everyone would like Bonds to break the record at home, sure, but it's unlikely that the Giants will be able to keep him out of more than 2 of the 6 games without other teams (Arizona and wild card teams, specifically) complaining.

Personally, I think Bonds should bat leadoff and become a singles hitter.  Realistically, that would never happen, but I think it'd be fun to watch.  Anyway, I'm going to leave it up to a poll.

Poll
What should Bonds do this week?
Sit out the whole road trip, screw the other teams
6 votes
Play it normally, if he sets the record on the road, so be it
46 votes
Play, but don't try to hit home runs (can he even do that?)
13 votes
Strangle Matt Morris and get suspended
27 votes

92 votes | Poll has closed

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Re: What should Barry do on the road?
Despite all the booing that would occur, part of me would really really really love to see Bonds break the record in LA in front of all their stupid fans and ugly players.

by elduderino on Jul 29, 2007 7:26 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: What should Barry do on the road?
I vote for two homers off of Brad Penny on Tuesday night.

Does anybody else remember John Miller calling him out for "standing on the mound, pouting" last year?

by fireplacetv on Jul 29, 2007 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: What should Barry do on the road?
Just play normally. Whatever happens, happens.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Jul 29, 2007 7:32 PM PDT reply actions  

How is strangle Matt Morris not at 100%
Much less in 3rd place.

by awesomer @ McCovey Chronicles on Jul 29, 2007 7:32 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: How is strangle Matt Morris not at 100%
It's the "get suspended" addendum that kills it.

If only he could do it without consequence...

Coming to you by proxy (I adopted: Dave Righetti!)

by howtheyscored on Jul 29, 2007 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: What should Barry do on the road?
We need a "strangle Matt Morris and earn the accolades of all Giants fans" option.

by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Jul 29, 2007 7:34 PM PDT reply actions  

Should do what it takes to help team win
Both LA and SD are in a fight for the division so it will be interesting to see how they pitch to Bonds.

by wilriv21 on Jul 29, 2007 7:50 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: What should Barry do on the road?
swing away, but only hit homers to Giants fans in attendance.
The Fringe was right.

by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 29, 2007 8:03 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: What should Barry do on the road?
Launch the record homers into the left-field pavilion in LA so some crackheads can feed their habits for a... week.
Bruce Bochy gets his big head from me.

by Stuttering John Tamargo on Jul 29, 2007 8:11 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: What should Barry do on the road?
I'm with this guy!

Also, the movie was unbelievably good.

Coming to you by proxy (I adopted: Dave Righetti!)

by howtheyscored on Jul 29, 2007 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: What should Barry do on the road?
Bunt a couple times down the 3rd base line. For laughs.
Randy Winn=Cool

by CB on Jul 29, 2007 8:41 PM PDT reply actions  

I voted Strangle
seriously, I do think Bonds should avoid swinging for the fences while he's on the road.  And he absolutely is capable of doing that - much of his struggles this year have been partly due to his insistence on swinging for the fences nearly every time he comes to the plate despite the obvious depreciation of his pull-swing.  It wouldn't be the worst thing to observe the Event that would be Bonds tying the record in front of 50,000 "giants are fags"-shouting beach ball-tossing fan-in-parking-lot-stabbing troglodytes, but at the very least save 756 for the home crowd by playing Tony Gwynn in san diego.
WE FIGHT WARS! WE CHEAT ON SPOUSES! WE LISTEN TO THE STEVE MILLER BAND! BUT IF WE THROW OURSELVES INTO SOMETHING GLORIOUS AS BASEBALL ALL IS FORGIVEN!" -PECOTA

by nick @ McCovey Chronicles on Jul 29, 2007 9:07 PM PDT reply actions  

Re: What should Barry do on the road?
Whenever I've attended Giants games at Dodger Stadium, there are a fair number of SF fans in the stands (and for any team with some tradition that the Dodgers play, for that matter, given all the transplants living in LA), so it's not gonna be sheer anti-Barry sentiment; perhaps a majority, given the lopsidedness of the division race (the # of opposing fans in attendance seems to depend on how successful said visiting team is that given year). So I think an LA record breaker would be overall rather anti-climactic: not too violent, not too jubilant, just a mix.
For just pennies a day, you too can make a difference in the life of a Giants player...like Kevin Correia.

by VidaWantsYourCar on Jul 29, 2007 9:30 PM PDT reply actions  

Hmmm
Just the right amount of jubilant violence...

I wonder if I can support that?

Coming to you by proxy (I adopted: Dave Righetti!)

by howtheyscored on Jul 29, 2007 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

Jubilant Violence
Is there any other kind?
For just pennies a day, you too can make a difference in the life of a Giants player...like Kevin Correia.

by VidaWantsYourCar on Jul 30, 2007 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Jubilant Violence
You make a strong argument.

I have come to conclusion that I support it. Jubilant Violence in Moderation for All!

Coming to you by proxy (I adopted: Dave Righetti!)

by howtheyscored on Jul 30, 2007 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Jubilant Violence
And there was much rejoicing.
For just pennies a day, you too can make a difference in the life of a Giants player...like Kevin Correia.

by VidaWantsYourCar on Jul 30, 2007 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: What should Barry do on the road?
I think that Barry should play baseball...whatever happens, happens!  Go Giants, Beat L.A.
OOOOOO - REEEBAY!

by Uribe2Thompson2Clark on Jul 30, 2007 12:29 AM PDT up reply actions  

Re: What should Barry do on the road?
755 in the third game @ LA.  756 at home vs. Washington.
I need old crusty vets like I need a nail driven into my brain.

by BawLa on Jul 30, 2007 1:02 AM PDT reply actions  

Re: What should Barry do on the road?
It's do it IN the road.
Benitez is owed $5,066,666 from the remainder of his $7.6 million salary, of which Florida will pay $333,333 and San Francisco will pay $4,733,333.

by Whipping Boy on Aug 1, 2007 7:59 AM PDT reply actions  

Re: What should Barry do on the road?
Benitez is owed $5,066,666 from the remainder of his $7.6 million salary, of which Florida will pay $333,333 and San Francisco will pay $4,733,333.

by Whipping Boy on Aug 1, 2007 7:59 AM PDT reply actions  

Play it normally, but...
PLAYTHEKIDS! PLAYTHEKIDS! PLAYTHEKIDS! PLAYTHEKIDS! PLAYTHEKIDS! PLAYTHEKIDS! PLAYTHEKIDS! PLAYTHEKIDS! PLAYTHEKIDS! BARRY PLAYTHEKIDS! PLEASE PLAYTHEKIDS! HIT PLAYTHEKIDS! 756 PLAYTHEKIDS! IN PLAYTHEKIDS! SFO! PLAYTHEKIDS! PLAYTHEKIDS! PLAYTHEKIDS! PLAYTHEKIDS! PLAYTHEKIDS! PLAYTHEKIDS! PLAYTHEKIDS! PLAYTHEKIDS! PLAYTHEKIDS! PLAYTHEKIDS! PLAYTHEKIDS!

by Jakespaar on Aug 1, 2007 9:37 AM PDT reply actions  

Re: Play it normally, but...
I feel a subliminal desire to buy a swingset and erect it in the back yard...

by Moggeee on Aug 1, 2007 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

Re: Play it normally, but...
Um... OK... Not really where I was going, but swingsets are nice.

by Jakespaar on Aug 2, 2007 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions  

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