Not likely to happen

But we should sign Barry to a minor league deal. See if he can still play (he prolly can and needs a month or so to get in shape) and deflate the Dodgers return of Manny. We won't have to trade prospects. His defense will be bad but it will be more than made up for with his bat. Yeah yeah...let it go. But really, he IS the best bat available. Right now we have a pretty good shot at the WC. With Barry we are the favorites. It may cause a media circus but I think it is worth the gamble. Also it will boost attendance across the board which will add more excitement. Wishful thinking? Probably. Worth doing? Definitely. Cons: defense, media. Anything else? He's still faster than Bengie, I'm sure. Also, his time away may have mellowed him a bit. If RJ can play at 45, so can Barry.

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It would be fun to have him as a pinch hitter

But that ship has sailed

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by CB30 on Jun 24, 2009 1:22 PM PDT reply actions

Wut

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by xanthan on Jun 24, 2009 1:24 PM PDT reply actions

LOL Bengie is slow

Things faster than Bengie Molina:
Barry Bonds
Eric Gregg
Dial-up Internet
Caltrans workers

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by ResDog on Jun 24, 2009 1:32 PM PDT reply actions

The Slowskys

by ryanmiles on Jun 24, 2009 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions

I can see your butt.

by Lars The Wanderer on Jun 24, 2009 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions

mentioning Eric Gregg is in poor taste

by FluLikeSymptoms on Jun 24, 2009 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions

You don’t get much slower than dead.

by deadmeat27 on Jun 24, 2009 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions

Can we please just let him go?

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by groug on Jun 24, 2009 1:32 PM PDT reply actions

I can.

I just want to watch Bonds hunt deer these days.

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by xanthan on Jun 24, 2009 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions

I can't stop thinking about Barry Bonds

Yeah, it would be sweet to watch him play 1 or 2 games a series, or even just as a PH. It may even be the smart thing to do. But there is no way on God’s Green Earth that management will swallow their pride and bring him back.

STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.

by UnleashTheGore on Jun 24, 2009 1:59 PM PDT reply actions

Yeah lets sign the guy who hasn’t hit major league pitching in a few years and who had hip surgery last year. Great sign. Lets sign a near 80 year old Willie Mays too.

by Hobbes2d on Jun 24, 2009 2:15 PM PDT reply actions

just play Mays in the minors for a couple weeks first

by kvdp12 on Jun 24, 2009 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions

What about Willie Mays Hays?

he looks pretty ripped in those bowflex commercials

by BleedBlackNOrange on Jun 24, 2009 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions

This would not work for many reasons

Not only because hes OLD and hasnt played for 2 seasons, but take into consideration how this would effect the clubhouse. Because I know managment would.

How would bringing bonds in effect Lincecum and how comfortable him and some of the young guys feel in the locker room. Or Molina who wants to win for then anything, while Bonds refuses to pinch hit on an off day. Or Randy Johnson… that would be interesting, but im not sure good.

by kvdp12 on Jun 24, 2009 2:42 PM PDT reply actions

Right now we have a pretty good shot at the WC. With Barry we are the favorites.

False

by FluLikeSymptoms on Jun 24, 2009 2:49 PM PDT reply actions

meh

by Merope on Jun 24, 2009 3:20 PM PDT reply actions

pass

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converting tools into skills since 2008...

by WTF on Jun 24, 2009 3:25 PM PDT reply actions

Now, I love Barry, but this is no good. He’s done. I think Barry needs to enter the next phase of his life and become that retired gentleman who makes speeches about beating the Dodgers and rah-rah and all that shit and get a statue and his number retired and just enjoy life in the comforting bosom (tee hee) of his hometown fans.

by satyricrash on Jun 24, 2009 3:26 PM PDT reply actions

I belong in this line

Seriously, has anyone seen my adopted brother?

by j14 on Jun 24, 2009 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions

/gets in line

by BleedBlackNOrange on Jun 24, 2009 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions

Yes

by kimmyg on Jun 24, 2009 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah, that ship has sailed

It makes me sad that Bud Selig got his wish that Bonds never play again.

"Catcher are base running. Hitters are offense."
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by thehavenot on Jun 24, 2009 3:52 PM PDT reply actions