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On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Times asked a couple pitchers from the 2002 Angels if David Ortiz should get the Barry Bonds treatment. Because the two are clearly analogous. One player had the greatest four-year stretch in baseball history, and the other was really good this year. Basically the same thing.
I wrote about that here if you're interested. But the story also made me think of 2002 Barry Bonds, which is always fun. In 74 plate appearances that postseason, Bonds reached base 43 times. He had eight homers, scored 18 runs, and drove in 16. He hit .356, even though his BABIP was .242. His OBP was .581 and he slugged .978.
So it felt important to look at every plate appearance that post season and make a list, sans commentary. Here goes nothing:
1. Game 1, NLDS, 2nd inning, bases empty, no outs, 0-0
Grounder to second
2. Game 1, NLDS, 3rd inning, bases empty, two outs, Giants leading 3-2
Single
3. Game 1, NLDS, 4th inning, runners at first and second, two outs, Giants leading 6-2
Fly ball to center
4. Game 1, NLDS, 6th inning, runner at second, two outs, Giants leading 6-2
Intentional walk
5. Game 1, NLDS, 8th inning, bases empty, one out, Giants leading 8-2
Fly ball to center
6. Game 2, NLDS, 2nd inning, bases empty, no outs, Braves leading 1-0
Strikeout swinging
7. Game 2, NLDS, 4th inning, bases empty, two outs, Braves leading 4-1
Foul pop
8. Game 2, NLDS, 7th inning, bases empty, no outs, Braves leading 7-2
Fly ball to left
9. Game 2, NLDS, 9th inning, bases empty, no outs, Braves leading 7-2
Home run
10. Game 3, NLDS, 1st inning, runner on second, one out, Giants leading 1-0
Intentional walk
11. Game 3, NLDS, 3rd inning, runners on first and second, two outs, 1-1
Grounder to short
12. Game 3, NLDS, 6th inning, bases empty, two outs, Braves leading 6-1
Home run
13. Game 3, NLDS, 9th inning, bases empty, one out, Braves leading 10-2
Grounder to second
14. Game 4, NLDS, 1st inning, bases loaded, no outs, 0-0
Sacrifice fly
15. Game 4, NLDS, 2nd inning, runners on first and third, two outs, Giants leading 3-0
Intentional walk
16. Game 4, NLDS, 3rd inning, runner on first, two outs, Giants leading 7-0
Fly ball to left
17. Game 4, NLDS, 5th inning, runners on first and second, one out, Giants leading 7-1
Fly ball to left
18. Game 4, NLDS, 8th inning, bases empty, no outs, Giants leading 8-3
Grounder to second
19. Game 5, NLDS, 2nd inning, bases empty, no outs, 0-0
Single to left
20. Game 5, NLDS, 4th inning, bases empty, no outs, Giants leading 1-0
Home run
21. Game 5, NLDS, 6th inning, runner on first, one out, Giants leading 2-0
Fly ball to center
22. Game 5, NLDS, 8th inning, bases empty, one out, Giants leading 3-1
Walk
23. Game 1, NLCS, 1st inning, runner on third, two outs, 0-0
Walk
24. Game 1, NLCS, 2nd inning, runners on first and second, two outs, Giants leading 2-0
Triple
25. Game 1, NLCS, 4th inning, runner on first, no outs, Giants leading 6-1
Walk
26. Game 1, NLCS, 6th inning, bases empty, two outs, Giants leading 7-3
Walk
27. Game 1, NLCS, 9th inning, bases empty, no outs, Giants leading 9-6
Grounder to second
28. Game 2, NLCS, 1st inning, bases empty, two outs, Giants leading 1-0
Liner to right
29. Game 2, NLCS, 3rd inning, runner on first, two outs, Giants leading 1-0
Strikeout swinging
30. Game 2, NLCS, 6th inning, bases empty, no outs, Giants leading 3-0
Walk
31. Game 2, NLCS, 8th inning, runner on first, one out, Giants leading 3-0
Strikeout swinging
32. Game 3, NLCS, 1st inning, runner on second, two outs, 0-0
Walk
33. Game 3, NLCS, 2nd inning, bases loaded, two outs, 0-0
Fly ball to right
34. Game 3, NLCS, 5th inning, runners on first and second, no outs, Cardinals leading 4-1
Home run
35. Game 3, NLCS, 7th inning, runner on second, one out, Cardinals leading 5-4
Intentional walk
36. Game 3, NLCS, 9th inning, bases empty, one out, Cardinals leading 5-4
Walk
37. Game 4, NLCS, 1st inning, runner on first, two outs, Cardinals leading 2-0
Single
38. Game 4, NLCS, 4th inning, bases empty, one out, Cardinals leading 2-0
Grounder to second
39. Game 4, NLCS, 6th inning, runner on first, one out, Cardinals leading 2-0
Walk
40. Game 4, NLCS, 8th inning, bases empty, two outs, 2-2
Intentional walk
41. Game 5, NLCS, 2nd inning, bases empty, no outs, 0-0
Liner to left
42. Game 5, NLCS, 4th inning, runner on third, two outs, 0-0
Liner to left
43. Game 5, NLCS, 6th inning, runner on second, two outs, 0-0
Intentional walk
44. Game 5, NLCS, 8th inning, bases loaded, one out, Cardinals leading 1-0
Sacrifice fly
45. Game 1, WS, 2nd inning, bases empty, no outs, 0-0
Home run
46. Game 1, WS, 4th inning, bases empty, one out, Giants leading 2-1
Strikeout swinging
47. Game 1, WS, 6th inning, bases empty, no outs, Giants leading 2-1
Grounder to first
48. Game 1, WS, 8th inning, bases empty, one out, Giants leading 2-1
Walk
49. Game 2, WS, 2nd inning, bases empty, no outs, Angels leading 5-0
Walk
50. Game 2, WS, 3rd inning, bases empty, no outs, Angels leading 7-5
Walk
51. Game 2, WS, 5th inning, runner on second, one out, Angels leading 7-5
Intentional walk
52. Game 2, WS, 6th inning, bases empty, two outs, Giants leading 9-8
Grounder to first
53. Game 2, WS, 9th inning, bases empty, two outs, Angels leading 11-9
Home run
54. Game 3, WS, 1st inning, runners on first and third, one out, 0-0
Intentional walk
55. Game 3, WS, 3rd inning, runner on first, one out, Angels leading 4-1
Strikeout swinging
56. Game 3, WS, 5th inning, runner on first, one out, Angels leading 8-2
Home run
57. Game 3, WS, 7th inning, bases empty, two outs, Angels leading 9-4
Walk
58. Game 4, WS, 1st inning, runners on first and third, one out, 0-0
Intentional walk
59. Game 4, WS, 3rd inning, runners on second and third, one out, Angels leading 3-0
Intentional walk
60. Game 4, WS, 5th inning, runner on second, one out, Angels leading 3-2
Intentional walk
61. Game 4, WS, 7th inning, bases empty, one out, 3-3
Grounder to first
62. Game 5, WS, 1st inning, runners on first and second, one out, 0-0
Double
63. Game 5, WS, 2nd inning, runners on second and third, one out, Giants leading 3-0
Intentional walk
64. Game 5, WS, 4th inning, bases empty, one out, Giants leading 6-0
Fly ball to left
65. Game 5, WS, 6th inning, bases empty, two outs, Giants leading 8-4
Double
66. Game 5, WS, 7th inning, bases empty, two outs, Giants leading 12-4
Single
67. Game 6, WS, 1st inning, runner on first, two outs, 0-0
Intentional walk
68. Game 6, WS, 4th inning, bases empty, no outs, 0-0
Walk
69. Game 6, WS, 6th inning, bases empty, no outs, Giants leading 3-0
Home run
70. Game 6, WS, 7th inning, runner on first, two outs, Giants leading 5-0 :(
Strikeout swinging
71. Game 7, WS, 2nd inning, bases empty, no outs, 0-0
Liner to short
72. Game 7, WS, 4th inning, bases empty, one out, Angels leading 4-1
Single
73. Game 7, WS, 6th inning, bases empty, one out, Angels leading 4-1
Pop fly to short
74. Game 7, WS, 8th inning, bases empty, two outs, Angels leading 4-1
Walk
Phew. It might not have been the most dominating playoff performance I've ever seen …

... but that's only because no one would pitch to Bonds. He started slowly, too. Check out the intentional-walk situations, too. There were a couple that pushed runners into scoring position in tie games. In the eighth inning of NLCS Game 4, the Cardinals walked him intentionally in a tie game. We'll never see anything like that again.
There you go. For no good reason, there are all 74 Barry Bonds plate appearances in the 2002 postseason. When I had this idea, I would have guessed he had about 40 plate appearances. But, uh, no, 74. And a majority of them ended with a good result. It was a serious exorcism for a guy who was known for his playoff struggles.
Miss that guy.