Barry Bonds is on the Giants Wall of Fame outside of AT&T Park now. There were 48 players on the wall, from Johnnie LeMaster to Marvin Benard to Bobby Bonds, and now there are 49. This honoree happens to be one of the best baseball players ever to play.
Bonds addressed the crowd, which looked to be a few hundred fans deep, and he did not stare into the cameras and growl that he was coming for the Hall of Fame next before flipping over the podium. I admire his restraint.
His speech:
Barry Bonds @barrybonds makes his Wall of Fame speech. #sfgiants #BondsWOF
— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) July 9, 2017
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If you’re looking for a gigantic, adult Nikolai Bonds to make yourself feel old and frail, then I suggest you watch some of the pre-game ceremonies on Facebook, in which he catches the first pitch from his dad.
The ceremony was a little bittersweet, in that it was great to see Bonds, great to see him honored and applauded, but it was also a reminder that he’s still a plaque short.
Roll call!
Felipe Alou
Gary Lavelle
Jim Barr
Johnnie LeMaster
Rod Beck
Jeffrey Leonard
Vida Blue
Kirt Manwaring
Bob Bolin
Juan Marichal
Jeff Brantley
Willie Mays
Bobby Bonds
Mike McCormick
Bob Brenly
Willie McCovey
John Burkett
Stu Miller
Orlando Cepeda
Greg Minton
Jack Clark
Kevin Mitchell
Will Clark
Randy Moffitt
Jim Davenport
John Montefusco
Chili Davis
Robb Nen
Dick Dietz
Gaylord Perry
Darrell Evans
Rick Reuschel
Tito Fuentes
Kirk Rueter
Scott Garrelts
J.T. Snow
Tom Haller
Chris Speier
Atlee Hammaker
Robby Thompson
Jim Ray Hart
Matt Williams
Mike Krukow
Jeff Kent
Rich Aurilia
Shawn Estes
Marvin Benard
Jason Schmidt
Barry Damned Bonds
Looks good. Looks mighty good.