What pitcher wants to give up No. 755 and/or 756?

[Bake]

Smoltz? Bonds has hit at least 8 off Smoltz.

I'd walk his ass every damn time he comes up, from now until hell freezes over. The only pitcher who could pitch Bonds would be Bob Gibson, from the "Old School!" Gibbie might walk him, or he might knock his big ass down! That would have put the fear of Gibbie into the Big Fat Cheater.

Bake

[taterguy]

1. That'll teach him to screw with the "integrity" of the game

[madinmaryland]

2. Al Downing will be looking in on this one.

He gave up Hank Aaron's 715th home run on April 8, 1974.

[Bake]

4. And is forever remembered for that.

Nobody wants to give up 755 or 756, especially to Bonds. Do you think anyone will pitch to him?

Bake

[madinmaryland]

5. I'd love to see him against Roger Clemons or Pedro Martinez.

Both of them would give him something high and inside. Both would probably say they were not headhunting, but that Bonds head is so big, that it accidently got in the way of the pitch.

BONK!

[LSK]

3. whoever does, the fucker will make more $ throwing that pitch

Than most of us make in a month.

[gmoney]

6. EVERYONE should intentionally walk him the rest of the season...

I would laugh SO long and hard at that...

[bigwillq]

21. That's what I would do

granted not with the bases loaded and the game on the line. We all know he abused drugs but I do think that MBL failed to do their job for years concerning steroids and they are partly to blame. Walking him is the best solution to prevent him from breaking the record.

[gmoney]

22. even if it drives in the winning run...

even if it gives the Giants the pennant... make the fucker come back next year to hit it

[JVS]

7. They should have been beaning him for the last 100 at bats

[madinmaryland]

8. See my post above!

BONK!!1!! With that size of head....

[Bake]

11. That IS one big melon!

Kinda hard to miss. If you know what I mean ...

Bake

[Bake]

10. A little regular headhunting might do the trick

With a 100 mph fast ball ...

Bake

[flvegan]

9. Lefty sidearms or knuckleballers. Otherwise, walk him.

[Oeditpus Rex]

12. I'd rather be the guy who gives up the Big Yak

than any of those without the guts to pitch to him.

[Bake]

13. Many will walk him and not be remembered for it.

Only one will go down in the record book as giving up No. 756.

Bake

[Oeditpus Rex]

14. So?

You think Al Downing's life ended on April 8, 1974? What about Tracy Stallard? Ralph Branca? Jack Billingham?


"I think people have a tendency to look at me as if that moment defines my career," said Downing, 66, who retired in 1977 after winning 123 games in 17 years in the major leagues. "I always tell them, 'That moment was Henry's moment. It wasn't my moment. It could have been anybody on that mound giving up that home run. Henry was the common denominator.' "

http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/printedition/2007/07/22/downinga.html


Bonds has homered off 443 pitchers. Whoever gives it up will be in a lotta company.

And you bet your ass there'll be a list of the guys who walk him. Like I said, I'd much rather be on the shorter list, because that'd mean I didn't wimp out.

[Bake]

15. And I admire that.

If I were to pitch him (were I a major league pitcher, of course), I'd pitch him high hard and inside -- a little chin music on the first pitch just to loosen him up. Of course I was never known for CONTROL as a Little Leaguer ...

Bake

[Sequoia]

16. I hope he knocks the ball out of the park

Hank Aaron is no God and too many people make way, way too much of this. If he was white I wonder what you all would have to say then. No one seems to hate that steroid taking wrestler who just killed his family a few weeks back.

[Oeditpus Rex]

18. 'If he was white'

:eyes:

[Sequoia]

19. Were? Calling on the grammer cops.

[Oeditpus Rex]

20. No...

The Bigot Brigade.

[Sequoia]

23. Maybe he'll hit a home run at Doger Stadium.

Heh, heh....cool!!!

[SoxFan]

26. Right

Yeah, the Hall of Fame voters really spread the love for Mark McGwire, didn't they! Bunch of kovert klansmen, the lot of 'em.

:sarcasm:

[Bake]

27. What? Aaron's white?

Race is absolutely NOT the issue here, if you've been following the posts ... IT'S THE STEROIDS. That's why I refer to Bonds as "Big Fat Cheater." Aaron did it without cheating. As for the wrestler, did you even READ any of the Benoit threads?

Bake

[hfojvt]

17. I would

It would put me in the hall of fame and forever make lil' 'ol me the answer to a trivia question. "On July 26, Barry Bonds hit #756 off of hfojvt in the first inning." I'm going to the Hall of Fame :woohoo:

[Reverend_Smitty]

24. That's true...

People know the name Al Downing because he gave up Aaron's 715th

[Oeditpus Rex]

25. Well...

people who weren't Dodgers fans before 715, or Jankees fans before that. :P



How was your Metless weekend? :hi:

[Reverend_Smitty]

28. It figures the only game we lost all weekend was the only game I got to watch

but I'll take 3 out of 4 off of the Dodgers any day :P

[Oeditpus Rex]

29. And yet

while we lost three of four to you guys, we picked up a game on the Madres — and another one last night when we embarrassed the Asspoles 10-2 and Colorado got five in the eighth to beat the Madres. :woohoo:

[Dragonbreathp9d]

30. FUCK BARRY BONDS!!!!!!!!

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