The Barry Bonds Saga

[sh4dowf4lcon]

werd, he is a disrespectful ungrateful piece of shit.

 

[BileStew]

I like the fact that he doesn't kiss up to the media, and that he has no problems saying he's better than Ruth was. It may not be politically correct, but hell...it's TRUE; Bonds would have 800 homers already if he'd played in the small ballparks of Ruth's era.

If Bonds played in the parks Ruth played in, he would NOT have 800+ HR's. The parks back then were much bigger than todays parks. Todays parks are catered for HR's. Old time ones were not. Take a look at a few Ruth played in. Notice, as with todays parks, the foul lines are basically short, but check out the power alleys (left/right center fields) Amazing. Yankee Stadiums LCF was 500 at one time. And figure, the old Polo Grounds where the NY Giants played, their CF at one time was 520. And Ebbets Field where the Brooklyn Dodgers played, their RCF was 500 as well

Old Yankee Stadium:

Dimensions:
left-center: 500 (1923), 490 (1924), 457 (1937),
center field: 487 (1923), 461 (1937), 463 (1967),
right-center: 449 (1923), 437 (1937),

Old Comiskey Park in Chicago:

Dimensions: Foul lines: 363 (1910), 362 (1911), 365 (1927), 362 (1930), 342 (1934), 353 (1935), 340 (1936), 352 (1937), 332 (April 22, 1949), 352 (May 5, 1949)

power alleys: 382 (1910), 375 (1927), 370 (1934), 382 (1942), 362 (April 22, 1949), 375 (May 5, 1949), 382 (1954),

center field: 420 (1910), 450 (1926), 455 (1927), 450 (1930), 436 (1934), 422 (1936), 440 (1937), 420 (April 22, 1949), 415 (May 5, 1949), 410 (1951), 415 (1952), 400 (1969), 440 (1976), 445 (1977),

Old Cleveland Stadium:

Dimensions: Foul lines: 322 (1932), 320 (1933), 319 (April 27, 1947), 320 (June 6, 1947), 321 (1948),

power alleys: 435 (1932), 400 (1947), 362 (1948),

grandstand corners: 435 (1932);
bleacher corners: 463 (1932);
center field: 470 (1932), 467 (1938), 450 (1939), 468 (April 1947),

Griffith Stadium where the old Washington Senators played:

Dimensions: Left field: 407 (1911), 424 (1921), 358 (1926), 407 (1931), 402 (1936), 405 (1942),
left-center: 449 (1942), );
center fieldl: 423 (1926), 441 (1930), 422 (1931), 426 (1936), 420 (1942), 426 (1948),
right-field: 328 (1909), 326 (1921), 328 (marked, 1926), 320 (actual, 1926),

 

[TRUEsoldier]

Bonds is a great player, but his stuck up attitude and lack of respect for the players who "paved the way" makes him an arrogant prick. I love to hate this prick & his racially motivated comments.

Yea, pain in the ass, and there is no way he turned his game around that dramatically a few years back without help...and dont have the balls to admit it, thats why you gotta have respect for players that do, if you do it, say it

 

[sh4dowf4lcon]

Romo, good point. Not only are the parks smaller now, but the bats and the balls work together better than 50 years ago.