What drives me batty, though, is the idea promulgated in the lead-in to the ESPN story, that Barry is having a "lackluster" season and therefore only an All-Star because of his overall career numbers. Don't believe me? Check out the "OPS" category on the stat sheet, a number that combines on-base percentage and slugging. In his best years, Bonds led all of Major League Baseball by a wide margin. This year, however, while playing on a terrible Giants team with no hitters of consequence to protect him in the line-up, his advantage has slipped. Yes, he only leads the New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez by a little. I guess that's what qualifies as "lackluster" for the mainstream media. And that's all you need to know, really, about the antipathy journalists direct Bonds's way. Like the majority of the Giants' hometown fans, I say, "To hell with them."
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What drives me batty, though, is the idea promulgated in the lead-in to the ESPN story, that Barry is having a "lackluster" season and therefore only an All-Star because of his overall career numbers. Don't believe me? Check out the "OPS" category on the stat sheet, a number that combines on-base percentage and slugging. In his best years, Bonds led all of Major League Baseball by a wide margin. This year, however, while playing on a terrible Giants team with no hitters of consequence to protect him in the line-up, his advantage has slipped. Yes, he only leads the New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez by a little. I guess that's what qualifies as "lackluster" for the mainstream media. And that's all you need to know, really, about the antipathy journalists direct Bonds's way. Like the majority of the Giants' hometown fans, I say, "To hell with them."
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