Barry Bonds Will Play In 2007
Barry Bonds has been on a hot streak recently, has told his agent that he will play in 2007.
His knee is healthy for the first time all season, and it is showing in his play. Although the Giants will not make the playoffs, they played very good this season, and will just miss the playoffs.
Why? Why is he coming back. For a few reasons.
1) He has nothing to loose - his public image cannot can any worse
2) He is only 21 home runs behind Hank Aaron, which he will easily pass assuming he stays healthy. Bonds currently has 26 HR this season.
3) In Bonds career, he has never won a World Series and would love that to happen. The Giants have a legitimate chance to make they playoffs, and on you make the playoffs anything can happen.
Bonds, who is finishing up a five-year, $90 million deal, will have to sign a new contract.
"I have every reason to believe the Giants will contact me as soon as the season ends," Borris told the Times.
His knee is healthy for the first time all season, and it is showing in his play. Although the Giants will not make the playoffs, they played very good this season, and will just miss the playoffs.
Why? Why is he coming back. For a few reasons.
1) He has nothing to loose - his public image cannot can any worse
2) He is only 21 home runs behind Hank Aaron, which he will easily pass assuming he stays healthy. Bonds currently has 26 HR this season.
3) In Bonds career, he has never won a World Series and would love that to happen. The Giants have a legitimate chance to make they playoffs, and on you make the playoffs anything can happen.
Bonds, who is finishing up a five-year, $90 million deal, will have to sign a new contract.
"I have every reason to believe the Giants will contact me as soon as the season ends," Borris told the Times.
The 42-year-old Bonds has 734 home runs -- Aaron's career record is 755 -- and has played significantly better since the All-Star break. He is hitting .382 (34-for-89) with 10 home runs, 26 RBI and 18 walks in his last 28 games and has raised his batting average from .235 to .271 during that stretch.
