Barry Bonds Splits:

Bonds #1 -> April: .356/.536/.814 (1.350 OPS) 8 home runs, 17 RBI

Bonds #2 -> May: .203/.463/.406 (.869 OPS) 4 home runs, 8 RBI

It is now June. For the Giants to have any chance to gain ground in the NL West they'll need Bonds #1 this month. Sure the Giants have great starting pitching and they recently unloaded the awful Armando but they need to score more runs.

For some reason I'm feeling very optimistic today that Barry is going to have a huge June. A June so huge that it makes his April look like May.

Apparently Bonds has been looking very good in batting practice (hitting a home run on 5 consecutive swings yesterday) so hopefully that is a sign that he's coming out of his funk.

How does Bonds normally do in June compared to April & May? I looked back at the recent seasons to see if there was any kind of trend:

2002: April .375, May .292, June .371 (he hit .447 in August...)
2003: April .303, May .306, June .309 (he then hit .415 in July and .452 in August.)
2004: April .472, May .250, June .328 (.414 in August)
2005: DNP till late.
2006: April .277, May .239, June .229 (.333 in August)

He does seem to have a slump in May quite often but it's his incredible Augusts that really stand out.

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