For all of the talk about Barry Bonds breaking the all time home run record there hasn't been enough about how incredibly Barry Bonds is hitting for a 43 year old man. There surely has never been a better 43 year old hitter in the history of the major leagues.

Tonight Bonds hit his 760th career home and he also hit his 26th home run of the year. That's good for 7th in the National League. And of those above him only Ryan Howard has less than 100 more at bats than Bonds. Howard has 92 more at bats and 7 more home runs. Prince Fielder has had 161 more at bats for his 11 additional home runs. With Bonds hitting a home run every 11.1 at bats as he is this season, he'd have 34 home runs if had as many at bats as Howard (1 more than Howard) and 40 home runs if he had as many at bats as Fielder (3 more than Fielder.) Yes if Bonds had as many at bats as Fielder he'd likely be leading the entire major leagues in homers (A. Rod has 39.)

He's also leading the Major Leagues in OBP and OPS. He's #3 in the NL in SLG. Remember he's 43 freaking years old. Sure by Bonds standards of 2001 through 2004 this is a substandard year but it's in many ways one of his most impressive considering his age and the intense pressure he has been under.

Viva La Barry!

Oh yes and the Giants won their 3rd straight tonight to climb to a 53-70 record, 12.5 games behind the Phillies for the Wild Card slot. Basically the Giants will have to go 39-0 to have any real shot at the playoffs. 37-2 or 36-3 might work too, depending of course on how things play out.

The above paragraph is a bit of a joke by the way. I'm working on it, this whole humor thing. LOL?

Labels: Barry Bonds