Barry Bonds Rumblings
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by Aharner
First the pressure weighed on [Roger Maris]], then on Henry Aaron, and now, it is weighing on Barry Bonds.
Mired in a 0-for-20 slump, Bonds lashed out at himself following yesterday's loss against the Giants.
"It's an embarrassment for me to be wearing this (bleeping) uniform because of the way I'm playing. There, that's it. Now go away." ~ Bonds to the media
Just one week ago, Bonds, 43, was seen as jovial and fun at the MLB All-Star Game in San Francisco, but after going 0-for-12 in a three game sweep by the Los Angeles Dodgers, he was seen as an angry, stressed old man. Things aren't looking up for Bonds either. The Giants have 45 straight days with games, and Bonds' chase of Aaron will surely slow as he will need more and more rest as the stretch goes on. He needs just five home runs to reach 756.
But, how much of Bonds' struggles is from old age and how much is from stress? This is a question I would l love to ask Bonds personally, but that obviously is not going to happen. He plays on a lousy, last place as well, which probably isn't helping his cause either.
