The Quotable Barry Bonds

You know I’m beginning to like Barry Bonds. He does make sense every now and again:

SAN FRANCISCO — Barry Bonds thinks Marc Ecko, the man who purchased the ball from his 756th home run, is wasting his money, according to a report in the San Francisco Chronicle.

Ecko, a fashion desiginer, purchased the baseball for $750,000 and is taking votes on the Internet on what he should do with it: Give the ball to the Baseball Hall of Fame, brand it with an asterisk or blast it into space.

Bonds says he doesn’t care that the options include an asterisk — implying that the home run record should be viewed with skepticism in light of his alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs. But he questioned why someone would spend $750,000 on a baseball and then propose ways to get rid of it, the Chronicle reported.

“He’s stupid. He’s an idiot,” Bonds said, according to the newspaper. “He spent $750,000 on the ball and that’s what he’s doing with it? What he’s doing is stupid.”

You know, he’s right. This is stupid. To spend $750,000 for a baseball and get rid of it? Say what? This is stupid and I give Barry points for calling it that way. Also, when asked about coming back next year, he said:

“Ask [Giants owner] Peter Magowan. He hasn’t told me anything. I don’t know why you keep asking me. I don’t own the team,” Bonds said, according to the report.

Well, Barry, I think you’ve got a little to say about that. This isn’t slavery. Businesswise and Baseballwise, it does make sense to bring Barry back at the right price. At his age, he’s leading the league in OPS and walks which is pretty impressive if you ask me. However, he faces a high risk of injury + limited playing time, but getting 3000 hits (the last milestone of his career.) should happen which is going to mean people in the seats and that’s very important in that new ballpark.