tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923437.post494222177663427831..comments2008-06-04T21:13:44.742-04:00dakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02768386460112735397noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923437.post-17231674265999441132008-06-04T21:13:00.000-04:002008-06-04T21:13:00.000-04:00Reader Alex sends the e-mail I didn't even realize I was waiting for: <BR/><BR/><B>"Think outside the bun." = Food Metaphor.</B><BR/><BR/>Done.dakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02768386460112735397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923437.post-46581293619372864492008-06-04T13:56:00.000-04:002008-06-04T13:56:00.000-04:00A few e-mails about the race issue. Yes, Bonds has made comments that he would never play in Boston because it's too racist. That was four years ago -- hard to know if his mind has changed now that nobody else wants him. (Reader Ben G. found the quotes in question <A HREF="http://www.counterpunch.org/zirin06232004.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.)<BR/><BR/>Assume for a minute that Bonds would be willing to play in Boston. Let me throw this out there: might signing a high profile African-American baseball player, when nobody else wants him, help combat the racist image of the Boston sports world?dakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02768386460112735397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923437.post-70367253880301973592008-06-04T13:47:00.000-04:002008-06-04T13:47:00.000-04:00Reader John P. writes in re: Manny batting with runners on >48% of the time:<BR/><BR/><B>As I'm sure others have reminded you, when Mr. Bonds (or any other batter, for that matter) hits a home run, he's no longer on base.</B><BR/><BR/>True. And he does hit a lot of home runs, due mostly to his awesomeness. <BR/><BR/>Of course, there's also a decent chance that Manny will have someone on base who Bonds stranded (unlikely!), so the real percentage would probably be higher than 48% (again, assuming a Bonds OBP of 480 which won't happen).dakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02768386460112735397noreply@blogger.com