Useless Filler for a Wednesday

I was more than a little intrigued by Bochy's statement that Bonds was available for pinch hitting in the 9th and that they considered using him but went with Alfonzo instead. He said Alfonzo has been swinging the bat well lately. What???

I realize Bonds is hurting but he is always a better option than Alfonzo, isn't he? If he was truly available, which has to be called into question, a Bonds ab may well have netted something useful. The most likely scenario is a Bonds walk. Okay, you bring in Freddy to run and the inning turns over to Winn. Not the worst outcome. Bonds could have hit a homerun. He does that sort of thing, you know. Again, not a bad outcome. He could have made an out too. But at least you are providing a better chance for a baserunner than what Eliezer provides. I know Eliezer. Eliezer is a friend of mine. But Eliezer, you are no Barry Bonds.

Speaking of Bonds, how about a little thinking not only way out of the box but all the way out of the plant where the box was manufactured. Let's go back to tree level. The Giants have 105 or so games left. Why not just schedule Bonds to start every other game? You would get him 50 more times in the starting nine and he would have 36 to 48 hours, or more to recuperate after every game he plays. He should be able to get the necessary number of jacks he needs to pass Aaron in 50 games. It would keep him fresher and give the Giants a chance to see what they may or may not have in Lewis and Ortmeier.

Of course, knowing Bonds is not in the lineup on a given game will likely put a damper on the gate and the evil Mags can't be having any of that. Sure, it's clear the staff here was particularly drunk when they came up with this hare brained (and isn't that more than a little demeaning to rabbits) notion but we are all about the adrenaline rush here at EMS.