# How many home runs will Barry Bonds hit this season? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 10, 2001, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231 "2001-06-10T00:01:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2001, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231/21 "2001-06-22T01:09:55Z")
Barry Bonds will hit 274 home runs. 'Kay? 'Kay. So how about them Mariners? šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2001, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231/22 "2001-06-25T19:41:12Z")
They lost 2 of 3 to Anaheim last weekend. Bonds is now at 39 HRs and an even .900 SLG. He needs 32 more HRs to break the record and he has 87 more games to do it. ---
**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231/23 "2001-07-13T20:12:40Z")
Bonds finally hits [number 40.](http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/news/2001/07/12/giants_mariners_ap/) His slugging percentage has dropped to .830, which is still the best in the league. Luis Gonzalez has the second-best SLG at .740. ---
**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2001, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231/24 "2001-07-17T20:52:56Z")
I think maybe I should have asked ā€œHow many walks will Barry Bonds get?ā€ He has [92](http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/ml/stats/2001/batlead_by_bb_0.html) now. No one else has more than 72. ---
**Author:** ![hardcore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@hardcore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hardcore)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231/25 "2001-07-18T07:33:22Z")
Bonds has finally come back to earth slightly, and is now approximately at McGwireā€™s '98 pace. He currently projects to hit 69 HRs, but I predict heā€™ll hit no more 65. Probably 63. > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by jab1_ > Bonds is up to 34 now, thanks to the feeble pitching of the Anaheim Angels. Lord knows what heā€™ll do when the Giants play the equally feeble Texas Rangers after the All-Star break. Of course, Bonds didnā€™t do squat. So there. šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231/26 "2001-07-18T07:41:38Z")
Bonds will hit 49. ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2001, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231/27 "2001-07-19T00:20:27Z")
**spooje** - Is that 49 total, or 49 more? šŸ˜› As a Cardinal fan, Iā€™m just glad to see Bonds slow down a bit. Hereā€™s hoping he only hits 69. ---
**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2001, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231/28 "2001-07-19T18:51:23Z")
Last night he hit [41 and 42](http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/news/2001/07/18/bonds_ap/), **Crunchy**. He is now tied with Mickey Mantle on the all-time list. ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2001, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231/29 "2001-07-19T23:05:24Z")
Dammit. I really donā€™t want to wish anything bad on the guy, but DAMMIT! In another 10 homeruns Iā€™ll be left with no choice but to get a Barry Bonds voo-doo doll from ebay or something. ---
**Author:** ![stoneytom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/71e660/32.png) [@stoneytom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stoneytom)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231/30 "2001-07-20T01:21:21Z")
He is notoriously weak in the clutch, and admits he chokes. The closer he gets, the tighter heā€™ll get. 1. ---
**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2001, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231/31 "2001-07-27T17:44:35Z")
Last night, in Arizona, Bonds hit [43 and 44.](http://www.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/news/mlb_news_story.jsp?article_id=mlb_20010726_bonds_news&team_id=mlb) #44 was a grand slam. The first HR put him past Mickey Mantle on the career list. He now has 538 HRs in all. Speaking of Arizona, Luis Gonzalez now has [41 HRs.](http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/ml/stats/2001/batlead_by_hr_0.html) Will people get as excited about this competition as they did when McGwire and Sosa were battling in '98? ---
**Author:** ![Gundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Gundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gundy)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2001, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231/32 "2001-07-27T18:09:51Z")
Jab1 wrote: _Speaking of Arizona, Luis Gonzalez now has 41 HRs. Will people get as excited about this competition as they did when McGwire and Sosa were battling in '98?_ I certainly am. I have nothing against Barry Bonds, and Luis Gonzalez is such a great guy by all accounts - plus, they both came out of absolutely nowhere with this. Even as a Cub fan (who is fully cognizant that there is no way in hell Sosaā€™s getting near Bondsā€™ or Gonzalezā€™s stats) Iā€™m really enjoying this seasonā€™s home run derby. ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2001, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231/33 "2001-07-28T04:49:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jab1 \* > **Last night, in Arizona, Bonds hit [43 and 44.](http://www.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/news/mlb_news_story.jsp?article_id=mlb_20010726_bonds_news&team_id=mlb) #44 was a grand slam. The first HR put him past Mickey Mantle on the career list. He now has 538 HRs in all.** Iā€™ll hold off on getting the voodoo doll just yet. Iā€™ll wait and see if he has 55 HRs going into September. > [@](#): > > \*\*Speaking of Arizona, Luis Gonzalez now has [41 HRs.](http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/ml/stats/2001/batlead_by_hr_0.html) Will people get as excited about this competition as they did when McGwire and Sosa were battling in '98? \*\* While some people are following this race, I doubt itā€™s going to get as much widespread attention as the McGwire-Sosa race of '98. That year, they were chasing a record that was 37 years old. In '99, they went at it again - both players hitting 60+ homers for the second year in a row - but the media pressure and attention was noticeably less. Now here it is, only 3 years after the record was set and only 2 years removed from a _second_ homerun race. The record is too new and has already been chased once. It doesnā€™t have that aura of unbreakability to draw the attention as Marisā€™s record and Ruthā€™s record before his had. ---
**Author:** ![ITR\_champion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2001, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231/34 "2001-07-28T04:58:34Z")
Heā€™s just hit [number 45](http://espn.go.com/mlb/news/2001/0727/1232066.html). Fastest ever to 45, one game ahead of McGwire. ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2001, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231/35 "2001-07-28T05:00:30Z")
DAMMIT! Ok, Iā€™m off to ebay to look for voodoo dolls, I donā€™t care what I said in my last post. ---
**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2001, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231/36 "2001-07-28T19:18:23Z")
You better get it before September 7, when the Giants return to Denver for a three-game series. (OTOH, Bonds didnā€™t get any HRs [the last time](http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/ml/players/3918/DayByDay.html) they were in Denver.) ---
**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2001, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231/37 "2001-08-02T19:46:45Z")
Last night against Pittsburgh, Bonds hit [#46.](http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/nl/recaps/2001/08/01/giants_pirates/) He needs 24 more to tie McGwire and the Giants have 54 more games on their schedule. ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2001, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231/38 "2001-08-02T22:22:18Z")
You know this news would be so much easier to take if the Cardinals were more than 3 games over .500. Obviously the voodoo doll isnā€™t working. Time to escalate the situation to sacrifice. Iā€™d like to sacrifice Barry Bonds, but Iā€™m hoping a bucket of live bait will do the trick. (I donā€™t know where to get a chicken or goat and this is all I could afford from the pet store.) ---
**Author:** ![BobT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@BobT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobT)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2001, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231/39 "2001-08-02T22:37:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jab1 \* > \*\*Last night against Pittsburgh, Bonds hit [#46.](http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/nl/recaps/2001/08/01/giants_pirates/) He needs 24 more to tie McGwire and the Giants have 54 more games on their schedule. \*\* I would like to point out that hitting 24 home runs in 54 games is no mean feat in itself. The Giants are going to be in a pennant race, so Bonds is going to be pitched to very carefully in September. ---
**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2001, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231/40 "2001-08-03T00:18:02Z")
Oh, I agree. In fact, it may be the fact that the Cardinals were not in a pennant race in '98 that McGwire was able to hit 70. Youā€™d have to make that 53 games now, anyway. They played the Pirates in a day game [today](http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/nl/recaps/2001/08/02/giants_pirates/) (Giants won, 3-0) and Bonds did not play. (I think he usually takes off day games after playing a night game.) And letā€™s not forget [Luis Gonzalez](http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/ml/players/4576/index.html), who now has 42. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231.md?page=3)