# 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:** 6
**Author:** ![capacitor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47774/32.png) [@capacitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capacitor)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2001, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231/101 "2001-09-05T23:48:04Z")
One of my relatives says that Bonds’ attitude is more about “don’t sweat it” rather than surly. He thinks that Bonds became mature and developed an even keel that he totally lacked when he was young, so he doesn’t fall into the traps set by some in the media as easily as he did before. As a result, he doesn’t seem to be as “nuts to records” (a phrase from _The Baseball Life of Sandy Koufax_), or about many other things, as many are. That is perceived aloofness, and of course infuriates many in the media thirsty for soundbites. ---
**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2001, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231/102 "2001-09-06T21:36:59Z")
Bonds hit [#60](http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/news/2001/09/06/bonds_60_ap/) today in the second inning. The game is currently in the 4th inning. You can follow the game at [http://www.mlb.com](http://www.mlb.com). Go to either Arizona’s page or the Giants’ page and click on “Gameday” at the top of the page. ---
**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:** [September 9, 2001, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231/103 "2001-09-09T23:08:21Z")
Bonds hit homeruns number [61, 62, and 63](http://msn.espn.go.com/main.html) today. He’s on pace to hit 70, he needs 8 more in 18 games to break the record. BTW, I don’t know if that link will change or not. I also heard he got booed in Coors Field over the weekend. Any known reason for that, or do the fans there just not want Barry to break the record? ---
**Author:** ![realitytrip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d78d45/32.png) [@realitytrip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/realitytrip)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2001, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231/104 "2001-09-10T01:08:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Crunchy Frog \* > \*\* > I also heard he got booed in Coors Field over the weekend. Any known reason for that, or do the fans there just not want Barry to break the record? \*\* They ALWAYS boo Bonds at Denver. He has always been a player they like to hate there. Just one of those things, I guess. That said, Barry got a standing ovation in Denver after the third homer, they chanted his name and he gave a curtain call. Pretty cool… ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2001, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231/105 "2001-09-10T03:44:17Z")
People boo Barry _everywhere_. Except PacBell, of course. Although this year there have been some weird exceptions, like when he hit a homer in Montreal, the fans gave him a standing ovation. All ten of them. ---
**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:** [September 10, 2001, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231/106 "2001-09-10T04:01:18Z")
I didn’t see the games they played here in St. Louis, but did St. Louis fans boo him? I hope not, I’d like to think the fans here (considering this is supposed to be such a great baseball town) would have a little more class than that. I can’t understand booing a guy just because he’s having an outstanding year. It’s my belief you boo a player only when they’ve done something wrong. The only wrong I can see Bonds doing is to opposing pitchers’ ERAs. I read some of his comments before he came to St. Louis and he was very respectful in the article about the record and what it means to Cardinal fans, etc. I haven’t seen any reason he deserves boos. I’ve made commments here about voodoo dolls and stuff, but I was just playing around. ---
**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2001, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231/107 "2001-09-10T21:10:56Z")
Here’s [a link](http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/news/2001/09/09/bonds_homers_ap/) to yesterday’s game. ---
**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2001, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231/108 "2001-09-10T21:27:28Z")
**Crunchy Frog** , that’s because St Louis fans are baseball fans as well. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Kyla \* > \*\*People boo Barry _everywhere_. Except PacBell, of course. Although this year there have been some weird exceptions, like when he hit a homer in Montreal, the fans gave him a standing ovation. All ten of them. \*\* I was at the final game of a three game series at Turner Field (Braves / Giants) earlier this year where Bonds went 6-7 with 6 HRs in the series. People game him a standing O when he hit his 3rd HR of the game (6th of series). As they should have. ---
**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:** [September 10, 2001, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231/109 "2001-09-10T23:23:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by mouthbreather \* > **Crunchy Frog, that’s because St Louis fans are baseball fans as well.** Is this is in response to the question, “I didn’t see the games they played here in St. Louis, but did St. Louis fans boo him?” That’s not rhetorical. I didn’t see the games, I don’t know if he got booed in St. Louis or not. Does your answer mean that Bonds was well received at Busch? ---
**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2001, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231/110 "2001-09-13T20:26:34Z")
From [CNN/Sports Illustrated](http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/news/2001/09/13/baseball_schedule_ap/): > [@](#): > > Major league baseball postponed all games through Sunday and will resume play the following day. > > \ > > Baseball will make up all the games by extending the regular season, which had been scheduled to end Sept. 30. The games will be rescheduled for the week of Oct. 1. This means the playoffs and the World Series will also be delayed by one week. For the first time ever, there will be Major League baseball played in November. I agree with this decision. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2001, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231/111 "2001-09-14T15:19:25Z")
I agree too with the decision to suspend games until Monday. If I were Bud Selig, though, I’d truncate the Division Series, and possibly the LCS’s, to best-of-5, to make up the lost time and get the Series in before Halloween. (TV would hate the idea, so there’s little chance of this happening). ---
**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2001, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231/112 "2001-09-14T15:47:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Crunchy Frog \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by mouthbreather \* > > **Crunchy Frog, that’s because St Louis fans are baseball fans as well.** > > Is this is in response to the question, “I didn’t see the games they played here in St. Louis, but did St. Louis fans boo him?” That’s not rhetorical. I didn’t see the games, I don’t know if he got booed in St. Louis or not. Does your answer mean that Bonds was well received at Busch? \*\* That’s my poor reading skills, actually… I missed the first part of your post where you said > [@](#): > > I didn’t see the games they played here in St. Louis, but did St. Louis fans boo him? I hope not, I’d like to think the fans here (considering this is supposed to be such a great baseball town) would have a little more class than that. You were saying that you didn’t think that you should boo someone because they are having a good year – I was simply backing you up on that. I have no idea how he was received in SL. ---
**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2001, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231/113 "2001-09-14T19:58:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jsc1953 \* > \*\*If I were Bud Selig, though, I’d truncate the Division Series, and possibly the LCS’s, to best-of-5, to make up the lost time and get the Series in before Halloween. (TV would hate the idea, so there’s little chance of this happening). \*\* I don’t think the owners would like it, either. They make more money on long series than on short ones. People may say the owners are greedy, but it’s a reasonable complaint, IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![SouprChckn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f9b8f/32.png) [@SouprChckn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SouprChckn)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2001, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231/114 "2001-09-14T23:20:14Z")
How do you suppose the long break from live pitching will affect Bonds chances from breaking the HR record? The first few games back are probably going be kind of slow and those games are important considering the season is nearly over. ---
**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:** [September 15, 2001, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231/115 "2001-09-15T00:41:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jsc1953 \* > **If I were Bud Selig, though, I’d truncate the Division Series, and possibly the LCS’s, to best-of-5, to make up the lost time and get the Series in before Halloween.** Isn’t the Division Series already best of 5? But I agree in general with the dicision. In relation to what’s going on, sports is not a priority. I’m as hard-core gung-ho baseball fanatic as you can find, but even I can understand why it’s postponed. Knuckleheads who are whining about it are just getting on my nerves. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2001, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231/116 "2001-09-15T02:02:01Z")
Mkay, I follow the Giants pretty religiously, and watch every game I can (damn work), and can assure you that pretty much everywhere they go, Barry is booed. You can usually hear the boos even before his name is announced - it’s a signal to those of us watching at home who’s coming to bat (not that I didn’t already know who’s up after Aurilia). I recall that there was less booing St. Louis than in other places, which is not surprising, considering that I have always heard that they are really great fans and very knowledgeable of baseball. But there was still _some_ booing. I remember being surprised by that. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2001, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231/117 "2001-09-15T02:06:57Z")
Er, I just said I was surpised and not surprised by the same thing in my previous post. Poor editing. What I meant is that I was _not_ surpised that there was less booing of Barry than in other parks, as St. Louisans have the reputation for being excellent fans. What startled me was that there was booing _at all_. ---
**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:** [September 15, 2001, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231/118 "2001-09-15T04:55:58Z")
Well, I’m going to take the completely uniformed position that those were yahoos who aren’t baseball fans, but just go to the game to see Big Mac hit a longball and know next to nothing of the game itself. Of course, I could be wrong since no city is devoid of morons. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2001, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231/119 "2001-09-15T05:22:14Z")
Crunchy, we all know that _you_ would never boo someone just for having a good year. You are an excellent example of why sports fans in St. Louis are so well thought of. I don’t want to come off as terribly shallow, but I am looking forward to the resumption of baseball. I agree that a few days off was the right thing to do, but it seems so weird to open the sports page and not see any box scores next to the standings. Constant news coverage on every station is very emotionally draining, I would really like to have my favorite pleasant and harmless distraction back. ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2001, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231/120 "2001-09-15T19:40:05Z")
I don’t think a lot of people are booing him for having a good year. In Houston, people have always booed Bonds. At Allstar Games, Bonds has always been booed. I think maybe it’s becuase he is just a bad guy… (Truth in advertising: I started reading this thread on page 3, so if I jumped the gun and look like an idiot, I blame pages 1 and 2). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-home-runs-will-barry-bonds-hit-this-season/68231.md?page=7)