To distract us from the drubbing the Dodgers took from the Cardinals last night, let’s drop in on an old friend and see what he’s up to. Losing his mind apparently.
Now that he is in the American League, [Eric] Gagne said he will miss his encounters with [Barry] Bonds. Gagne also hopes Bonds breaks the all-time home-run record.
“Of course, definitely,” Gagne said. “He’s been so good for the game. There’s a Wayne Gretzky, there’s a Michael Jordan, there’s a Barry.”
Yeah, you know, maybe it’s just me but the lack of a pall of suspicion and evidence of drug use with those other two guys kinda sets the Amazing Inflatable Man apart. And what goodness has Bonds imparted to the game exactly? Becoming a lightning rod of criticism and hate that keeps the attention away from other people is the only plausible good I can think of.
Gagne pitched against the Giants yesterday and gave up a homer to Kevin Frandsen. At least the latter still has his head screwed on straight:
Frandsen grew up a Giants fan and said yes when asked if he was happy to homer off Gagne. “I’m a Dodger-hater,” Frandsen said, “and he’s still out there in blue, long hair and a goatee.”
This was in the context of an article saying that the Giants “displayed interest” in Gagne during the off-season. Pretty much everybody expressed interest in him, though, but what do you expect from an SF Chronicle story? ;)
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