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I never wanted to write a kind word about Barry Bonds.
We have a history, the San Francisco slugger and me. Years before he began his assault on Mark McGwire?s homerun record, Bonds broke my heart. Back in the early ?90s, he belied his bravado, choked stupendously during key playoff games, and left my beloved Pirates dangling just short of...
The sad fact of the matter was that Bonds didn?t want to be in Pittsburgh, and perhaps more than that, he didn?t want to be playing for the Pirates. So he got his chance to jump ship, and zipped over to the San Francisco Giants, his father?s...
By all reports, he?s still not exactly Mr. Congeniality - if Bonds were to leave, at least one fellow Giant has said, there would be plenty of dry eyes in the clubhouse. But he?s happier, more willing to share himself with fans, than he ever was in Pittsburgh. And...
Meanwhile, my boyfriend, a San Francisco native and loyal Giants fan, slips lower into his seat and tugs on my sleeve. "Pleeeeease, pleeeease be quiet," he implores, grinning sheepishly at neighboring fans. "She?s still a little bit angry at Barry." It?s childish, perhaps, this animosity. But I?m...