I grew up in L.A. where the Dodgers back then had a great farm system. Since destroyed.
But it must be very hard in a place rooting for say the Pirates and along comes a star say a Bonds and he will not stay cause the market is so small they cna’t afford to pay him.
While year in and year out the Yanks can just buy whatever they want, they can afford it.
I remember him with Baltimore.
Actually when Bonds left, I was happy to see him go. He was an ignorant, arrogant SOB. He treated fans badly, particularly young kids. And when he played for the Pirates, he basically went through the motions, possibly because he wasn’t being paid as well as he should. People talked about what a great player he was; I didn’t see it. Pirate fans wailed and gnashed their teeth when Bonds left. I said I would pack his bags and show him the door.