“Barry Bonds? I would rather lose without him, the win with him” — Andy Van Slyke”
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I was trying to remember that quote and who said it. Thanks.
Even the players didn’t like him. When it became obvious that Bonds wasn’t living up to his potential, he would always blame everyone else, even his own teammates. That sure went over well.
Also, if memory serves, I think Bonds was one of the first ones to start charging for his autograph, at least around these parts. That didn’t go over well with some fans — this is an old fashioned, blue collar town. The story was that some little tyke approached Bonds for an autograph and he said something like, “sure, that’ll be $10.” A swell guy.
An anecdote: At a party about a year ago, I was talking to a guy who is a private pilot for high end clientel and has, on several occassions, flown Barry Bonds to and from events. He said that Bonds was even worse then he had heard. Called him an A-1 Ahole.