Barry Bonds Hospitalized

Yahoo! ^ | August 31, 2003 | Mel Reisner

[mrobison]

PHOENIX - Barry Bonds was hospitalized Sunday night because of exhaustion following his father's death.

Bonds was scratched from San Francisco's lineup just minutes before Sunday night's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, one day after he left a game because of an accelerated heart rate.

[discostu]

Most people don't wind up flying across the country half a dozen times in a few months during their father's convalesence either. Also some people are more emotionally tough than others, I knew a guy that checked himself in for a couple of weeks everytime a girl dumped him (and when you're that fragile you get dumped a lot) I'm sure he did some hospital time when his parents died. There's absolutely no proof Bond used steroids and actually his lower rate of injury since bulking up is pretty good evidence that it's natural bulking.

[Chief_Joe]

Most poeple do not have to be hospitalized after their father's death. Would you wish that the doctor's NOT consider his past drug use when treating him?

You are a very sad and sick individual. Would you please elaborate on "his past drug use". You seem to have a habit of creating malicious lies to justify posting malodorous junk. Such postings are a window to a very twisted and demented mind. The more one reads your comments the more one gains insight into the paucity of your mental capacity to reason -all the better to judge you with I see.

[Atchafalaya]

Steroids=bad. Barry been long time bad!

[Terp]

I wouldn't know Barry Bonds if I tripped over him. The loss of a loved one is hard enough in itself. I don't know what other stress this guy may have been experiencing in his life at the moment. I know that when I went through a divorce, got a promotion at the same time and was working 12 hour days I almost fell apart physically. So until you've walked in another mans shoes, keep your mouths shut.

I pray for Barry and his family.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

That took all of 17 minutes!

[Celtic Conservative]

congratulations, you are now officially the "turd in the punchbowl" on this thread.

Sheesh,

CC

[doosee]

There are only a few people in the world that would cause me to celebrate their bad health, Bin Laden and Saddam being two of the rare cases. Bonds is not in that category. Having said that, this is a guy who fathered two children by his first wife, Sun Bonds, and then during the 96? ball strike, while he was still making $9 mill a year, sent his lawyer to stop all support payments for the wife and kids "because he was unable to earn a living while on strike". Bonds is a world class jerk, not only to his own family, but to a real man like Jim Leyland, who Bonds publicly disrespected over and over. His teammates cant stand the guy, never have, and never will. He brings poison to every team he plays on, and yes he has achieved a lot personally, but to what end. I wish him speedy recovery but this selfcentered egomaniac needs to be recognized for what he truly is.

[csvset]

Giants slugger hospitalized because of exhaustion
MEL REISNER, AP Sports Writer
Sunday, August 31, 2003
©2003 Associated Press

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(08-31) 23:36 PDT PHOENIX (AP) --

At first, Barry Bonds wasn't happy when the San Francisco Giants sent him to the hospital because of exhaustion.

It didn't take long for the slugger to come around.

"When I left him about the fourth or fifth inning, he was resting comfortably, laughing, and he was fine," trainer Stan Conte said Sunday night.

Bonds took batting practice Sunday afternoon and planned to play against the Arizona Diamondbacks. But Conte removed him from the lineup five minutes before the game after Bonds showed signs of being drained as a result of his father's death on Aug. 23.

"The best word is exhausted," Conte said. "He's been through a whole lot last week, up and down physically as well as emotionally. So it just wasn't worth the problems. Everything should be fine, and he'll go on to play (Monday)."

Jeffrey Hammonds got a few minutes' notice that he was going to start in left field and bat cleanup in Bonds' place. The news was a jolt to the rest of the team, but the Giants still beat the Diamondbacks 3-1 behind Jason Schmidt's strong pitching performance.

Conte decided to hospitalize Bonds after consulting Roger McCoy, Arizona's internal medicine specialist, and Giants consulting physician Robert Murray.

"I thought it best that he be monitored overnight just to be sure, especially in light of what happened yesterday -- even though he was over that," Conte said. "So what was the best place for him -- here in this clubhouse resting, or in a hospital where he can get 24-hour monitoring?"

It wasn't easy to convince Bonds.

"He fought the decision (and) said a few choice words that made me think he wasn't completely exhausted," Conte said. "He wanted to continue playing and get out there, and we just felt that it was the best not to."

Bonds returned to the Giants on Saturday after missing six games following the death of his father.

The 39-year-old slugger homered off Arizona's Randy Johnson in the fourth inning of San Francisco's 2-1 victory Saturday.

But he no sooner finished rounding the bases than he began to experience lightheadedness, heart palpitations and trouble breathing. He came out of the game in the eighth inning.

Conte measured Bonds' heartbeat at up to 160 beats a minute. By Sunday, it was down to a resting rate of 65, but Bonds showed other signs of exhaustion.

Manager Felipe Alou still thought Bonds did the right thing by returning to the team within a week, saying being in familiar surroundings should be helpful.

"That kind of stuff doesn't go away -- especially mentally," said Alou, who recalled taking a season off after losing a child during spring training. "It's not going to go away in one week or one month. People take a long time. I think he came back at the right time to be with us."

Bobby Bonds died at age 57 after being ill for nearly a year with lung cancer and a brain tumor. Barry Bonds went on the bereavement list Aug. 14-18 to spend time with his father and again on Aug. 24 after Bobby Bonds' passing.

Bonds' homer Saturday was his 40th this season and the 653rd of his career, moving him within seven of his godfather, Willie Mays, for third on the all-time list.

[Proud Legions]

Even if all you say is true...I still agree with most on this thread that it is in bad form to insult someone because they are emotionally devasted by their Dad's death.

As you say, perhaps sinister mass murderers like BL and Saddam, but clearly not sports heros, hollywood stars, Democrat political leaders, or any others just because they can be "jerks" in much of their daily lives. There is a big difference between the two groups.

My prayers to him and his family.

[Beowulf]

the roids will do that

There is a price to be paid for making that pact with the devil drug.

[Celtic Conservative]

I have heard similar rumblings about Bonds being a detestable person. I was just commenting on what amounts to "bad form". Maybe it's related to his fathers passing, maybe not. If he is a world class a$$h*le, his sins will find him in due time. But I think even he deserves a little sympathy regarding his grief.

[Proud Legions]

There was a former Pittsburgh Steeler player---can't recall his name at the moment (darn, its on the tip of my tongue)---who taok many steroids, and in later life suffered from brittle bones and then brain cancer I believe. Anyway, he traveled to high schools all across the nation telling kids to not take steroids to get bigger muscles--the long term cost far outweighs the short term gain. He made quite an impact at the couple of events I saw on TV.

[Celtic Conservative]

lyle alzado?

[Proud Legions]

That's it! Man, I must be getting old. Is he still alive, or did the cancer finally get him?

[Celtic Conservative]

he has assumed room temperature

[Beowulf]

You are right.

I believe that was Steve Courson.

[veronica]

Most poeple do not have to be hospitalized after their father's death.

In point of fact, it is very common for caregivers and family of a person recently deceased to end up hospitalized. I have a close friend who recently lost a family member and he was told over and over by the docs to take care of himself, because the stress of losing a close relative is intense. Now why don't you folks, who apparently have no compassion or understanding, try and restrain yourselves on threads like this.

[PISANO]

I agree with you. The feminization of AMERICA has taken root and sprouting like wildfire. When the MOST celebrated "MACHO" home run hitter of our lifetime has to be hospitalized for the passing of his father, well there is MORE to the story than just that.

Most all of us have lost our father, a trying time to be sure, but HOSTPITALIZATION is NOT a normal result of that sorrow. Sorry if that sounds 'INSENSITIVE', but that is my HO.