Bonds, Take the Armor Off

I personally hate Barry Bonds.  No, it is not because he most likely used performance enhancing drugs.  My hate runs much deeper.  As a pitcher, and believer of playing ball the old school way, I know the only way to pitch well is to own the inside part of the plate.  Owning the inside part of the plate allows a pitcher to pitch to the outside part of the plate without hitters standing on the plate or diving out over the plate. Pitching inside is only effective if the hitter has some fear.  Today's hitters have no reason to fear the inside pitch.  Pitching inside inevitably leads to a few hitters being hit by pitches.  Anymore, hitting batters is not tolerated at all.  This is a seperate topic and one I will probably address soon.  This article is really just about body armor. Case and point is Barry Bonds.  He is one of the best hitters of all time and has some of the quickest hands and best vision ever.  However, I argue that his numbers, ... [link]