http://ballhype.com/mlb/barry_bonds/ The Web's top Barry Bonds news from BallHype - find more at http://ballhype.com/mlb/barry_bonds/ en BallHype http://backend.userland.com/rss http://images.dailyradar.com/media/img/ballhype/logo_120x60.png http://ballhype.com/mlb/barry_bonds/ 120 60 http://ballhype.com/article/the-san-francisco-giants-drafting-barry-bonds-in-1982/ <p> ONCE AGAIN this past weekend, with the Pittsburgh Pirates in town, I thought how nice it would be if the Giants had Barry Bonds. The Giants drafted Bonds, remember, in 1982, their second choice in the draft of high school and college players. They couldn’t sign him because Tom Haller, then the general manager, wouldn’t go past $70,000. Bonds, the son of former Giants outfielder Bobby Bonds, wanted $75,000. When he didn’t get it, he went to college instead. A week ago I posted this item on the McCovey Chronicles site, but I thought I'd reprint it here too, to see what a more diverse audience has to say about what shape Bonds' career would have taken had he signed with the Giants in 1982, not 1992. For some context, I'll also add links to posts about Bonds in 1974 , 1985 , and 1986 . Read more MLB news on BleacherReport.com </p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/">MLB</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.comhttp://ballhype.com/mlb/san_francisco_giants/">San Francisco Giants</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.comhttp://ballhype.com/mlb/barry_bonds/">Barry Bonds</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.comhttp://ballhype.com/mlb/pittsburgh_pirates/">Pittsburgh Pirates</a></p> http://ballhype.com/article/the-san-francisco-giants-drafting-barry-bonds-in-1982/ Thu, 5 Nov 2009 21:52:05 +0000 MLB San Francisco Giants Barry Bonds Pittsburgh Pirates