April baseball summary: Fred Lewis is better than Bonds, Emil Brown is (for now) better than Swisher

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Breaking news: It’s May. We’ve learned a lot of things about the A’s and Giants in April, and let’s go right to my own top 20 list… 1. Barry Bonds is not missed, in part because Fred Lewis is a better player than Bonds was at the end of last year. EMPHASIS ON: BONDS AT... Continue reading... [link]

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