To sit or not to sit

By Justin Albers
Basketballss132002@yahoo.com
CLEVELAND- With Barry Bonds just four home runs shy of Henry (Hank) Aaron’s record, every game is becoming more important. But assuming he hits three more home runs, should the Giants sit Bonds until the next home game?
To me this is not even debatable, there is no way Bonds should break the record on the road. It would be terrible- not only for Bonds, but also for the league and the fans. He would be booed like anything and the record would forever be tainted. Granid it is already going to be tainted because of steroid use, but if he doesn’t do it at home it will be so much worse.
As I watched the Cubs play the Giants on ESPN last night, a game that was obviously on the air to showcase Bonds, I realized something about San Francisco. Bonds had benched himself earlier in the day because of “swollen ankles” and the remaining Giants lineup was unimpressive. If Bonds was not on the roster, I am not sure anybody would ever come to the games. What to see Randy Winn and Omar Vizquel? The Giants are old and really need to start rebuilding. Because once Bonds is gone, so are the fans and the nationally televised games. My advice- trade Bonds as soon as he breaks the record. He will have a high trade value at that time, and will give the Giants some guys in return that will help them start to turn things around. With the current roster the Giants have, it could be years before they make another playoff run.

MLB News and Notes
The Cubs traded C Rob Bowen and a minor league pitcher to the A’s for veteran C Jason Kendall.
Indians manager Eric Wedge agreed to a contract extension that will keep him in Cleveland through 2010.Marlins pitcher Scott Olson was suspended for two games for insubordination. However, he will not even miss a scheduled start. Have a good vacation