Could the 2008 Giants use a power hitting veteran to hit cleanup in the middle of this young lineup? And how great would it be to look back on 2008 as the year the young players emerged and an old hero, already the all-time home run leader, picked up his 3,000th hit playing one more season by the bay?

In 2007, with just 340 AB’s Barry Bonds hit 28 home runs had 66 RBI and walked 132 times.

In 2007 Rich Aurilia, Ray Durham and Dave Roberts with almost four times the at bats (1,189) amassed 18 home runs, 127 RBI and 117 walks.

In little more than ¼ of the at-bats, Bonds scored 48% of the runs, 52% of the RBI and 45% of the total bases that Aurilia, Durham and Roberts produced.

In 2007, Aurilia, Durham and Roberts combined hit .241, slugged .357 and managed a .340 OBP.
In 2007, Barry Bonds hit .276, slugged .565 and got on base at a .480 clip.

In 2007, Rich Aurilia, Ray Durham, and Dave Roberts were paid a collective $15.5 million and put countless hundreds of fans in the seats at ballparks across the National League.

In 2007 Barry Bonds earned $15,533,970 and put millions of fans in ballparks across America.

In 2007, Barry Bonds became Major League Baseball’s all time home run leader. I wonder, in little more than ¼ of the at-bats, what percentage of fan excitement Barry Bonds produced. Who exactly was the drain on payroll? Who exactly aged the team? http://www.bringbackbarry.com