For now, Aaron Decide is chasing Barry Bonds.
Later — as in, this offseason — Bonds is perhaps the one chasing Decide.
The all-time house run king is rooting for the Yankees’ slugger to surpass Roger Maris’ American League document of 61 homers — and even Bonds’ personal main league document of 73. However subsequent 12 months, Bonds would like to see Decide pounding all these homers in individual, moderately than on TV.
“I hope he indicators right here,” the Giants legend informed Sportico over the telephone from his house north of San Francisco. “Can it occur? I don’t know. It will depend on what the Yankee payroll is. However we might like to have him, I’ll let you know that.”
Bonds is a particular adviser with the Giants, and he informed the outlet he doesn't have any enter on buying gamers. Nonetheless, the Giants — seen because the Yankees’ biggest competitors for the outfielder — might flip to one in all Decide’s childhood heroes to sweeten a proposal for the approaching free agent.
Decide, who was born in Linden, Calif., somewhat greater than 90 miles from San Francisco, grew up a Giants fan and has mentioned he considers Bonds’ 73 homers in a season to be the true document. As Decide entered the Yankees’ recreation Friday night time in opposition to the Crimson Sox at 60 homers with 13 video games to go, he seemingly gained’t surpass his hero, however he has actually entered his radar.
“We within the Bay Space — he’s a Bay Space boy — we hope [the Yankees] don’t signal him, and we are able to get him,” Bonds mentioned. “I might. He’s that good.”
Decide’s historic offensive season is perhaps the most effective since Bonds was ripping up the document books within the early 2000s beneath the clouds of the steroid period. Maris’ 61 represents the American League and Yankees document, however debates rage whether or not Bonds’ 73 homers in 2001 and 762 for his profession are the true all-time marks.
In accordance with Bonds, the information are those within the document books.
“It doesn’t matter what folks say,” Bonds informed Sportico. “In MLB it says Barry Bonds. That’s all that issues, proper? Anybody can have their very own opinion, and I respect their opinion, however MLB says 762 is the document, 73 is the document. Until MLB modified one thing, they’re nonetheless there.”
They're nonetheless there, although Decide might make a run at 73 one in all these seasons. Bonds would assist it.
“The best way he swings he would possibly as properly hit one a day and get previous me,” Bonds mentioned. “I don’t care. Why not?”
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