Tucson – Two notes, four notes, six notes, a dollar …
There’s something about Barry.
That’s why, despite all the rumors and reports, you bought Giants-Rockies tickets. You want to watch Barry Bonds swing the bat at Coors Field.
Better hope for a one-sided game, bubba.
If not, Bonds will be intentionally walked every time Clint Hurdle gets a chance.
So, Clint, fill in the blank. Bonds will get a pitch to hit against the Rockies when …
“He can’t beat us,” the Rockies manager said. “If the game is on the line, forget it.” …
How much will Jim Thome help the White Sox? He has hit a home run every 13.8 at-bats. Three players in major-league history – Mark McGwire, Babe Ruth and Bonds – have better numbers. …
Cubs broadcaster Bob Brenly, after a fan threw the ball back on the field after a monster home run by Thome: “‘I think it bounced off the sun and came back.” …
Nice kid, Clint Barmes. He’s got some pop in his bat and some humor in his senses. To wit: His training regimen includes the usual stuff. Now for what it doesn’t include: “I don’t run up steps anymore.” …
Don’t worry, Matt Holliday‘s power is coming. How do I know? I shook hands with him Tuesday and didn’t recover until Wednesday morning. …
A’s general manager Billy Beane, to ESPN’s Peter Gammons, on his most controversial offseason acquisition: “‘Watching Frank Thomas in an A’s uniform is like having Mick Jagger sing at your wedding.” …
Turns out there’s more than one George Mason running around these parts. Thanks to e-mailer J. Bias from Estes Park, whose golden retriever is named George Mason. …
Greg Cote of The Miami Herald, on the Cowboys signing Terrell Owens: “As a precaution, the franchise immediately began chemotherapy treatments.” …
What’s this? NASCAR fined Jeff Gordon $10,000 for pushing Matt Kenseth at Bristol Motor Speedway? They should have hit him 20 grand just for being a weenie and keeping his helmet on. …
Chris Evert, in an open letter to Serena Williams in Tennis magazine: “I’ve been thinking about your career, and something is troubling me. I appreciate that becoming a well-rounded person is important to you, as you’ve made that desire very clear.
“Still, a question lingers – do you ever consider your place in history? Is it something you care about? In the short term you may be happy with the various things going on in your life, but I wonder whether 20 years from now you might reflect on your career and regret not putting 100 percent of yourself into tennis. Because whether you want to admit it or not, these distractions are tarnishing your legacy.” …
Where will ex-CU wideout-kick returner Jeremy Bloom go in the NFL draft? Ask me Sunday. He’ll run for the scouts Saturday on the Southern Cal campus. …
That thud you felt the other day was the new generation arriving in the NFL, where the top five-rated guards in the draft weigh an average of 332 pounds. The top-rated one in the bunch? Georgia’s Max Jean-Gilles, who checks in at 6-feet-4 and 355 pounds, give or take a vacation to McDonald’s. …
Wondering whether the Avs, fighting it out in the rough-and-tumble Northwest Division, will make the playoffs? Don’t. Far as I can tell, the playoffs have already started. …
The umpires can’t catch a break even during spring training. To wit: When ump Peter Durfee went down with a dislocated right knee during Wednesday’s Rockies-Diamondbacks game, the P.A. system filled the air with Bruce Springsteen‘s “Born to Run.”
Catch Jim Armstrong from 6-9 a.m. during “The Press Box” on ESPN 560 AM. He can be reached at 303-820-5452 or jmarmstrong@denverpost.com.
