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Bonds' actions might have come back to haunt him.(THE CLOSER)
Barry Bonds ran into a ghost from his past last week. Not knowing the particulars, I'm going to imagine that Barry once hit a home run off Russ Springer and Russ somehow took offense to how Barry celebrated his masterpiece of tape measure. (Editor's note: Bonds is 1-for-6 with a home run, hit in May 2001, lifetime against Springer.)
That might be one reason why Russ plunked Bonds with a 92-mph fastball in the back.
Another one: You have to pitch inside to a hitter like Bonds. That is the politically correct answer, and it also is the truth. You must pound most hitters in, but in Barry's case it's really important to make him aware of the inside part of the plate. He stands so close to the dish that a ball on the outside corner is a pitch right down the middle to him.
Barry has a good enough eye that if you pitch him away, he won't swing. So you have to straighten him up. You also have to use the other side of the plate. Mix it up.
Russ Springer knows you don't just pitch to one side of the plate against a Hall of Famer such as Mr. Bonds. Very few guys in the major leagues are successful if they only pitch guys a certain way. Hitters are smart. If a pitcher gets into a pattern, hitters will sniff ...
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