Diversified Bonds: MLBbro Icon and MLB Home Run King Barry Bonds Enters Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame

Diversified Bonds: MLBbro Icon and MLB Home Run King Barry Bonds Enters Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame

All-time MLBbro great and reigning home run king Barry Bonds has ripped up the record books when it pertains to offensive productivity over his career. For a five year period, pitchers were so afraid to throw to him, intentional walks were pretty much the norm and drew boos from the crowd…when his team was on the road!

 

Back in 2022, MLBbro.com documented an opinion piece on baseball’s attempts to not only blackball Bonds from the Hall of Fame but every home run discussion going forward…

 

MLBbro.com Investigates the Underlying Disrespect of MLBbro Icon Barry Bonds | To Some, He’s A King Without A Kingdom

 

The MLBbro legend will sadly be defined by his allegations of steroid use that some use to tarnish the superstar status he attained with the San Francisco Giants. Baseball fans, analysts and some MLB players forget (or choose to ignore) that Barry Bonds was one of the influential superstars in Pittsburgh Pirates history!

 

 

Despite Bonds’ not gaining election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame with the 75 percent needed over the ten years on the ballot, the Pittsburgh Pirates will be inducted into the team Hall of Fame on August 24th.

 

The Pirates drafted Bonds with the sixth pick of the 1985 and the next seven years was filled with awards for our MLBbro legend and championship contention for Pittsburgh.

 

Barry Bonds:

 

  • A hitting slash of .275/.380/.503 that adds to the OPS+ advanced stat of 147…
  • The only player in franchise history with two MVP awards…
  • Named to two All-Star teams…
  • Won two Silver Slugger awards and three Gold Gloves…
  • Ranked 5th on the Pirates franchise list in homers with 176…
  • Only player in franchise history to have at least 175 home runs AND 200 stolen bases…

 

Pittsburgh Pirates:

  • Three straight NL East titles in Bonds’ final three years…
  • A 1992 NL Championship series matchup with the Atlanta Braves…

 

It’s a start for Barry Bonds’s road to redemption and the Pirates looking at the accomplishments instead of reputations is a good start…

“As an organization, we are proud to add three significant members to the Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame,” Pirates chairman Bob Nutting said in a statement. “Included in this year’s class is a two-time MVP award-winner in Barry, a two-time Manager-of-the-Year-winner in Jim and a two-time World Series champion with the Pirates in Manny. All three inductees are very deserving of this prestigious recognition. We look forward to celebrating their induction with our fans and sharing their stories with generations to come.”

The appreciation shown from Barry Bonds was evident when he shared his feelings on the induction.

Bonds will be celebrated with former Pirates player, Manny Sanguillen and his old manager Jim Leyland. There will be plenty to show the infamous blowout between Bonds and Leyland but MLBbro.com closes this article showing the entire story…learn.

 

Dave Roberts Passes Jim Leyland For Fourth Place In All-Time MLB Playoff Wins With 45 | MLBbro Manager Making History

Dave Roberts Passes Jim Leyland For Fourth Place In All-Time MLB Playoff Wins With 45 | MLBbro Manager Making History

Dave Roberts got his 45th career playoff win as a manager in Game 1 of the National League Divisional Series last night, moving him to fourth on the All-Time list. Roberts has not and may never get the credit he deserves for the consistency his Dodgers have shown since he took the reins as their manager in 2016.

He has six National League West titles in seven seasons, two World Series appearances and won a ring in 2020. Roberts began this year by guaranteeing his team would bring the World Series trophy back to Los Angeles and after Game 1 it looks like his team is right on track.

 

 

The Dodgers smacked San Diego in the mouth early with a homer and two runs in the first inning.

They continued to apply pressure to Padres starter Mike Clevenger with a three-run third inning that was almost made worse by a near grand slam courtesy of Mookie Betts that was foul by just a few feet.

On the Dodgers side of pitching, Roberts decided to go with one of his most accomplished and trusted arms in lefty Julio Urias who went five innings, striking out six and giving up three earned runs which all came in the fifth.

Roberts called the right numbers out of the bullpen for the remaining portion of the game.  They gave him four shutout innings and struck out four as they would hold on to win 5-3.

Another positive for the Dodgers is that they were able to win without getting anything from their best player at the plate.

Betts finished the game 0-4 while Trayce Thompson, who is going to be a X-Factor for Los Angeles if they hope to make a World Series run, finished 0-3 with a walk.

Game 2 will be tonight in Dodgers Stadium. The Padres will send Yu Darvish to the mound while Dave Roberts will go with his long-time Ace and future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw.