Daily Roundup: Games of Sat, 2/23/08
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:39 pm[size=24:ee215afa1e][b:ee215afa1e]BONDS MUSCLES UP[/b:ee215afa1e][/size:ee215afa1e]
[size=18:ee215afa1e]Rookie CF Rips Late Tie-Breaking Homer for Pittsburgh[/size:ee215afa1e]
<img src="http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/images/baseball/stratomatic/1986/story_photos/barry_bonds_3_150x225.jpg" align="left" border="1" width="150" height="225" style="margin-right: 10px;" /> Speedy young centerfielder Barry Bonds launched a towering 1-out, 2-run homerun in the bottom of the 8th inning against the visiting Giants on Saturday night, giving the Pirates a 6-5 lead which they would [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1260]ultimately hold onto[/url], as Pittsburgh moved into a tie with the Cardinals for 2nd place in the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/standings/]tight NL East[/url].
Despite batting a mere .226, Bonds (left) is second on the 50-47 Pirates with 49 RBI, providing a huge spark to a team that has [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/stats/team.php?league=NL&order_by_b=ops+DESC]an OPS (.703) that is below league average (.711)[/url]. And though just 21 years of age and in his first year in the big leagues, he is already drawing comparisons to his dad, Bobby Bonds, with even more speed though less projected power.
[b:ee215afa1e]Meanwhile, the unofficial first night game at Wrigley Field[/b:ee215afa1e] was played, as the Dodgers took 16 innings to [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1261]knock off the Cubs, 5-4[/url]. The last 5 innings of the game were played in complete darkness, and Harry Caray sang Take Me Out to the Ballgame 3 times, though the last time was only because no one had told him the game had finally ended an hour earlier.
[i:ee215afa1e]photo: SN Archives[/i:ee215afa1e]
[size=18:ee215afa1e]Rookie CF Rips Late Tie-Breaking Homer for Pittsburgh[/size:ee215afa1e]
<img src="http://fantasygames.sportingnews.com/images/baseball/stratomatic/1986/story_photos/barry_bonds_3_150x225.jpg" align="left" border="1" width="150" height="225" style="margin-right: 10px;" /> Speedy young centerfielder Barry Bonds launched a towering 1-out, 2-run homerun in the bottom of the 8th inning against the visiting Giants on Saturday night, giving the Pirates a 6-5 lead which they would [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1260]ultimately hold onto[/url], as Pittsburgh moved into a tie with the Cardinals for 2nd place in the [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/standings/]tight NL East[/url].
Despite batting a mere .226, Bonds (left) is second on the 50-47 Pirates with 49 RBI, providing a huge spark to a team that has [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/stats/team.php?league=NL&order_by_b=ops+DESC]an OPS (.703) that is below league average (.711)[/url]. And though just 21 years of age and in his first year in the big leagues, he is already drawing comparisons to his dad, Bobby Bonds, with even more speed though less projected power.
[b:ee215afa1e]Meanwhile, the unofficial first night game at Wrigley Field[/b:ee215afa1e] was played, as the Dodgers took 16 innings to [url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/1986/scores/boxscore.php?id=1261]knock off the Cubs, 5-4[/url]. The last 5 innings of the game were played in complete darkness, and Harry Caray sang Take Me Out to the Ballgame 3 times, though the last time was only because no one had told him the game had finally ended an hour earlier.
[i:ee215afa1e]photo: SN Archives[/i:ee215afa1e]