Because Captain Cranium announced on Saturday that Bonds will bat third in the Giants lineup. It's something Cranium has been doing throughout the Spring, and now he says it will continue during the year:"Our plans are to hit him third right now .. Whether that changes at some point during the season, I can't answer that. We'll see how we click offensively."With no Jeff Kent, Bobby Bonilla, or Andy Van Slyke around to protect him in the lineup, doesn't this move seem long overdue? Obviously Cranium's got the idea -- it's his first season at the helm and he's putting his best batter in the three hole -- where he belongs. Baroid has had an OPS over 1.000 since the time OG Nintendo was in, so with him hitting third, you won't see too many 1-2-3 innings.
And the most glaring impact this move will have is that it will allow more opportunities for Bonds to break Hank Aaron's career HR record (he's only 22 dingers away). I'm figuring this should add an extra plate appearance or two per series which is a lot for the 42 year old who seems to defy the aging process.
By the way, I pass along condolences to Captain Cranium, his mother died Friday night due to complications with Alzheimer's disease.
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