This was a few years ago but not sure if anybody reported it.

It needs to be reported.

Bonds fired as Marlins hitting coach.

I had no idea he was the Marlins hitting coach. While we were all captivated by the Cubs 2016 World Series, there was Bonds in obscurity as the hitting coach in Florida.

https://sports.yahoo.com/news/report-ba ... 16164.html

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Barry Bonds’ return to baseball was short-lived. The Miami Marlins have reportedly parted ways with the San Francisco Giants legend after just one season as the team’s hitting coach, according to Jon Heyman.

In his only season as the team’s hitting coach, Bonds managed to improve the Marlins’ offense, but not by much. The club did post a .263 batting average, which ranked fourth in the league, but most of the other offensive numbers were middle of the pack. Miami ranked 13th with a .322 on-base percentage and 27th with a .394 slugging percentage. All told, the Marlins offense improved from 19th in 2015 to just 17th in 2016 according to fWAR.

It’s worth noting that Bonds managed to improve the club’s offense despite the fact that Giancarlo Stanton got hurt and Dee Gordon was lost for much of the season due to a PED suspension. Early in the season, Bonds received a ton of credit for his work with outfielder Marcell Ozuna. Ozuna turned in a solid year, posting a .266/.321/.452 slash line. He tied a career-high with 23 home runs.

Barry Bonds has been let go by the Marlins after one season as the club's hitting coach. (Getty Images/Rich Schultz)
Barry Bonds has been let go by the Marlins after one season as the club’s hitting coach. (Getty Images/Rich Schultz)
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When Bonds was hired, there were questions about whether he would enjoy the rigors of coaching. While the team has yet to issue a reason Bonds was let go, that may have played a role in his firing.

According to Craig Mish of SiriusXM, Bonds didn’t take too kindly to being called out by manager Don Mattingly during a summer road trip

On top of that, Bonds may have alienated Giancarlo Stanton, the Marlins’ best hitter.

While his hiring received a ton of media attention, Bonds mostly stayed out of the limelight as the club’s hitting coach.

Now that Bonds is unemployed, it’s unclear what comes next for the former legend. As long as the Marlins don’t trash him on his way out, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see another team show interest in bringing him in as a hitting coach.

With that said, it’s unclear whether Bonds would be interested in continuing his career. It was a shock when Bonds returned to the game as a coach, it might be just as surprising when he leaves after just one season in that role.

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A Moderator gets all up in arms over the term "Bbitch" being used, but basic spam threads like this are perfectly fine huh?

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Unprecedented spam!

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

as he should





You are dumb

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This happened in 2016 you kunt

Only the best spam ! It's beautiful !

Apparently.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

yep. And I explained all that you stupid-ass. It's still news and its still funny.

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How is it still news?

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NOBODY here even knew about this. NOBODY came on here to claim that they knew about this or remembered it.

So, this is news to YOU guys. Whether today or 4 years ago. I'm actually doing you guys a favor.

If somebody presented me with some news from 4 years ago that I didnt know about, Id appreciate it, not complain about it.

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Here's some four year old news you didn't catch: you're a dumbass. Appreciate that

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Successful calls:

Kyrie Irving will never win anything as a team's alpha: check
T.rubisky is a bust: check
Ben Simmons is a liability: check
The Fields Cult is dumb: double check

2013 CSFMB ROY

How is it funny?

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Greatest hitter ever

Great guy just as long as you stay away from his couch and don't ask him to sign anything for white ppl.

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Just found out he broke the home run record for a single season! This is a little bit older, from 2001 but not sure if anyone reported it here... Wow!!

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

The man is Babe Ruth with 2nd going to Ted Williams. Bonds without the steroids is maybe in the top 10-15.

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An Ode to the Texas man who shot an Antifa terrorist:

Oh, he might have went on livin'
But he made one fatal slip
When he tried to match the Ranger
With the big iron on his hip

Ron Kittle's story told me all that I wanted to know about Bonds.

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An Ode to the Texas man who shot an Antifa terrorist:

Oh, he might have went on livin'
But he made one fatal slip
When he tried to match the Ranger
With the big iron on his hip

I may have posted this before, but I actually met him at my cousin's grammar school basketball game in 74. They were both dickheads and actually got into an argument in a timeout in the close game late in the second half. They lost

Gene Lamont once noted after a Athletic Club lunch just how much he despised the guy.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

Grade-A douchebag, but still a Hall of Famer.

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Sherman remarked, "Well, Grant, we've had the devil's own day, haven't we?" Grant looked up. "Yes," he replied, followed by a puff. "Yes. Lick 'em tomorrow, though."

Yep!

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.