A guy hits a 3-2 change and takes it to dead center, you've got to tip your cap, ... The mistake was the walk before it.

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I think it's obvious what kind of difference he can make.

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It's obvious what kind of difference he can make. Even if he doesn't swing the bat, he steps in the batter's box and the pitcher's got to have 'What if?' in the back of his mind. ... You've got to respect the fact he's Barry Bonds even though he hasn't seen a pitch all year.

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To have him in there I think is going to be huge.

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He's been around the game long enough that he should be able to read between the numbers.

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To have him in there will be huge.

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To have him in there will be huge. Obviously, there's a big difference he can make. Even if he's not in the lineup, pitchers have to be wondering, 'What if?

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If you pitch six or seven innings and give up two runs, you should win those games.

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We've had trouble all year scoring runs. Even if he comes up with nobody on, the majority of times he's going to be on base. Guys pitch around him. You've got to respect what he can do. Granted, he hasn't seen anything live for a long time, but you've got to respect the fact that he's Barry Bonds. He's a big-time player. Look at the stats last year. In the innings he hit, we scored a lot of runs.

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