Barry Bonds 756 Scenarios

So my colleague Mark and I have cooked up some potential scenarios surrounding Barry Bonds' 756th home run, and their fallouts.

Let's say Bonds hits 756 against the Florida Marlins.

Now, if as Bonds is rounding third he is shot in the chest by a fan and unable to finish the trip around the bases, we imagine this would be defined as fan interference and Bonds would be awarded home, thus completing his 756th home run, once someone entered the game to run it out. Most likely, the game would be forfeit from that point.

Next, if Bonds is stabbed by Miguel Cabrera as he's rounding third, that's probably defensive interference and again, Bonds is awarded home. If he's stabbed by Hanley Ramirez as he's rounding second, it would still be defensive interference and he would be awarded not just third, but home as in such a situation the number of bases awarded would be at the discretion of the umpire. Again, the game would most likely be forfeit.

Finally, if a terrorist threat caused the game to be paused as Barry Bonds was running the bases, the game would most likely be postponed. The game would then be restarted at a later date in a secret location, allowing Bonds to be awarded his 756th home run and the Giants probably their 100th loss.

Andruw Jones v. The Disabled

So it's June, you're playing at Wrigley, two outs, runners in scoring position. Who do you send to the plate: Andruw Jones or Jim Abbott? The answer's clear: you let Abbott hit.

Over the course of his career, the one-armed bandit hit .250 in the month of June. His clutch numbers are even more stunning: with 2 outs, RISP he hit .400, and at Wrigley Field, he hit a sparkling .500. Compare those with Andruw's comparable stats from this season: .131/.211 /.231.

It could be argued that Jones provides the opportunity for more power. However, this is a fallacy. Abbott once hit a triple off Rick Reuschel in 1991 spring training, probably sliding feet first, and Mariano Rivera once said that during batting practice Abbott used to hit balls into the bleachers at Yankee Stadium one-handed.

Plus Andruw is sort of fat now.