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06-19-2002, 10:15 PM
Bonds Has to Protect himself
SAN FRANCISCO -- In the wake of the latest pitcher to throw near him -- Tampa Bay's Travis Harper, who buzzed Barry Bonds on Tuesday night -- Bonds says he'll take matters into his own hands.
Bonds
"If our pitchers ain't going to do it, I'll defend myself," Bonds told the San Francisco Chronicle after Tuesday's 8-3 loss to Tampa Bay. Harper threw a fastball behind Bonds' knees, nearly hitting him.
Asked if he felt that Giants pitchers weren't protecting him enough, Bonds told the Chronicle: "Ask them."
Said one Giants pitcher to the newspaper: "Is that what he said?" before walking away.
Said another: "I don't care what he said."
Harper hit the Giants' Marvin Benard to start the ninth inning. Two batters later, he threw a 1-2 fastball that forced Bonds to move forward to get out of the way.
Bonds walked slowly toward the mound, pointing his finger at Harper. Both benches emptied but there was no further incident.
Bonds has been hit by pitches six times this season.
"I just had a lot of buildup. That's all," Bonds said later. "Too many balls have been thrown at me in one year, and that's enough. I just couldn't take it anymore. It probably wasn't an intentional pitch. When balls get thrown at you quite a bit, eventually you're going to get upset.
"It's just a lot of frustration, that was all," Bonds said. "Losing doesn't frustrate me. I'm just not going to allow people to throw darts at me anymore. I'm tired of it."
Harper said he wasn't trying to hit Bonds, especially with an 8-3 lead.
"That was a natural reaction to do what he did. That's fine,'' he said. "He's got to understand what I'm trying to do out there and it's not to hit him.''
Information from the Associated Press is included in this report
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SAN FRANCISCO -- In the wake of the latest pitcher to throw near him -- Tampa Bay's Travis Harper, who buzzed Barry Bonds on Tuesday night -- Bonds says he'll take matters into his own hands.
Bonds
"If our pitchers ain't going to do it, I'll defend myself," Bonds told the San Francisco Chronicle after Tuesday's 8-3 loss to Tampa Bay. Harper threw a fastball behind Bonds' knees, nearly hitting him.
Asked if he felt that Giants pitchers weren't protecting him enough, Bonds told the Chronicle: "Ask them."
Said one Giants pitcher to the newspaper: "Is that what he said?" before walking away.
Said another: "I don't care what he said."
Harper hit the Giants' Marvin Benard to start the ninth inning. Two batters later, he threw a 1-2 fastball that forced Bonds to move forward to get out of the way.
Bonds walked slowly toward the mound, pointing his finger at Harper. Both benches emptied but there was no further incident.
Bonds has been hit by pitches six times this season.
"I just had a lot of buildup. That's all," Bonds said later. "Too many balls have been thrown at me in one year, and that's enough. I just couldn't take it anymore. It probably wasn't an intentional pitch. When balls get thrown at you quite a bit, eventually you're going to get upset.
"It's just a lot of frustration, that was all," Bonds said. "Losing doesn't frustrate me. I'm just not going to allow people to throw darts at me anymore. I'm tired of it."
Harper said he wasn't trying to hit Bonds, especially with an 8-3 lead.
"That was a natural reaction to do what he did. That's fine,'' he said. "He's got to understand what I'm trying to do out there and it's not to hit him.''
Information from the Associated Press is included in this report
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:evillol: :biggrinpa :biggrinpa