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May 18, 2004
Another Look At Bonds
Via Colby Cosh, I found this exhaustive study that attempted to find any other reason for Barry Bonds' late career offensive explosion other than steroids: There's a lot to digest here. The statistics say that he's much stronger and more explosive than he ever has been. They also show that no other part of his game has substantially improved over the last 5 years and that some aspects are noticeably declining. There is no evidence that his bat, diet or the specific exercises he does in his workout regimen are the secret to his success. And then there's the fog surrounding the degree of his involvement in the BALCO case. Another great piece of analysis when it comes to Bonds was provided by JC over at Sabernomics when he published the graph you find here at his former site, Old Fishinghat. It compares Bonds' and Mark McGwire's power numbers over the length of their careers with the average performance of curve of the top power hitters in the game who played in the same era. Take a look and decide for yourself as to what this evidence shows. POSTSCRIPT: Congrats to JC on the new design at Sabernomics.
Eric
09:50 AM
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