A thought about Bonds

Everyone has been making a big deal about Barry Bonds amazing walk record, how often he's intentionally walked and so on.

Ron Rex Rob Dibble was interviewing Mark Mulder during a lull in the home run derby and Mulder was asked if he was going to walk Barry tomorrow. He said he'd do everything he could to not walk him while avoiding a home run. He reminded us that Bonds is one of the most selective batters in the majors and when he passes on a ball, it's likely that the umpire will give him the call if it's close.

Sure, that doesn't really make a huge difference, but in the course of a series you're not likely to get anything but real strikes past him which probably isn't true for most players.

Update: Before I could finish posting this, Bonds was eliminated from the derby in the second round.