That was both the best and worst game I’ve ever seen him pitch. If I remember correctly, he gave up a leadoff double, and then not another baserunner until that fateful 8th inning, where he was undone by a balk and a bunch of bloopers and such. Thanks for reminding me…grrr

I wouldn’t bash Bondo that much I mean he
1) Came up super early and was expected to be a horse- which stunted his development
2) I think a lot of what he suffered from during that first inning debacle is psychological – self fulfilling prophecy type deal, one game in particular that stood out to me was when he blew up in the 8th inning at the Metrodome a few years ago – again these guys are human and a lot of this game is about momentum/your confidence in yourself and others
3) The biggest thing that gets me about him/Sheffield/other players is playing through serious pain =DUMBDUMBDUMB and that is what really pisses me off

if you checked him out he usually has stunk while injured for a half season/or so and done great when healthy the last few years

He HAS TO finally put two great halves into a great whole 2009

Plus you don’t need a lot of brains to be a good pitcher – the catcher is the one who is most of the time supposed to dictate what will be thrown and where… you just need good stuff that either is fast or moves/spins a lot (pref. both) and to be able to hit the mit (hit your spots)

Really, it seems like a non-issue to me. In fact, it might keep him from focusing too much on the negative things people might write about him in the papers (and perhaps on blogs).

I see it as a real positive.

Seriously though, isn’t this thread about Verlander’s contract?

http://www.jockbio.com/Bios/Bo.....n_bio.html

Regardless of how it is phrased, this is a reasonably serious accusation. How about a reference for this little tidbit of “info”? Did you attend school with Mr. Bonderman?

And just out of curiosity, Mr. Rabbit, are you a board-certified clinical psychologist?

Or, is it Dr. Rabbit?

I don’t think every opinion needs to backed up by stats, I’ve never quoted someones bhip% or pecota to make a point.
Keep it up bilfer and all the Tiger faithful.

Bondo suffers from a learning disability and is the product of a special education program until he dropped out of high school. He displays classic traits of someone afflicted with attention deficit disorder and I argue this often manifests itself on mound, particularly early in the game. I also maintain that his lack of communication skills may reflect a low IQ. If my premise is correct, then a rational conclusion may very well be that we should not expect him to ever take the game to the next level, no matter the status of his arm or his mechanics. I hope my opinion fits within the parameter of acceptable discourse and admit I should have been more sensitive the last time.

Regards,
Dead Rabbit.

looks like dead rabbit aint the only one in the hot seat this time….consider yourselves warned.

You also bring up a good point about warnings. If you give me a valid email address you’ll usually get a warning before a ban. There are only 3 people I’ve ever banned, and only a couple more I’ve suspended. Dead Rabbit in the later category and I sent him emails to explain this.