Home Run King Barry Bonds Says He Wishes He’d Played One More Year

Source: fox40.com --- Monday, August 07, 2017
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Barry Bonds so badly wanted to play one final season. On the 10th anniversary of breaking Baseball’s all-time home run mark, Bonds told The Associated Press on Monday night that believes he would have hit 800 homers or come very close. Bonds said it “stung” to walk away from a decorated 22-year career with little notice immediately after a record-setting 2007 season with the San Francisco Giants in which he topped Hank Aaron’s mark. Bonds said there were never discussions about him playing for the Giants in 2008. He also said he didn’t push for it because, “I was just told I’m not coming back and that was it.” The 53-year-old Bonds now works for the Giants. He was at AT&T Park on Monday night, the same place he hit No. 756 to pass Aaron. Bonds finished with 762 home runs. The seven-time NL MVP finished his career under the cloud of steroids allegations. “Yeah, it should have only been nine (years ago). I should have played one more year, I should have had the chance to,” Bonds said, standing behind the batting cage. “It’s all right, though. Those 22 were still good. I wish I could have gotten to retire better, or just walk away better, whatever it was, however you want to call it,” he said. Bonds waved from the broadcast booth when he was shown on the big board before the top of the third inning, when highlights of his record-setting homer were played. “I was what (38) away from 800? I’d have been real close ...

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