Barry Bonds just showed up outside AT&T Park to celebrate #SFGIANTS #WorldSeriesChampions @kron4news pic.twitter.com/6Hp2dpCc7M
— Chuck Clifford (@chuckclifford) October 30, 2014
San Francisco Giants fans still love Barry Bonds. While the prodigious slugger may be reviled in just about every other corner of America for things ranging from BALCO to general aloofness with fans and media alike, when you’re the greatest hitter of all-time, fans who cheered you on for years tend to be more forgiving.
That’s what makes what happened last night so great. Sure, the Giants won another World Series (their third in five years) but to see Barry Bonds out among the people being cheered on like he’s a conquering and returning hero? That’s something special. Barry Bonds may have never got the flowery retirement send-off of other legends (RE2PECT) but this belated celebration of all things Barry more than makes up for it.
