Barry Bonds, who in 15 years averaged only 30 home runs per year with a best of 46 chose his parents well. Imagine if Bobby Bonds had hung in there for fifteen years. Would his "genes" then kick in too and result in a jump of 39'10 3/4"?
malmo (it's OK to go to the calculator) > > I think I may have posted this to the list in the past, but > after sitting in the stands watching Bonds deposit 71 and 72 > on Friday night, and seeing on-screen views of his father all > weekend, I was reminded of our thread of where good talent goes. > > Dad, Bobby Bonds (Poly, Riverside, CA), was the national HS > long jump leader at 25-3 in '64, a mark which at the time > made him =No.3 on the all-time list. And dad's sister, Rosie, > finished 8th in the Olympics in the 80mH that year. > > Seems like Barry sprang from a pretty good gene pool. > > gh > > ps--the guy with whom Bobby was tied on the all-time list was > a Willie Davis of LA Roosevelt, 25-3 in '58. Any masters of > arcana out there who know if that's by any chance the same WD > who became great outfielder w/ the Dodgers just a few years later? >
