What if ... a team had actually signed Barry Bonds in 2008?
Every Wednesday, The Athletics MLB writers will be looking at a key what-if scenario from baseballs history. This week: What might have been if Barry Bonds had played baseball in 2008.I stare at Barry Bonds Baseball-Reference page about once a month. This is not a rare sickness. You might occasionally do the same thing. And if you do, your eyes are frequently drawn to the number .480. That was Bonds on-base percentage in 2007, which ended up being his final season. It doesnt matter that the 42-year-old ran like he was being pulled by a rhinoceros running in the other direction.A .480 OBP.Four. Eight. Zero. No batter has eclipsed that mark since , and only a handful have come close.Im playing until Im 100, Bonds told reporters in November 2007.