Barry Bonds is aware of precisely what would occur if he stepped into the field in opposition to the enduring Satchel Paige.
The all-time MLB house run king sat on a panel alongside fellow baseball greats Alex Rodriguez, Ken Griffey Jr., David Ortiz and Derek Jeter through the pregame present on Fox for MLB’s Rickwood Area recreation on Thursday night time when the ex-Yankees shortstop shot a troublesome query Bonds’ means.
“Inform me proper now on the spot, what would you do in opposition to Satchel Paige?” Jeter requested Bonds.
With out hesitation, Bonds informed Jeter he’d just do what he did 762 occasions within the massive leagues.
“Me? Gone!” Bonds stated as he pointed to the sky. “You misplaced your thoughts, Jeter. Gone! Examine it on ESPN.”
Griffey had a special thought.
“I’m drag bunting,” he stated with amusing. “We’re gonna race first.”
The Fox panel spent a lot of the pregame present remembering Negro Leagues greats, most notably Willie Mays, who died on Tuesday at 93 and known as Rickwood Area house through the 1948 season with the Birmingham Black Barons.
Bonds mourned the demise of his godfather Mays on Tuesday night time in a publish on social media, saying that he was “devastated” by his passing.
“I’m past devastated and overcome with emotion,” Bonds wrote in an emotional publish on Instagram. “I’ve no phrases to explain what you imply to me — you helped form me to be who I’m right now. Thanks for being my Godfather and all the time being there. Give my dad [Bobby Bonds] a hug for me.
“Relaxation in Peace Willie, I really like you ceaselessly. #SayHey.”
Mays was honored at Rickwood earlier than the sport between the Giants and Cardinals, with followers chanting his title throughout an emotional ceremony.
The day earlier than his demise, Mays launched a press release that his well being would forestall him from touring to Alabama for the sport.
“I want I might come out to Rickwood Area this week to be with you all and revel in that area with my mates. Rickwood’s been a part of my life for all of my life.”
