Robb Nen is one of the few pitchers to find success against Barry Bonds. It was a small sample size, however, as Bonds went 1-for-5 against Nen for his career.
Oh yeah, that one hit was one of Bonds' 762 career home runs. Luckily for Nen, the former Giants All-Star closer witnessed Bonds' dominance as a teammate for five seasons from 1998-2002.
For Nen, it's simple -- Bonds is the greatest player he's ever seen.
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"I mean, the way that guy hit ... he was getting one pitch through the course of a game. Whether they were intentionally walking him or pitching around him or whatever the case may be, he didn't miss that [one] pitch. That's the most amazing part of it," Nen said Friday on KNBR.
Nen alluded to one single moment that showed the pure dominance of Bonds. With the D'backs ahead 8-6 in the bottom of the ninth inning against the Giants on May 28, 1998, Arizona decided to walk a run in and put Bonds on first base. His face says it all and shows just how terrified teams were of Bonds.
Brent Mayne, hitting right behind Bonds, lined out to right field to end the game.
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"The kind of player he was, he was dynamic and changed the game, the whole dynamic of the game," Nen said. "For me, he's one of the best players ever in the game."
The Giants are retiring Bonds' No. 25 jersey Saturday night at AT&T Park before they take on Bonds' original team, the Pittsburgh Pirates.