Can you imagine the torrential downpour of boos that would rain on Tony LaRussa’s parade if he snubbed Barry Bonds from the All-Star team? I trust that, unlike times in his past, LaRussa isn’t impaired when he’s making this rather debatable decision. So does LaRussa have the stones to leave the home town “hero” off the NL roster when the game is being played in San Francisco? I hope so.

First of all, this wouldn’t be a snub; not by a long shot. You can’t call a guy who doesn’t really deserve to be on the team and subsequently gets left off a snub. Bonds numbers aren’t overly deserving of a spot on this roster, at least not right now. His 13 home runs are great and Giants fans can celebrate that as he creeps towards Henry Aaron’s mark of 755, but his 30 RBI’s and his .287 batting average are nothing more than pedestrian. In fact, for a guy like Bonds to only have 30 RBI’s should be considered underachievement. So the question becomes if Bonds deserves the spot on the roster based off his name and the convenient location of the game. If it’s my call, screw him.

I can think of at least five guys off hand who are ten times more deserving of a trip to the mid-summers classic than Bonds. It’s not LaRussa’s obligation to put guys on this team who should go on there for sentimental reasons. There’s a reason Ken Griffey Jr has been in the top five in voting for the past eighty some odd years in the National League despite his constant injuries. He knew he didn’t belong there and he was getting the vote because of his name. There are enough morons who punch these stupid ballots that go by who they know, not what they know.

The All-Star Game has turned away from something pointless and purely meant for the fans. It’s about home field advantage now for the World Series, something that will mean something come October. LaRussa doesn’t have to put this jerk-off on the roster if he doesn’t belong. LaRussa’s job as manager is to build the best team possible, and Bonds, regardless of his name, isn’t applicable for that scenario. So go ahead and bitch and moan, Giants fans. You think Barry gives a shit if he plays? Hell no. Barry doesn’t want to send record breaking memorabilia to the Hall of Fame. Why would he care that much about an All-Star Game? Barry lives in his own world and, as far as I’m concerned, he can stay there.