Will The Record Be Broken in Los Angeles?
July 31, 2007 – 11:21 amI know several people out here who will be driving down to Dodgers Stadium at least one of Tuesday, Wednesday, and/or Thursday to see the Giants play the Dodgers. I had the opportunity to go myself on Wednesday night, but I have a softball game that night. And who am I to turn down a beer league softball game?
Almost everyone going to one of the Dodgers games this week is going for a chance to see Barry Bonds break the all-time home run record. And I keep wanting to ask, “Do you really think he’s going to break that record in LA?” I just don’t see it happening. He might tie it out here. Or in San Diego, where the Giants play this weekend. But I just don’t see Bonds wanting to break this record on the road. I could very easily see him hitting 755 and then sitting the rest of the time until they make it back to San Francisco.
It’s obvious that 756 will be a huge historic achievement. And the video clip of him hitting it, followed by him trotting around the bases, will be replayed a countless number of times over the next eight years or so until Alex Rodriguez breaks the record. Does Barry really want that clip to feature him rounding the bases to a chorus of boos with drinks and stuff being thrown on the field?
Maybe I’m sorely underestimating how Los Angelenos would respond to the breaking of this record, but Dodgers fans despise the Giants. And I mean despise. This wasn’t something I fully appreciated until I moved out here. I could very easily be wrong about all of this, but at the moment I’m confident Barry won’t be breaking this record in Los Angeles.