Barry's blues

DATE	AB	R	H	TB	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB
07/01	2	2	1	2	0	2	2	0	0
07/03	3	1	1	4	1	2	2	0	0
07/05	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
07/06	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
07/07	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
07/08	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
07/13	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
07/14	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
07/15	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Those are Barry Bonds' numbers since the start of July. Not only is he making no progress toward Hank Aaron, he's hitting nothing at all. And he's being his usual cheery self in dealing with his slump, peppering his postgame comments with profanities before telling media types to go away and get out.

Sounds good. And they can stay away while he staggers toward the record. Maybe we'll be well into the NFL season by the time he hits five more home runs, and even less attention will be paid to his accomplishment.

In the meantime, how about those 0-for-5's!