Barry's Back

Since SFist Jon's out, it's fallen onto your poor sports-illiterate correspondent to report the news that's got 24 Willie Mays Plaza all abuzz for tonight's game -- intrepid blogger Mr. Barry Bonds is flying up from L.A. to bat fourth in tonight's Giants lineup against the San Diego Padres. Well, it might help -- and certainly couldn't make things worse for-- the Giants, who, remarkably, remain second in the famed NL-Worst division, despite having lost more games than they've won this season. And we're glad Bonds' knees seem to be better, now that the Giants have a possible shot at making the playoffs. (Hey, they're only seven games behind!)

Are you cheering or booing tonight? Or, like us, do you really have no idea what's going on? (All we know about Barry Bonds is that someone we used to work with's main claim to fame in life was that he had pitched against Barry Bonds in high school and struck him out. Our former colleague was no walk-Barry chicken!)