You guys aren't looking at it fully. Taking Bonds away completely changes what the Giants are, they no longer have the big bat, their biggest star is now a guy who appears once every 5 or 6 days, Edgardo Alfonzo and JT Snow are their main offensive etc. Basically they lose that aura that Bonds brings, he's no longer smashing the ball all areas and getting the crowd going. Not having him is far bigger an impact than just losing the batting stats. Also, their batting average is high, it wouldn't be tops without Bonds hitting 350+ this year would it?
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