Back in March, I created a video that has sparked some controversy. It was called “Barry Bonds is the Greatest.”  I endured a lot of negative comments and stood hopeful. I had hoped that the 2007 season would be one in which he not only broke the home run record (which he did), but one in which he came clean with the baseball world and especially the fans. So, he’s dropped by the Giants, indicated on perjury charges and has become a pariah.

Result: I think he’s a bum. Good riddance. Henry Aaron is the home run king.

Our 2007 season baseball season, which started off in Spring Training and includes stops in Memphis, Cleveland and Albuquerque, ended with the 2007 Arizona Fall League Championship. The game featured the Surprise Rafters against the Phoenix Desert Dogs, perennial league champs. The game was close until the late innings when the Dogs pulled away and won 7-2. The crowd was a very disappointing 1,200 or so which, I think, is the lowest attendance for the finals in recent memory. There were no Diamondbacks or Giants on either of the teams, and that’s generally a crowd-drawing factor.

Among the future stars who truly shined were: from the Dogs, Andrew McCutchen (Pirates); Pirate teammate Nyjer Morgan; Ryan Sweeny (White Sox); pitchers Nick Blackburn (starter, Twins) and bullet-throwing reliever Bob McCrory. From the Rafters, John Mayberry Jr. (Rangers), whose father was in the stands; Elvis Andrus (Rangers) and Sean Rodriguez (Angels), who homered for one of the two Rafter runs.

It was a great AFL season. I just wish more fans knew about the league and came to the games. It’s truly more fun that Spring Training. If only they had decent souvenirs.