SCURVY AND BARRY...BARRY

A vestigial Lou Holtz greatest-poor-mouthing quotes shout-out to you with that header.

Welcome back to BA(RR)YWATCH , live from AT&T Park in San Francisco. This is my second and final night here. Barry Bonds is facing Florida Marlin southpaw Dontrelle Willis, who grew up in the East Bay idolizing Bonds. Don't be surprised if he grooves one in for Barry to smoke.

Our first topic this evening: How come people--fans, media, ex-girlfriends who pose in Playboy--are preoccupied with whether or not Bonds is a good guy. It's not as if they give out an award to someone for being a good guy or-What? They do?

Um, yes they do. There's a plaque just outside of Giant manager Bruce Bochy's office in the San Francisco clubhouse recognizing the yearly winners of the "Bill Rigney Good Guy Award". Rigney was the Giants' first manager when they arrived in San Francisco, and the award is given annually to the Giant who is "most cooperative with the media". The late SF reliever Rod Beck won the award in its inaugural season, 1997, while shortstop Omar Vizquel (who made an unbelievable play in the 8th inning last night, throwing out a runner whilst bumped on his derriere behind second base) won last year.

Bonds, the longest tenured Giant (he signed with San Fran before the 1993 season) has never won the award. It must tear him up at night.