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TOO LATE: BOBBY BONDS

Bobby Bonds was one of the most exciting players of his era. Unfortunately, his era came long before he became a member of the Chicago Cubs.

He was already 36 years old when the Cubs got him from the Rangers in June of 1981, and he was nowhere near the dynamic superstar he was with the Giants, Yankees and Angels. In his first game with the Cubs he broke a finger trying to catch a fly ball, and didn't even get up to bat.

He did eventually get over a hundred at bats with the Cubs in the last season of his career, but he looked lost in the outfield. It was difficult to watch because this once electrifying outfielder was obviously no longer a major league player. He couldn't field anymore, and he also couldn't hit. Of his 332 career home runs, only six came for the Cubs. Of his 461 career stolen bases, only five came for the Cubs. He struck out 44 times in 163 at bats, and batted .215.

Although Bonds was a borderline Hall of Famer, he never got the number of votes needed to make it. Certainly his last season with the Cubs didn't leave a good taste in the mouths of HOF voters.

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