Talk:I Am The Anti-Christ/@comment-63.117.167.251-20060509130956

Just to be clear, Bonds is perhaps the single most important reason that the Giants franchise is still in SF. As a lifelong Giants fan who remembers the day when I was told the team was moving to Tampa, I will be forever grateful for his role (as well as the Magowan-led ownership group) in keeping the team in SF. His offensive production speaks for itself. Frankly, I&quot;m shocked that there is even a debate as to whether or not the Giants are a better team because of him. There simply is no debate, he has been the most productive offensive player in all of MLB over the past 5 years. And make no mistake, his performances and record chasing are the major reasons that SBC continues to sell out and allow the team to pay down the debt on the privately financed ballpark. Baseball is a business, and Bonds has been the most SF Giants&quot; franchise most valuable asset since he arrived in &quot;93.