Umm, pretty much the same reason since 1993 -- Barry.
Actually, how about a better reason -- 22.
That's all the dingers Bonds needs to blast out of the yard to surpass Hank Aaron's career record of 755 home runs. Bonds' quest will undoubtedly be the most controversial attempt to break a record in the history of athletics -- perhaps even more controversial than Seth Green's roomie stealing Napster in The Italian Job.
Every home run Bonds hits, the eyes of the public will be watching. Some will be judging, some will be cheering, and certainly some will be loathing.
If Barry isn't enough to watch, then I don't know what is.
Pedro Gomez perhaps?
As for the rest of the team, they're a group of solid veterans with no glaring holes -- steady on both offense and defense. The rotation has a nice mix of veterans between Matt Morris and Russ Ortiz, complementing future ace Matt Cain and the oft-impersonated Noah Lowry.
And of course there's Barry Zito. The southpaw acquisition may have exchanged tunes with certain teenage pop singers during the off-season -- always a crowd pleaser. Besides, don't you wanna see what a $126 million arm looks like?
Finally, the "cream of wheat" guy is gone, and the human bobble-head Bruce Bochy is in. You gotta check out his dome -- we're talking massive crainiage.
