He can't touch Joe Torre and general manager Brian Cashman , neither of whom has a contract for 2001, but are beyond reproach. The little guys are much easier prey. In all likelihood, Williams will hold onto his job, at least until the Sox can gauge how much Nomar Garcia parra will help when he returns in July. Besides, if David Cone stays healthy, he could be a factor in the AL East race . . . The Mariners' decision to demote Brett Tomko to make room for veteran Ed Sprague came as no surprise to teammate Jeff Nelson , who constantly lectured Tomko about his lack of self-confidence.
Hitters pick up on that.
It sure looks like he's on his way to 50-plus home runs this summer, at least, and is inching towards 600 for his career. But despite his mammoth career achievements, Bonds has been eclipsed by Ken Griffey Jr. and Alex Rodriguez in recent years. In fact, Bonds may be the most talented non-performer in the game's history when it comes to post season play. He won 37 games in 1997-98, but has never been the same since the Astros started playing in tiny Enron Field. He's allowed 68 hits and 37 earned runs, a pair of numbers that are the second in the league behind San Francisco's Livan Her nandez .