Bostonherald.com - Before the Giants’ 9-5 loss yesterday to the Red Sox at Fenway Park, Bonds didn’t hide his displeasure for the way Matsuzaka pitched him a day earlier.  “If you say you’re going to challenge me, then challenge me,” said Bonds, who was 0-for-2 with an intentional walk against the Japanese sensation. Matsuzaka had said through his interpreter that he wanted to “display a powerful style of pitching” against Bonds. He threw two fastballs in Bonds’ first at-bat; Bonds hit a deep flyball foul and then flied out to the warning track in center field.  Bonds said it wasn’t a coincidence that he didn’t see another fastball next time up.  “He saw what happened the first time,” Bonds said. “If you say you’ll do it, do it then.”

So let me get this straight.   Bonds is pissed that Matsuzaka didn’t just pump fastballs down the middle of the plate every time he got up.  Yeah, what a coward.   Maybe from now on pitchers should have to announce what pitch is coming to prove who has the bigger balls.   This story reminds me of my buddy Elio who claims he only threw fastballs in high school because curveballs are for pussies.