And a generation before that the celebrated Cub double play combination of Tinker and Evers hated each other.
You're a Pa. guy, Klyd. Did Bonds and Bonilla get along?
I'm having a senior moment and I can't remember if they had a similar falling out .
I just happened to see this for the first time now, pizzaboy.
Bonds and Bonilla were very close friends during their time in Pittsburgh and later on. With Andy Van Slyke in center they made up one of the greatest outfields in the past 40 years.
Both Bonds and Bonilla didn't get along well with Van Slyke.
That's it! (as I snap my fingers). I knew I remembered something about bad blood in the outfield .
To their credit they put aside differences to play very well together. The Pirates in the 70s and 80s always seemed to manage to put together terrific outfields. Dave Parker/Al Oliver/Richie Zisk, and then Omar Moreno and Bill Robinson/Mike Easler joined Parker for the World Series team in '79. They also had Lee Lacy, one of the finest pinch hitting outfielders of the era.
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