Bacsik and Redding should settle this feud with a steel cage match.

 

(AP Photo. August 7, 2007: Barry Bonds waits for Mike Bacsik to finish warming up prior to #756. Tim Redding would tell you Bacsik threw harder during warmups.)

So, Capitol Punishment emerges from Blog Purgatory and promptly lights a small fire on the internet, with a simple post in reaction to a throwaway interview with Tim Redding on XM/Sirius last night: Redding contends that Mike Bacsik grooved a pitch to Barry Bonds for Bonds' record breaking 756th HR.

Not surprisingly, Dan Steinberg appears today with an expanded transcription of Redding's interview in hand at DC Sports Bog, and the fire spreads. Next thing you know, USA Today picks up the story online.

Then, Mike Bacsik stands up and defends himself (on Twitter, naturally), and confirms what we all already knew: Mike didn't groove one to Barry  for #756, he was just crappy. At least, that's what he'd like us to believe. Via @MikeBacsik:

For everyone on my page that needs a denial; I didn't try to give up the homerun. I was crappy enough to do it without trying.
(Mike Bacsik, via Twitter, 1/27/2010)

So there you have it.

Meanwhile, Mike doesn't sound pleased with former teammate Tim Redding:

If somebody would have asked me, what teammate will say you tried to give up a homerun? After laughing my answer would have been Tim Redding.
(Mike Bacsik, via Twitter, 1/27/2010)

Tim Redding: Bad teammate. Or so says Mike Bacsik.

So, we propose that once Redding gets dumped from the Rockies later this summer the Nationals should hold a steel cage match promotion at Nationals Park pitting the two former teammates against each other to settle this feud once and for all. Throw in a couple of bobbleheads, and, VOILA! Mike Bacsik vs. Tim Redding Bobblehead/Steel Cage Match Night would be complete.

Sadly, at the moment, more people care about this Mike Bacsik/Tim Redding feud than baseball's HR King. Is Barry Bonds even alive?

*Sigh* Any word on Orlando Hudson? How many days until pitchers and catchers report?

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Comments

[anonymouse]

Bacsik would headbutt Redding into submission with his giant baby head.

[Big Oil]

Off topic, but a laugher: BP projects Nats to go 82-80!

http://baseballprospectus.com/fantasy/dc/#commentMessage

[The Nationals Enquirer]

..AND Zim guranteed the Nats won't lose 100.

I suspect the truth lies somewhere in between, Big Oil...

[Mr.Green]

I think you should go back and check to see if the Baltimore Colts threw SBIII to get their names in the history books.