People who don't want to see Barry Bonds pass Ruth and Aaron may get their wish after all:

The Giants left fielder told MLB.com that he has ``10 to 12 bone chips floating'' in his elbow, which he said was swollen to ``almost twice the size'' of his right elbow. Bonds indicated that he wants to keep playing, as ballplayers with bone chips often do. But he won't undergo surgery to fix the problem.

``I'm going to keep playing until it blows up,'' said Bonds, who's batting .167 (3 for 18) after going 0 for 2 with two walks. ``If I have to have a procedure, then I'm done. Finished. That would be it.''

Three bad major joints. How long can he play on one elbow? And still, teams keep walking the slugger. He can't run. You can probably throw him out from right field on a single. (Actually, that's where the second baseman usually plays.) When they do pitch to him, he continues to make outs. The elbow appears to be cutting down on his ability to get a ball over the fence.

Barry's body is failing. Mike Schmidt realized his career was over after two poor months of hitting. When will Bonds do the same?

Update: In case you're wondering, the longest Bonds went without a home run at the start of the season is 12 games in 1998. Teams appeared to fear him less during that slump.